Good to hear others’ ideas, thanks! One of Pfeiffer’s suggestions is that, as must as possible, we walk rather than drive on the Christmas Bird Count. I’ve made that my tradition for a number of years, literally just walking out my door and out on a big complicated loop for the morning, then off “poaching” in the afternoon (again by foot) at one of the hotspot parks which others already formally covered on the count. I find that starting the year this way keeps me in touch with the birds and people of my neighborhood, and of course I can do a far more thorough job birding outside of a car.
Before I adopted my neighborhood as a CBC territory, I shared a rural CBC territory with another birder. We took my small car and a spare set of keys. We drove to the start of a road, I dropped her off with keys at the start. Then I drove a mile, parked, and walked ahead while she birded and caught up to the car. She drove to me, we switched and I drove ahead. We leapfrogged, all birding on foot, and neither the people nor the car backtracked, so neither time nor fuel were not wasted, we didn’t get too cold, and we checked in regularly. - - Dave Nutter > On Dec 9, 2021, at 9:02 AM, Poppy Singer <poppysinger.ith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I appreciated the author saying that he has shifted his focus to learning > more of the local flora and fauna. Along this line, perhaps we could combine > bird walks with plant walks? > >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 8:31 AM Stephanie P. Herrick <s...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> I like this idea Bob, for two reasons: >> >> 1. It benefits two worthy and appropriate local groups >> 2. The very act of making a mindful contribution encourages us to reflect on >> why we are doing it >> >> Thanks for suggesting! Looking forward to others thoughts! >> >> - S >> From: bounce-126137445-82496...@list.cornell.edu >> <bounce-126137445-82496...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of bob mcguire >> <bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com> >> Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 8:20:11 AM >> To: Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> >> Cc: linda orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com>; John Gregoire >> <johnandsuegrego...@gmail.com>; CAYUGABIRDS-L >> <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] A great read for birders to consider by Bryan >> Pfeiffer >> >> Me too (a movement here?). >> >> And I have one small idea on how to deal with it. Bird clubs organize field >> trips, and participation is free. What if each participant was encouraged >> (not required, just encouraged) to donate - say - $10 to either the Land >> Trust or the SPCA? The Land Trust because they are a major player in habitat >> conservation, and the SPCA because they (and I’d have to check this out) >> play a role in reducing the number of feral/outdoor cats. Local >> organizations, local impact. >> >> Could something like this fly? >> >> Bob McGuire >> >>> On Dec 8, 2021, at 4:11 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Better said than I could have, though such concerns have been brewing for >>> me a long time. So, how do we deal with it? As individuals, as >>> organizations, as unorganized groups? Thoughts welcome. >>> >>> - - Dave Nutter >>> >>> On Dec 8, 2021, at 11:02 AM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks John. >>>> >>>> Yes I had also read that, with great interest. Lots to think about. I >>>> embrace these thoughts fully. >>>> >>>> Linda Orkin >>>> Ithaca, NY >>>> >>>>> On Dec 8, 2021, at 10:21 AM, John Gregoire <johnandsuegrego...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Birdwatching’s Carbon Problem | Bryan Pfeiffer >>>>> -- >>>>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>>>> Welcome and Basics >>>>> Rules and Information >>>>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>>>> Archives: >>>>> The Mail Archive >>>>> Surfbirds >>>>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>>>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>>> Welcome and Basics >>>> Rules and Information >>>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>>> Archives: >>>> The Mail Archive >>>> Surfbirds >>>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>>> -- >>> -- >>> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >>> Welcome and Basics >>> Rules and Information >>> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >>> Archives: >>> The Mail Archive >>> Surfbirds >>> BirdingOnThe.Net >>> Please submit your observations to eBird! >>> -- >> >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> -- >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
