Birding Listservs
List Compiled by Rick Blom
See Also: Denis Lepage's list of listservs
and The Liszt.com site of all listservs
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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