Steve
I understand where you are coming from, but today in Arnold
Arboretum I would actually have been thrilled to see some birders. The
people I saw walking the trails were completely tuned out to any form
of nature. No tree awareness evident. They were there to walk their
dogs, jog, power walk, socialize, stroll while yapping on cell phones,
etc. The fact that it is an Arboretum was completely lost on them.
Frustrating as heck!
Bob
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On Nov 28, 2009, at 10:58 PM, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]>
wrote:
> ENTS-
>
> Today my oldest son and I returned to the Cuyahoga Valley to
> investigate some sites for potential reports. We didn't spend much
> time measuring, rather just hiked to explore unfamiliar areas(did
> measure a white ash to 132', and a sycamore to 13' 10'' cbh and
> 113'). The neatest thing we observed was a snowy owl, perched in a
> tree in an area of larger trees. It's very unusual for one to be in
> Ohio, but my trusty Peterson's guide says it can happen---which
> brings me to the primary question of this post: Why are more people,
> generally, interested in birding than observing and measuring trees?
> I think we all can attest that on a trail we would more likely
> encounter a birder with a $800-$1200 Zeiss binocular around the neck
> than a tree measurer with a $200 Nikon rangefinder and $100
> inclinometer. I'm in no way anti-birding, but knowing the woods
> seems so much more basic--the types of trees determine the species
> of birds and mammals present. The avian-centric position seems to be
> expressed in the promotional literature of park systems also, where
> rare or unusual species of birds present are stressed, without
> mention of the forest community that attracted them. And Jenny, this
> in no way is meant to disparage your rescue efforts in NYC.
>
> Steve
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