RE: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-07 Thread Mark Barriger
om: hosesbroadb...@hotmail.com To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:31:10 -0500 Here is my two cents based off of over 30 years of birding in this state. I find this entire discussion absurd and think that everyone has pretty much missed the r

RE: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-07 Thread Mark Barriger
To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:31:10 -0500 Here is my two cents based off of over 30 years of birding in this state. I find this entire discussion absurd and think that everyone has pretty much missed the real point. I have no clue why people

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Ardith Bondi
Brilliant, Isaac. Thank you. Ardith Bondi bird photographer On 2/6/12 7:31 PM, Isaac Grant wrote: Here is my two cents based off of over 30 years of birding in this state. I find this entire discussion absurd and think that everyone has pretty much missed the real point. I have no clue why

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Michael Zablocky
Bravo, Isaac! Phil Jeffrey threw me off ebirds for my heretical piece earlier today. I'm happy to hear another birder criticize behavior that really needs to be addressed. Not to be misunderstood, if hobbyists want to spend insane sums of money, absolutely. I endorse capitalism, these sales are

[nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Isaac Grant
Here is my two cents based off of over 30 years of birding in this state. I find this entire discussion absurd and think that everyone has pretty much missed the real point. I have no clue why people get so up in arms about flushing owls. Let me preface this by saying that some of the people

Re:[nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Peter W. Post
I usually don't like to become embroiled in these types of conversations for obvious reasons. However, I would like to make some observations. (1) In my personal experience some of the worst offenders have been those ready to condemn others while citing some sort of ethics code or another. They

Re:[nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Peter W. Post
I usually don't like to become embroiled in these types of conversations for obvious reasons. However, I would like to make some observations. (1) In my personal experience some of the worst offenders have been those ready to condemn others while citing some sort of ethics code or another. They

[nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Isaac Grant
Here is my two cents based off of over 30 years of birding in this state. I find this entire discussion absurd and think that everyone has pretty much missed the real point. I have no clue why people get so up in arms about flushing owls. Let me preface this by saying that some of the people

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Michael Zablocky
Bravo, Isaac! Phil Jeffrey threw me off ebirds for my heretical piece earlier today. I'm happy to hear another birder criticize behavior that really needs to be addressed. Not to be misunderstood, if hobbyists want to spend insane sums of money, absolutely. I endorse capitalism, these sales are

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bad behavior

2012-02-06 Thread Ardith Bondi
Brilliant, Isaac. Thank you. Ardith Bondi bird photographer On 2/6/12 7:31 PM, Isaac Grant wrote: Here is my two cents based off of over 30 years of birding in this state. I find this entire discussion absurd and think that everyone has pretty much missed the real point. I have no clue why