As a subscriber to GeneseeBirds I received this message posted by Lynn Braband of Cornell University that may be of interest to Ontbird members. The message contains a link to a survey comparing birders and hunters. The survey contains a fair bit of detail about Canadian birders.
Here is the note to GeneseeBirds....and the link. I am reading about a large series of surveys (one each of birders, waterfowl hunters, and the general public) sponsored by a collaboration of government agencies, universities, and NGO’s www.nawmp.org/documents . One of the striking results is how, in many ways, birders and hunters are demographically similar, and different from the general population. Birders and waterfowl hunters are both generally older and less diverse than the general population. The median ages were 50 for hunters and 61 for birders. According to the U. S. Census, the median age in the U. S. is 39. Nationwide, 97 percent of waterfowl hunters in the survey said they were Caucasian, compared to 95 percent of birders. Overall, the U.S. population is about 77 percent Caucasian. Best Kayo Kayo Roy 13 Kinsman Court Fonthill, ON L0S 1E3 [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
