Hi David, I often walk Old Saint Vrain Road to enjoy the birds and beauty. I was there yesterday afternoon and was surprised not only by the number of people, but all the cars parked along both sides of the road. This has not been my experience in the past and I decided to move on. The group was a mix of birders and photographers. As I left, a local officer was arriving, so someone did call from the neighborhood.
Although this is a popular spot, the people I meet are usually friendly and respectful to property and wildlife. As I've already mentioned, this was the first experience of this kind and like Eric, I love this location and would also hate to see the loss of access. Kelly Kelly Ormesher Longmont ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of DAVID A LEATHERMAN <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 11:42 AM To: COBIRDS <[email protected]> Subject: [cobirds] A situation (Boulder) 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<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fcobirds%3Fhl%3Den%3Fhl%3Den&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2930c47adc8b44b74ccb08d9fd45979f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637819297600095809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=JOR0DjsxzLV5%2BFCmmoCdXZH5XzUXQ8gOK87IghIQLOE%3D&reserved=0> * 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/<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcobirds.org%2FCFO%2FMembership%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2930c47adc8b44b74ccb08d9fd45979f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637819297600095809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2F9b3fGtK%2FbluTjaQum2lDXhY1WWN1VUlx8XWq2U%2Bw40%3D&reserved=0> --- 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CY4PR0601MB3763B23362D6A73BC1ACFFF5C1049%40CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fcobirds%2FCY4PR0601MB3763B23362D6A73BC1ACFFF5C1049%2540CY4PR0601MB3763.namprd06.prod.outlook.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2930c47adc8b44b74ccb08d9fd45979f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637819297600095809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=9zz4kU8Fuqh2gEBk2gr3kODYmDx68gZD%2FvgfCkRzaBI%3D&reserved=0>. -- -- 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/CY4PR14MB1496AF1111150E96EB0CDAFFD5049%40CY4PR14MB1496.namprd14.prod.outlook.com.
