From: Norton360 at aol.com

>The Washington BirdBox is a voice mailbox sponsored by the Washington
>Ornithological Society. To leave a message about a notable sighting,or
>to listen to the most recent messages, call (206) 454-2662 and follow
>the prompts. First-time BirdBox users may find it convenient, before
>calling, to review the status of Washington's chickadee species."
<snip>

>The Washington Ornithological Society would like to see the BirdBox
>become a statewide aid to Birders.
<snip>

(If I could just borrow the tweeters soap box now, thanks.)

IMHO, if WOS wants to see the BirdBox become widely used then I would
suggest that the chickadee screening question be removed along with
the elitist rejection message ("The BirdBox is a public service for
active field ornithologists. Good bye.").

I find it tedious and very confusing to try to explain this setup to
people who haven't used the BirdBox before and who might be a little
technologically challenged. If you want people to use it then it
should be made easy to use without the fear of amateurs treading on
official ornithologist's territory.

(jumping down now)

The BirdBox is a great service and I appreciate all of the effort that
goes into maintaining it and transcribing the messages. Thank you!

-Laurel
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Laurel Cheap lcheap at u.washington.edu phone: (206) 543-6383
Information Systems University of Washington fax: (206) 543-0831
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