Teresa Michelsen writes:

>Hi everyone - I have some questions about the most efficient way to get
>birding information when going to far-off places. I and many others have
>put requests on Tweeters when we are going somewhere new and interesting,
>and we have such a well-traveled group that I always get back useful
>responses. My question is, do people mind these inquiries? I'm hesitant to
>keep doing this in case it's annoying people. On the other hand, my trips
>to these places has been immeasurably enhanced by the information received
>and contacts made, and I always appreciate those who take the time to respond.

It seems to me that this is one of the best uses of a group like this. I
also appreciate the responses that folks reply with. I usually save these
replies in a file even though I may have no plans to travel to any of
these places right now. The volume resulting from this sort of request is
not high. If someone doesn't want to read it, well, that's what "delete" is
for.

Ed Schulz
Everett, WA
eschulz at eldec.com