When you raptor monitor for CPW you are not allowed to share for this reason...
discretion is the better part of valor....’ for the birds On Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 8:15 AM Chuck Aid <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan Stringer is right on! Nip it all in the bud by not posting - when we > decide it's best not to post something, none of the issues we're discussing > will occur. > > Chuck Aid > Evergreen, CO > > On Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 3:18:58 PM UTC-7 Dan Stringer wrote: > >> There's good food for thought in this thread which we should keep with us >> on the trail. And when we're in people's neighborhoods. To me, whether it >> becomes disruptive to the bird and/or property owners is often determined >> before anyone arrives. Since we know that the birding community is >> ever-larger, more connected with intel traveling fast and far, more >> discretion re: what we put out there these days might be necessary. >> >> My comments aren't so much about this specific owl or this location, >> rather that we can often determine ahead of time what type of scenario >> would develop and choose when to lay low. I appreciate when someone >> provides info about an uncommon bird and I like to share interesting >> sightings too. What owls and other species not to list, breeding >> situations, proximity to neighbors or viewing area, etc. is always >> situational and often above my pay-grade but my takeaway is when we decide >> it's best not to post something, none of the issues we're discussing will >> occur. >> >> Dan Stringer >> Larkspur, CO >> >> On Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 11:42:37 AM UTC-7 Dave Leatherman wrote: >> >>> 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/e4b0b74a-9592-4668-b92b-2925b82fc7c8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/e4b0b74a-9592-4668-b92b-2925b82fc7c8n%40googlegroups.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/CALKBwpOK5kVsFLHP2sU5AfuS4fUjtqKfNkQg_Qte7q4nzbfkgQ%40mail.gmail.com.
