Mike, I am not opposed to using tapes and such but I disagree with your rationale (and other peoples).
I firmly believe that until you are certain that something does not harm the environment, then you should try and avoid doing it. Not the other way around. For example: Is there any proof that cutting down swaths of Sax-Zim will hurt bird populations? -Derek Bakken Message: 1 Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 12:29:44 -0600 From: "Mike Hendrickson" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mou] Constructive information on seeing the YB Chat To: "Jason Bolish" <jbolish5565 at comcast.net>, <mou-net at moumn.org> Message-ID: <002f01c7a60d$29953b20$6400a8c0 at FAMILYCOMPUTER> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I use tapes as do most bird guides, field trip leaders and other birders who venture in the field to view birds. I mostly use tapes in the winter to get Boreal Chickadees out near the road but next week I will be using tapes a lot for the next week and half on warblers, sparrows and other birds when I visit Manitoba/Churchill. Can anyone reply on this listserv any scientific papers that prove that using tapes chases birds away, ruins nesting chances, make male birds leave their territory and ect.. I would like to read any scientific papers that using recordings do in deed causes all this damage to birds. I heard there are no papers to prove that suing bird recordings causes problems. I would like to know for sure if there is some proof out there. I would like to see the "Myth Busters" on cable TV work on this subject of bird recordings. Michael Hendrickson Duluth, Minnesota Lake Superior Boat Trips http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
