[cayugabirds-l] Foot traffic and impact
Hi all, One more important thing about wildlife drive and foot traffic - It is the small amount of the area which will be disturbed for birds (not for insects and other lowly creatures) compared to the area that is available for the wildlife, some hundreds of acres. 28.33 km2 is the refuge area and complex is much larger. But its educational value far surpasses the disturbances. And talking about the duck stamps, we are all paying taxes to support the wildlife, which comes from the federal and state taxes. We should ask our congress to contribute more towards wildlife conservation projects rather than spending on wars and some other useless things as far as I am concerned! So there is no need to buy duck stamps to help the hunters according to me at least! Same $15 from our tax money if it is contributed to wildlife that would be a whole lot of $$$! Talking about birds, all birds seems to have become quiet around my house in the early morning since last week, not even Robin is singing, I don't know if they left the area or still around. It is curious where they go after they have bred? Stay locally or migrate? Any thoughts? Meena Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Phone 6073011167 Email: m...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Foot traffic and impact
Meena, The duck stamp sales go DIRECTLY to the National Wildlife Refuge system. $15 of your tax money would have only a tiny fraction supporting the refuge system. Mostly, it is the duck hunters who fund the refuge system through the purchase of duck stamps. Birders who enjoy the NWRs might also like to support them in this way. I view it as supporting the refuges, not as supporting the hunters. So far, the hunters have been supporting the birders. Diane On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, One more important thing about wildlife drive and foot traffic – It is the small amount of the area which will be disturbed for birds (not for insects and other lowly creatures) compared to the area that is available for the wildlife, some hundreds of acres. 28.33 km2 is the refuge area and complex is much larger. But its educational value far surpasses the disturbances. And talking about the duck stamps, we are all paying taxes to support the wildlife, which comes from the federal and state taxes. We should ask our congress to contribute more towards wildlife conservation projects rather than spending on wars and some other useless things as far as I am concerned! So there is no need to buy duck stamps to help the hunters according to me at least! Same $15 from our tax money if it is contributed to wildlife that would be a whole lot of $$$! Talking about birds, all birds seems to have become quiet around my house in the early morning since last week, not even Robin is singing, I don’t know if they left the area or still around. It is curious where they go after they have bred? Stay locally or migrate? Any thoughts? Meena Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Phone 6073011167 Email: m...@cornell.edu -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME Rules and Information http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Subscribe, Configuration and Leave http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm *Archives:* The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html Surfbirds http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds BirdingOnThe.Net http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html *Please submit your observations to eBird http://ebird.org/content/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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Foot traffic and impact
There were about 100 Robins on River Road this morning in Endwell. Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com On Aug 5, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Meena Madhav Haribal m...@cornell.edu wrote: Hi all, One more important thing about wildlife drive and foot traffic – It is the small amount of the area which will be disturbed for birds (not for insects and other lowly creatures) compared to the area that is available for the wildlife, some hundreds of acres. 28.33 km2 is the refuge area and complex is much larger. But its educational value far surpasses the disturbances. And talking about the duck stamps, we are all paying taxes to support the wildlife, which comes from the federal and state taxes. We should ask our congress to contribute more towards wildlife conservation projects rather than spending on wars and some other useless things as far as I am concerned! So there is no need to buy duck stamps to help the hunters according to me at least! Same $15 from our tax money if it is contributed to wildlife that would be a whole lot of $$$! Talking about birds, all birds seems to have become quiet around my house in the early morning since last week, not even Robin is singing, I don’t know if they left the area or still around. It is curious where they go after they have bred? Stay locally or migrate? Any thoughts? Meena Meena Haribal 409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) Phone 6073011167 Email: m...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
