<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I forwarded Mason’s message to Hal (I have his email address), but I have not heard back from him.<div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dennis Paulson</div><div class="">Seattle<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 18, 2026, at 2:53 AM, Kim Thorburn via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="elementToProof" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I would be suspicious of phishing. About a year ago, my email was similarly hacked.</div><div class="elementToProof" id="Signature" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";" class="">Kim</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Spokane, WA</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">(509) 465-3025 home</div><div style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><span style="" class="">(509) 599-6721 cell-please use for texting</span></div><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p></div><div id="appendonsend" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""></div><hr tabindex="-1" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; width: 1302.40625px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, February 18, 2026 4:06 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Tweeters] Hal Michael - Ecologists without Birders (yes)</font><div class=""> </div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" class=""><div style="direction: ltr;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Hal is indeed a respected, fully </span><span style="font-size: 14.666667px;" class="">legitimate individual and devoted, long-time naturalist (though a pretty fishy one), who is on the Board of the non-profit, </span><span style="font-size: 14.666667px;" class="">Ecologists without Borders</span><span style="font-size: 14.666667px;" class="">. Please read about him and the organization in any number of web places, such as the organization’s website </span><a href="https://www.ecowb.org/the-team" originalsrc="https://www.ecowb.org/the-team" class="">https://www.ecowb.org/the-team</a> Best wishes.</div><div style="direction: ltr;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="direction: ltr;" class=""><div class="">Elaine Chuang</div><div class="">Seattle</div><div class=""> elc at uw dot edu</div></div><div style="direction: ltr;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="direction: ltr;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b> Mason Flint via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:27 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" class="">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> [Tweeters] Hal Michael - Ecologists without Birders?</div><div style="direction: ltr;" class=""> </div></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">I received an e-vite to a meeting from Hal Michael for what looks like an online meeting for an organization called Ecologists Without Borders. </div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">I'm interested but reluctant to click the link because of risk if phishing. I think Hal may be in Tweeters? Has anyone else seen this and know it's legit?</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Mason Flint</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Seattle, WA </div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Tweeters mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Tweeters@u.washington.edu</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>