horvath@granite.cr.bull.com (John Horvath) (08/31/90)
The answer from Norm Saunders is no, the information from the Ospry's Nest BBS is not available thru any FTP access. He did include the latest list on BITNET's Rare Bird Alert, which I'm including for those who haven't seen it. Note on the bottom, there is another birding BBS in Arizona listed for west coast birders. The following from Norm Saunders: --------------------------------- BIRD_RBA -- National Birding Hotline Cooperative ================================================== We are pleased to announce BIRD_RBA, the National Birding Hotline Cooperative list on LISTSERV@ARIZVM1. The list provides a clearing- house for transcribed birding hotlines from around the country. Subscribers will receive these transcripts as they are made available to the list. Subscribers are further invited to submit transcripts from their area of the country if it is not already represented. A current list of hotlines available from BIRD_RBA is appended. Contributions to the list are always welcome and should be sent in MAIL format to BIRD_RBA@ARIZVM1. Please note that this is not intended to be a general chat list. Contributions should either be transcripts of birding hotlines or, if a local hotline recording is not available to you, concise statements of species seen and the location of the sighting, along with any relevant information such as 'out of range,' 'out of normal time frame,' etc. You may subscribe to BIRD_RBA by sending an interactive SUBSCRIBE command or by including a SUBSCRIBE command as the ONLY line of a MAIL message to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1, as follows: Interactive example from CMS: TELL LISTSERV AT ARIZVM1 SUB BIRD_RBA <Your full name> MAIL example: SUB BIRD_RBA <Your full name> To cancel your subscription, issue the SIGNOFF command to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1: SIGNOFF BIRD_RBA Do NOT send SIGNOFF or other LISTSERV commands to BIRD_RBA. If you are on the Internet network, subscription messages should be sent to LISTSERV@ARIZVM1.BITNET and hotline transcripts should be mailed to BIRD_RBA@ARIZVM1.BITNET. In some cases, Internet mailer programs will not know how to get to a local Internet/Bitnet gateway. If this appears to be a problem for you, send subscription messages to: LISTSERV%ARIZVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU and hotline transcripts to: BIRD_RBA%ARIZVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU The following birding hotlines are currently being transcribed and shared via the list: ARIZONA: Phoenix Birding Hotline (602) 832-8745 Transcription by Chuck Williamson Tucson Birding Hotline (602) 798-1005 Transcription by Chuck Williamson CALIFORNIA: N. California (San Francisco) (415) 528-0288 Transcription by Joe Morlan Los Angeles (213) 874-1318 Transcription by Chuck Williamson San Diego (619) 435-6761 Transcription by Chuck Williamson COLORADO: Denver Audubon Hotline (303) 423-5582 Transcription by Chuck Williamson MAINE: Maine Audubon Bird Alert (207) 781-2332 Transcription by David Haines MARYLAND: The Voice of the Naturalist (301) 652-1088 Transcription by Norm Saunders The Harford Co. Birding Hotline (301) 638-0290 Transcription by Les Eastman MICHIGAN: Detroit Birding Hotline (616) 471-4919 Transcription by Jeff Price NEW JERSEY: The Cape May Bird Observatory (609) 884-2626 Transcription by Ed Maccubbin The Voice of New Jersey Audubon (201) 766-2661 Transcription by Laurie Larson NEW MEXICO: Statewide Birding Hotline (505) 662-2101 Transcription by Pat Snider PENNSYLVANIA: The Philadelphia BirdLine (215) 567-2473 Transcription by Norm Saunders TEXAS: Lower Rio Grande Valley (512) 565-6773 Transcription by Chuck Williamson San Antonio (512) 733-8306 Transcription by Chuck Williamson VIRGINIA: The Virginia BirdLine (804) 929-1736 Transcription by Ed Maccubbin If you have any questions, problems , or suggestions please send a note to us at one of the addresses listed below: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles B. Williamson (Chuck) Bitnet address : CHUCKW@ARIZEVAX2 Internet address : CHUCKW%EVAX2@Arizona.edu Snail mail : 4425 E. Pima Tucson, AZ 85712 Phones : 602-323-2955 (voice + answering machine) Bulletin board : 602-881-4280 So. Arizona Birding BBS ------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman C. Saunders (Norm) Bitnet address : NYS@NIHCU Internet address : NYS@CU.NIH.GOV Snail mail : 1261 Cavendish Drive Colesville, MD 20905 Phones : 202-272-5248 (o--Washington, DC) : 301-989-9035 (h--Colesville, MD) Bulletin board : 301-989-9036 The Osprey's Nest Birders' BBS (Colesville, MD -- PC Pursuitable) -------------------------------------------------------------------