Scotty - Your statement is beyond ridiculous.
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:25 PM, scotty...@aol.com <scotty...@aol.com>wrote: > If your a good birder, then u should know your locations for finding > birds. Hiking is supposed to be part of the fun but its lost with the > public. Posting rare birds locations online is stupid. Everyone will want > to see and word will be spread. Keep it secret, keep it sacred and keep > the unwanted away from these locations. People ate coming from put of state > now. You are all to blame. > > Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint! > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Nadine Scarpa" <nadinescarpaho...@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 10:56 am > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Photographer problem at Breezy Point > To: <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> > > I was just about to post the same question about purpose, since the group > rules state: > > > "The primary purpose of the List is to disseminate information about wild > bird sightings in and around New York State in a timely manner and to > provide an effective electronic forum for New York State area birders." > > > > Instead of having respectful and ethical birders miss the opportunity to > see rare birds, we apparently need to police our own. > > > > I also know that the ethics of birding also calls for using discretion > when revealing locations of rarities. It would be unwise to post location > information to a generic website, but isn't that what this list is really > for? > > > > I have seen as many "birders" as other clueless folks get too close to > birds, or cross onto private property, or just behave badly when trying to > see a rarity. > > > > I treasure this list, and others like it, that allow folks to see birds > they wouldn't normally know about, or get to see in their lifetime! I've > also done my share of reporting the folks who either break rules or laws in > the course of trying to see a bird. I will continue to do that, and I hope > to also continue learning about the rarities and other information from > this list. > > > > I hope the location posts continue. It would be sad to deprive the "good" > birders of this information. > > > > Nadine > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:09 AM, Jim Osterlund <james...@optonline.net>wrote: > >> I wonder, then; what purpose does this list serve? >> >> >> >> -- >> >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/NYSbirdsWELCOME<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> >> http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/NYSbirdsRULES<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> >> http://www.NortheastBirding.**com/**NYSbirdsSubscribeConfiguration** >> Leave.htm<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) >> http://www.mail-archive.com/**nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/**maillist.html<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> 2) >> http://www.surfbirds.com/**birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> >> 3) >> http://birdingonthe.net/**mailinglists/NYSB.html<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/**ebird/ <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> >> >> -- >> > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > <span style="font-size > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
