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From: Dave DeReamus <[email protected]> Date: December 3, 2004 12:46:20 AM CST To: [email protected] Subject: [BIRDCHAT] Fw: MN/Duluth RBA - December 2, 2004 Reply-To: Dave DeReamus <[email protected]> Hi all, I read this and did a double-take. Note the part in parentheses. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Minn. Ornith. Union David Cahlander" <[email protected]> > -RBA > *Minnesota > *Duluth/North Shore > *December 2, 2004 > > Over 300 BOREAL OWLS have been banded in northeastern Minnesota this > fall, another astounding number. However, these were all birds that > were netted at night, banded, and released immediately. I am aware of > no other sightings of this species. Quite a few observers have written > to me to ask (and in some cases, demand) that I 'fess up about where > the boreals are. If a stake-out bird of this species is located, it > will be reported as soon as possible. ============================== Is that crazy or what? At first, I couldn't believe it, but then I thought about some of the situations that I've been put in in the past (rare birds on private property, etc.) and realized that it's becoming more and more expected, even if it is ridiculous for a birder(?) to act that way when they can't get to see a particular bird. What's next----personal threats made to the compiler if he doesn't "fess up"? As far as I'm concerned, any so-called birder who "demands" to know where a bird is should NEVER be told about ANY rare sightings since it's obvious that this person would do whatever it takes to see the bird. OK, I'm done venting now. Good Birding, Dave DeReamus Compiler of the 'Eastern PA Birdline' Easton, PA [email protected] Eastern PA Birding Website: http://www.users.fast.net/~becard/index.html BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html
