Birding Listservs

List Compiled by Rick Blom

The following is a list of bird-related e-mail discussion groups (called listservs). Individuals may subscribe to any of these lists and they will receive all messages posted to the group. Some listservs generate as many as 100 messages a day, but most have far fewer. A few of the lists are not specific to birds but are included because bird related topics appear in the discussion. There are also many listservs that are discussions of policy and the environment and environmental politics. Unless I am aware that they regularly include specific discussions about birds, they are not included.

For each of the listservs below there are three lines. The first is the name of the listserv. A short explanation is included. These are NOT reviews, they are explanations. The second is the e-mail address you use to subscribe to the listserv. The third line is the message you send to subscribe. Where it says "Your Name," type in your own name, without the quotation marks. Do not put any message in the subject line of your e-mail. The only information your need is the message, in the body of the e-mail. Some listserv requests are case sensitive: that is, they require careful reproduction of caps and lowercase letters in the subscription message.

If you try and subscribe to any of these lists and get error messages, check the address carefully. Even an unwanted or inadvertent space can cause an error. I have sent subscription messages successfully to every one of the lists except for non-North American ones and ones in foreign languages. They all work as of this date (March 1, 1998). If you have additions, updates, or corrections, please send them to Rick Blom at rblom@blazie.com

ABA alternatives (J group): Discussion of issues relating to the direction of the ABA in the wake of the firing of Paul Lehman.
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: sub birdwg02 your e-mail address your name



Aliens-l: Discussion of alien and introduced species of birds and other organisms
subscription: ssc-mgr@indaba.iucn.org
message subscribe Aliens-l

ARBIRD-L: Discussion of Arkansas birds
subscription: listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu
message: subscribe arbird-l Your Name

AUDUBON-CHAT: Discussion list for National Audubon Society
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe audubon-chat

AVIFAUNA: Discussion of  neotropical birds
subscription: listasrcp@rcp.net.pe
message: add your e-mail address avifauna

AviMonde: Discusssion of birds, in French
subscription: majordomo@cedep.net
message: subscribe AVIMONDE your e-mail address

AZ-NM CHAT: Discussion of birds in Arizona and New-Mexico
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDWG05 Your Name

BBRR: Daily totals from the Lakewatch at Hamlin Beach State Park, and the Spring Hawkwatch totals.
subscription:  lawleylists@lawley-tigger.it.rit.edu ,
message:  subscribe birders your name

BIRDCHAT: General discussion of North American birds and bird watching.
subscription to: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDCHAT Your Name

Birders at UM: Discussion about birds in SE Michigan.
subscription: subscribe_birders@umich.edu
message: Not an automated system. Request that you be subscribed.

BIRDHAWK: Discussion list of the  North American Hawk Migration Association. During migration includes daily totals from a great many hawkwatches.
subscription: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
message: SUBSCRIBE BIRDHAWK Your Name

BIRDCNTR: Transcriptions of rare bird alerts for the central US and Canada
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDCNTR Your Name

BIRDEAST: Transciptions of rare bird alerts for the eastern US and Canada
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDEAST Your Name

bird_rba: Information on rare birds of continental importance
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe bird_rba your name

BIRDWEST: Transcription of rare bird alerts for the western US and Canada
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDWEST Your Name

BIRDBAND: Discussion of bird banding, with periodic posting from the USF&WS Bird Banding Laboratory
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDBAND Your Name

Bird Feeder: Discussion of backyard bird watching
subscription: birdfeeder-request@userhome.com
message: subscribe

BIRD TRIP: Postings of trip reports from traveling bird watchers
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDTRIP your name

BIRDING-AUS:  Discussion of birds in Australia
subscription: majordomo@deakin.edu.au
message: subscribe birding-aus

BIRDING - Northern California: Discussion of birds in northern California
subscription: listproc@mail.mother.com
message: subscribe birding your name

Bloomington-birds:  Discussion of birds around Bloomington, Indiana
subscription: majordomo@ucs.indiana.edu
message: subscribe bloomington-birds

BW:  Discussion of birds and bird watching in Turkey
subscription: listproc@wasp.bio.metu.tr
message: subscribe BW Your Name

CALBIRD: Discussion of birds in California
subscription: listserv@pterodroma.kiwi.net
message: subscribe Calbird

Carolinabirds: Discussion of birds in North and South Carolina
subscription: majordomo@acpub.duke.edu
message: subscribe carolinabirds

CAVNET: Scientific discussion list on  cavity-nesting birds
subscription: listserv@uvvm.uvic.ca
message: subscribe CAVNET your name

CAYUGABIRDS-L: Discussion of birds in  upstate New York
subscription: listproc@cornell.edu
message: subscribe cayugabirds-l Your Real Name

COBIRDS: Discussion of birds in Colorado
subscription:  cobirds-subscribe@topica.com
message: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
archived messages: http://www.topica.com/lists/cobirds/read

EAGLE-NET: Scientific discussion list on eagles
subscription: majordomo@unixg.ubc.ca
message: subscribe EAGLE-NET

EBN (EuroBirdNet): Discussion of European birds and bird watching, including identification.
send subscription request to Martin Helin Martin.Helin@otax.hut.fi
(This is not an automatic listserv. Your request will be answered and you
will be added to the list.)

