I am covering for Dodd Deininger this week as moderator of CObirds, while Todd is away and taking a well-deserved break from moderating.
Thanks for everyone's input on the subject of tape playback. I am closing this discussion. Thanks, Joe Roller, Denver On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Steven Mlodinow <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings > Sorry, but as evidenced by Cathy's apology, the implication was that she > had been a bad girl. If the intent was to say otherwise, then a bit more > explanation would've been nice > Respectfully > Steve > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 29, 2014, at 9:45 PM, Dick Filby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > > > Apart perhaps from Gary’s insinuation by asking the question, seeing as > the only two replies were mine and Joe’s.... > > > > I certainly hoped that my contribution had no chance of being seen by > anyone as in the slightest critical of Cathy, never-mind holier-than-thou, > and reading Joe’s again, I think it would be hard to construe any jot of > criticism implied there either. My intent, which I had hoped was > abundantly clear, was to put a stop-before-it-started to the almost > inevitable endless spouting of non-original ‘comment’ that such topics > generate until the moderator jumps in. Cobirds generally isn’t bad for > that, but some other lists that I follow have been dire this spring.. to > the extent of making it hard to spot news of bird sightings.. > > > > On a personal note – I agree wholeheartedly with your position. It is 100% > mine too! I still really hope that this doesn’t degenerate into a > lengthy, and IMO, unnecessary, cobirds debate. > > > > I’ve copied Joe in, so as to perhaps head that off at the pass (as we say > in the UK) > > > > best supportive wishes > > > > Dick > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] > *Sent:* 30 May 2014 04:23 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [cobirds] Playback > *Importance:* High > > > > Excuse me. Please, give that holier-than-thou bit a break folks. > > Eastern Wood-Pewees are not rare birds, but a common species in North > America. Rare in Colorado, and also likely a migrant, hardly disturbed by a > couple plays of a recording. > > > > Cathy wasn't some idiot chaser trying to lure a bird in for a tick (as > many were doing with the already-obvious Painted Redstart earlier this > spring, to get that killer photo), but she was trying to identify this > thing. After it called, she did not pester it with persistent playback to > get that "smashing photo." She was able to photograph it using skill. > > > > Nor was she playing tapes at a Spotted Owl. > > > > Try applying a tad of common sense, please, and look at the spirit of the > rules. When there's a rare bird present, don't torture it. Don't use > playback on scarce breeders, as this might effect the population. > > > > If Cathy hadn't sparingly used playback, no one would've known that there > was an Eastern WP at Crow today. I think that is reason enough for her > judicious use of playback. Something called scientific curiosity. > > > > And I might add that I suspect that some of those spouting ABA ethics have > probably played a Black Rail tape or two in their time. > > > > Steven Mlodinow > > Longmont, CO > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8D149CD9E61FB45-E88-39FB8%40webmail-d166.sysops.aol.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8D149CD9E61FB45-E88-39FB8%40webmail-d166.sysops.aol.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUAnpXNoTsGL4F_ieombgv4ozJQf-qhSTXL0%3D9geufr80g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
