All, Being aware and respectful of our surroundings while birding is especially important as habitat loss and fragmentation for avian - and other wildlife - species are increasing at a rapid pace.
Thanks, Dave, for this reminder, Linda *Linda Hodges* *Conservation Chair* *Aiken Audubon* *Linda Hodges* On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 12:32 PM Kelly Ambler <[email protected]> wrote: > Well said! > > Kelly Ambler > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 11:42 AM > Subject: [cobirds] A situation (Boulder) > To: COBIRDS <[email protected]> > > > It has come to my attention that photographers, some of whom may be > birders, are causing a problem west of Lyons in their lust for a > pygmy-owl. At the risk of pissing some of you off, and causing even more > people to seek this bird by publicizing it, I ask for restraint. The > person who called me is not a birder but a guy I used to work with who > knows I am into birds. He owns property bordering Route 7 w of town where > he says 16 cars full of loud-talking people pointing big cameras, rutting > the right-of-way that he maintains are back again today, the way they have > been in numbers for days (weeks?). He is upset and I don't blame him. He > says that whoever these people are, they don't really care about the bird, > that they act very entitled, that this is all just about getting the photo > and social. In short these sorts of situations give birders a black eye > and they are becoming more commonplace. If anyone reading this knows about > the situation first hand, has been there, has a comment or rebuttal I can > pass on to my friend, I am all ears. My friend hasn't called the sheriff > yet but is about to and it makes me sad to think "we" might have caused a > reasonable person with deep sentiments for conservation and the natural > world to be so upset. > > Dave Leatherman > Fort Collins > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CY4PR0601MB3763B23362D6A73BC1ACFFF5C1049%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3763B23362D6A73BC1ACFFF5C1049%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CAAkENDrJ6R_-Q5ZrsK0nJdAKG0-1FKu_y660%2B0DwnNT-QF_skA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAAkENDrJ6R_-Q5ZrsK0nJdAKG0-1FKu_y660%2B0DwnNT-QF_skA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CABW16TkjkkXwuxrWEuoNDqzec5knAn5X_FFD_oNEQ%3D3XzCu7mA%40mail.gmail.com.