FUGLE-NETT: Discussion of birds in Scandanavia, mostly in Scandanavian
languages
subscription: majordomo@ifi.uio.
message: subscribe fugle-nett

FWS-SHOREBIRDS: Discussion list of the  Shorebirds Sister School Program.
Postings from school groups about shorebirds.
subscription: majordomo@www.fws.gov
message: subscribe FWS-SHOREBIRDS

GBN (German-Birdnet): Discussion of birds in Germany and Austria, in German
subscription: majordomo@rrze.uni-erlangen.de
message: subscribe germanbirdnet

Genesee Valley Birds: Discussion of birds in the Genesee Valley of New York
subscription: listproc@listproc.cc.geneseo.edu
message: sub geneseebirds-l Your Name

GermanBirdNet: Discussion of wild birds in or near Germany. Most messages in German.
subscription:  Majordomo@RRZE.Uni-Erlangen.DE
message: subscribe GermanBirdNet

HUMMER: Discussion about  hummingbirds
subscription: Majordomo@Majordomo.Esosoft.com:
subscribe hummers rblom@blazie.com

HUMNET-L: Very active discussion list about hummingbirds
subscription: listserv@listserv.lsu.edu
message: subscribe humnet-l Your Name

IBET: Discussion of birds in Illinois
subscription: Q4BIRDS@aol.com
message: subscription is manual, so send a note asking to be put on the IBET list and include your name and e-mail address

ID-Frontiers: Discussion about highly difficult bird identification issues, mostly related to North America.
subscription: listserv@listserv.arizona.edu
message: subscribe BIRDWG01 Your Name

ITALIAN LIST: Discussion of birds in Italy, in Italian
For subscription information, write to Alain Chappuis at chappuis@cmu.unige.ch

KSBIRD-L: Discussion of birds and related topics in Kansas
Subscription: listserv@listserv.ksu.edu
message: sub KSBIRD-L Your Name

LABIRD-L: Discussion of birds in Louisiana
subscription: listserv@listserv.lsu.edu
message: subscribe labird-l Your Name

LINTUVERKKO: Discussion of birds in Finland, in Finnish
subsciption: write to Martin Helin at martin.helin@posti.fi for information

MARVADEL: Discussion of birds of  Maryland, Virginia, Delaware ,and adjacent regions
send request to John Tebbutt (marvadel-request@amazon.ncsl.nist.gov
)

MDOsprey: Discussion of Maryland birds
subscription: MajorDomo@ari.net
message: subscripe MDOsprey

MD-SMAS-GENERAL: Discussion of Southern Maryland birds and environmental issues
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: subscribe md-smas-general Your Name

MASSBIRD: A discussion of birds in Massachusetts
subscription: majordomo@world.std.com
message: subscribe massbird your e-mail address

Mex - Bird: Discussion of birds in Mexico
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: INFO MEX-BIRD

mich-listers: rarity reports from Michigan
subscription: listproc@envirolink.org
message: subscribe mich-listers your name

MissBird: Discussion of birds in Mississippi
subscription: listserv@sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu
message: subscribe missbird firstname lastname

MnBirdNet: Discussion of birds in Minnesota
subscription: MnBird-request@linux.winona.msus.edu
message: subscribe

MONTEREY BAY BIRDS: Discussion of birds around Monterey Bay, California
subscription: majordomo@bionet.ucsc.edu
message: subscribe mbb your email address

moo-listers: rarity reports from Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario
subscription: listproc@envirolink.org
message: subscribe moo-listers your name

NW-Pelagics: Discussion of pelagic birds and bird watching from California to British Columbia
subscription: majordomo@teleport.com
message: subscribe nw_pelagics-L

NYSBirds-L: Discussion of birds in New York State
subscription: listproc@CORNELL.EDU
message: subscribe NYSBirds-L your real name

Nathistory-India: Discussion of birds, animals, and plants of the Indian subcontinent
subscription: listproc@lists.princeton.edu message: subscribe
nathistory-india your_email_address your_name

NatureNB: Discussion of birds and natural history in New Brunswick
(messages can be in either French or English)
subscription: listserv@listserv.unb.ca
message: subscribe NatureNB your name

