Hi all Sax-Zim birders,
First of all, I do not want this to turn into an online bashing/tirade against this individual...I just want you all to be aware of this when you bird Sax-Zim so we can all stay safe. THE SHERIFF WAS CALLED AND THE INCIDENT REPORTED. Yesterday, a birder was confronted and harassed by the man that lives at the N end of Stickney Road just south of Sax Road. He pursued the birder in his car and half blocked the road so the photographer could not easily get past him...then yelled at him, "foaming at the mouth" was the term used by the birder. He accused the birder of "slowing down" in front of his house, and "what are you doing here!...You have no right to be here" etc...and on and on. The photographer had to drive half down in the ditch to get around him, the man followed him for a ways. As most of you know, this is not the first time birders have had ugly encounters with this individual. He is the one with the garage spraypainted with the words..."Trespassers You will be Violated...Danger... Combat Marine" Please use caution in this area of the Bog...Preferably staying off this stretch of Stickney...Or at least keep your speed up when you drive by! DO NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN on the N. end of Stickney just south of Sax Rd. YES, YOU CAN LEGALLY BIRD THIS ROAD BUT IT IS NOT WORTH THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES TO YOU OR OTHER BIRDERS WHO VISIT THIS AREA. Thanks! Sparky Stensaas 218.341.3350 cell [email protected] www.SaxZim.org ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
