It is still useful to know the town name as context.  There are several
"Moose Bogs"!    I had no idea WHERE this was until I zoomed out far enough
to see.  Sadly, I don't get into the north country much.  

Dayle Ann
Brandon

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Vermont Birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf 
>  Of Bryan Pfeiffer
>  Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:53 PM
>  To: [log in to unmask]
>  Subject: [VTBIRD] Google Bird Maps
>  
>  Greetings VTBirders:
>  
>  I've been experimenting with custom-made Google Maps as birding maps 
>  (http://maps.google.com/maps). They're easy to create and 
>  can help us 
>  share locations of noteworthy birds. Here's an example: the 
>  approximate 
>  location of _last winter's_  Three-toed Woodpecker at Moose Bog: 
>  http://tinyurl.com/yoll3t
>  
>  I won't go into details about making these maps. But they 
>  are arguably 
>  the best reason to have a Google account. The "My Map" tab 
>  tells it all. 
>  I believe the potential for these maps is huge among birders. Here's 
>  another example -- one I threw together in minutes to share 
>  with folks 
>  doing the Plainfield Christmas Bird Count: http://tinyurl.com/2fx459
>  
>  The link to any Google map you create has a rather long URL, 
>  which is 
>  why I use TinyURL.com to covert it.
>  
>  Best,
>  Bryan Pfeiffer
>  -- 
>  
>  Bryan Pfeiffer
>  
>  Vermont Bird Tours
>  113 Bartlett Road
>  Plainfield, VT 05667
>  
>  www.VermontBirdTours.com