NatureNS: Discussion of birds and natural history in Nova Scotia
subscription: majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca
message: subscribe NatureNS your e-mail address

OBOL: Discussion of birds in Oregon
subscription: ListServ@mail.orst.edu
message: SUBSCRIBE obol Your Name

OCNET: Previously AOUNET. The discussion list for the Ornithological Council, including AOU, WOS, and COU.
subscription: impepper@u.arizona.edu
message: subscribe OCNET your name

Ohio Birds: Discussion of birds in Ohio
subscription: listproc@envirolink.org
message: subscribe ohio-birds your name

ONEIDABIRDS: Discussion of birds in central New York state
subscription: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
message: SUBSCRIBE ONEIDABIRDS your name

ORNITH-L: Scientific discussion of ornithology
subscription: listserv@uafsysb.uark.edu
message: subscribe ORNITH-L Your Name

ORNITHO-QC: Discussion of birds in Quebec, in French
subscription: listes@endirect.qc.ca
message: subscribe ornitho-qc

ORNITHOLOGIE: Discussion of French birds, in French
subscription: Majordomo@union-fin.fr
message: subscribe ornithologie

PABirds: Discussion of birds in Pennsylvania
subscription: listproc@ship.edu
message: subscribe pabirds Your Name

PTAKI (BIRDS): Discussion of birds in Poland. Most messages in Polish
subscription :listserv@amu.edu.pl
message: Subscribe PTAKI your name

Raptor Repertoire: Discussion list about all aspects of raptors, including falconry
subscription: Majordomo@theriver.com
message:  subscribe raptors

RiverBird: Discussion of birds in states on the Mississippi River
subscription: riverbird-request@linux.winona.msus.edu
message: subscribe

SABirdNet: Discussion of birds in  South Africa
subscription: maizer@listserv.und.ac.za
message: subscribe sabirdnet Full Name (or unsubscribe sabirdnet)

SDBirds: Discussion of birds and butterflies in San Diego  and Imperial
Counties, California, and Baja California, Mexico.
subscription: listcaster@basiclink.com
message: SUBSCRIBE SDBirds

SE_Mich Bird-list: Rarity reports for SE Michigan. Not a chat group.
subscription: request-se_mi-birdlist@umich.edu
message: Not an automated system. Just request that you be subscribed.

SEABIRD-L: Scientific discussion list about seabirds
subscription: listserver@uct.ac.za
message: SUBSCRIBE SEABIRD Your Name

South Dakota Birds: Discussion of birds in South Dakota
subscription: majordomo@igc.org
message: subscribe sd-birds

STANTON: Discussion of birds around central Maine and the activities of the Stanton bird club
subscription: majordomo@mail.avcnet.org
Message subscribe stanton first name last name

STATE COLLEGE BIRD CLUB: Discussion of birds around State College in central Pennsylvania
subscription: listserv@lists.psu.edu
message: subscribe scbirdcl your name

SWISS-FRENCH-BELGIAN LIST: Discussion of birds in France, Switzerland, and Belgium, in French
For subscription information, write to Alain Chappuis at chappuis@cmu.unige.ch

TAXACOM: Discussion of biological systematics, with some bird coverage
subscription: LISTSERV@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU
message: subscribe taxacom your name

Teen BirdChat- BirdChat for teenagers and adults who deal with teen birders
subscription: teenbirdinfo@nbhc.com
message: This is not an automated response. Include your name, location and age.

TITNET: Scientific discussion list for Parids (Chickadees) and other cavity nesters
subscription: listserver@relay.doit.wisc.edu
message: subscribe TitNet (Your Name)

TWEETERS: Discussion of birds in Washington State
subscription: listproc@lists.u.washington.edu
message: subscribe tweeters Your Real Name

TEXBIRDS: Discussion of birds in Texas
subscription: listserv@list.audubon.org
message: INFO TEXBIRDS

UKBIRDNET: Discussion of birds in the United Kingdom
subscription: ukbirdnet-request@dcs.bbk.ac.uk
message: subscribe ukbirdnet Your Name

WADERS-L: Shorebird discussion group
subscription: listserver@uct.ac.za:
message: SUBSCRIBE WADERS-L YOUR NAME

WISBIRDN:  Discussion of birds in Wisconsin
subscription: wisbirdn-request@lawrence.edu
message: SUBSCRIBE wisbirdn your name

WORH:  Women in Ornithology Resource Group
Requests to subscribe go to WORGNET-Request@SIVM.SI.EDU.

WSG: Western Shorebird Group. Discussion of mainly Western Sandpipers
subscription:  Majordomo@unr.edu
message:  subscribe wsg

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