In response to your suggestion to suspend this bird list, I would ask that we please keep it going! I see birds at my home that I like to report and I like to see other peoples reports of birds coming in even if it’s in your backyard.
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2020, at 12:45 PM, Chris Goulart <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been a safety professional for about 25 years, and recently > transitioned to working in the healthcare industry as a safety professional. > > I would agree with all of the statements urging being very conservative when > it comes to travel for the time being. I understand that means missing spring > migration, but any exposure at this juncture is really not acceptable. I > would also agree with the sentiment that posting about birds that are likely > to make people take risks in going to see them is not advisable. > > Personally, I would go so far as to say that this google groups list should > be suspended until all shelter in place orders have been lifted. Telling > people about the location of interesting birds will only serve to motivate > people to travel to those locations to try to see them. Unfortunately, as > some people have pointed out, the chances of a traffic crash or other > situations where you find yourself exposed to people cannot be completely > eliminated when you are out birding. The only way to truly eliminate the risk > is to just stay at home. > > Please do not find yourself going to local hotspots to go birding. I know we > may all think that we can self isolate, but you still have to potentially > interact with other people and the chances of spreading the virus right now > are just too high. Remember, it’s not just about your own personal exposure, > it’s also about being a potential vector for spreading the virus to others. > > Thanks, > > Chris Goulart > > Aurora, Colorado > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/44198146-201E-4AE1-97B8-E29D6F64CE93%40comcast.net. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/04C73E9C-A598-4477-8E4E-C28A0019AEB5%40aol.com.
