I have known Bryan Pfeiffer for years and find him to be conscientious and caring. I went with him, when he owned Vermont Bird Tours, on three incredible field trips in the early 2000s, which greatly increased my knowledge as well as life list. But Bryan's knowledge and experience go far beyond birds and includes butterflies, dragon and damsel flies, other insects and mammalia. He is one talented photographer as well! I highly recommend his news letter and website to view his exceptional work.
________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Dave Nutter <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 5:44 PM To: Poppy Singer <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; bob mcguire <[email protected]>; linda orkin <[email protected]>; John Gregoire <[email protected]>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] A great read for birders to consider by Bryan Pfeiffer Good to hear others’ ideas, thanks! One of Pfeiffer’s suggestions is that, as must as possible, we walk rather than drive on the Christmas Bird Count. I’ve made that my tradition for a number of years, literally just walking out my door and out on a big complicated loop for the morning, then off “poaching” in the afternoon (again by foot) at one of the hotspot parks which others already formally covered on the count. I find that starting the year this way keeps me in touch with the birds and people of my neighborhood, and of course I can do a far more thorough job birding outside of a car. Before I adopted my neighborhood as a CBC territory, I shared a rural CBC territory with another birder. We took my small car and a spare set of keys. We drove to the start of a road, I dropped her off with keys at the start. Then I drove a mile, parked, and walked ahead while she birded and caught up to the car. She drove to me, we switched and I drove ahead. We leapfrogged, all birding on foot, and neither the people nor the car backtracked, so neither time nor fuel were not wasted, we didn’t get too cold, and we checked in regularly. - - Dave Nutter On Dec 9, 2021, at 9:02 AM, Poppy Singer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I appreciated the author saying that he has shifted his focus to learning more of the local flora and fauna. Along this line, perhaps we could combine bird walks with plant walks? On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 8:31 AM Stephanie P. Herrick <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I like this idea Bob, for two reasons: 1. It benefits two worthy and appropriate local groups 2. The very act of making a mindful contribution encourages us to reflect on why we are doing it Thanks for suggesting! Looking forward to others thoughts! - S ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of bob mcguire <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 8:20:11 AM To: Dave Nutter <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: linda orkin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; John Gregoire <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] A great read for birders to consider by Bryan Pfeiffer Me too (a movement here?). And I have one small idea on how to deal with it. Bird clubs organize field trips, and participation is free. What if each participant was encouraged (not required, just encouraged) to donate - say - $10 to either the Land Trust or the SPCA? The Land Trust because they are a major player in habitat conservation, and the SPCA because they (and I’d have to check this out) play a role in reducing the number of feral/outdoor cats. Local organizations, local impact. Could something like this fly? Bob McGuire On Dec 8, 2021, at 4:11 PM, Dave Nutter <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Better said than I could have, though such concerns have been brewing for me a long time. So, how do we deal with it? As individuals, as organizations, as unorganized groups? Thoughts welcome. - - Dave Nutter On Dec 8, 2021, at 11:02 AM, Linda Orkin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thanks John. Yes I had also read that, with great interest. Lots to think about. I embrace these thoughts fully. 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