Hello, I just moved to Connecticut and am trying to find out if there is any real-time rare bird alert/group reporting system here. In Manhattan, for example, Twitter is used (“Manhattan Bird Alert”) and in New Jersey they use GroupMe texting and have several successful groups (“Jersey Shore Birders”, "North New Jersey Birds”, “New Jersey State-wide Chat group”) to name a few. It works great and is a game-changer for chasing rarities around the state — as simple as sending a text…everyone receives it within seconds. GroupMe is an App for smart phones that can be downloaded from the internet. If anyone is aware of or knows of a group, I would love to join it. my email address is jfpescatore@gmail.com Many thanks! Joseph Pescatore Ridgefield

This listserv does exactly that. You get quick messaging of rarities and other information. I would also highly recommend Frank Gallo’s book to all the hot spots of CT birding. Welcome to Connecticut! Donna Lorello Branford On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 4:18 PM Joseph Pescatore via CTBirds < ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I just moved to Connecticut and am trying to find out if there is any > real-time rare bird alert/group reporting system here. In Manhattan, for > example, Twitter is used (“Manhattan Bird Alert”) and in New Jersey they > use GroupMe texting and have several successful groups (“Jersey Shore > Birders”, "North New Jersey Birds”, “New Jersey State-wide Chat group”) to > name a few. It works great and is a game-changer for chasing rarities > around the state — as simple as sending a text…everyone receives it within > seconds. GroupMe is an App for smart phones that can be downloaded from > the internet. > > If anyone is aware of or knows of a group, I would love to join it. my > email address is jfpescatore@gmail.com > > Many thanks! > > Joseph Pescatore > Ridgefield > > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org >