There is no open season on idiots, so he must have been poaching idiots. Seriously though, he was most assuredly a bow hunter and will have as little or less disturbance to the birds than the birders do, and his license fees help pay for the management site that is available for all the public to enjoy for free. I would ask that you consider these things before insulting hunters who are doing nothing wrong. Michael R. Wasilco Regional Wildlife Manager NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife 6274 East Avon-Lima Road Avon, NY 14414 (585)226-5460
>>> <williamwatso...@aol.com> 10/21/2009 9:24 PM >>> It back. or maybe it never left. The White Ibis was well observed near the tree top at the egret roost from 6:10 to 6:15, then it dropped down into the thickets. Unfortunately an idiot hunter walked in to set up his tree stand about 30 yards west of the egret roost. Bill Watson -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
