Another pressing topic.... dare I forward this email? --JD
Begin forwarded message: > From: Ian Lynch <revianly...@gmail.com> > Date: February 6, 2012 9:17:17 PM EST > To: MassBird <massb...@theworld.com> > Subject: [MASSBIRD] Loblolly Cove residents upset > Reply-To: Ian Lynch <revianly...@gmail.com> > > I went to Loblolly Cove in Rockport this morning in search of the Spotted > Towhee. I wasn't there long before a neighbor driving by stopped to tell the > other birder and me that the residents are getting tired of the birders and > their inconsiderate behavior, which includes rutted roads and torn up grass. > I asked him specifically how I could act considerately today while there. He > half-jokingly suggested leaving. I thought about the fact that although I > could make claims to a public space that my "rights" did not trump his and so > I did the considerate thing and left. It is only a tick on a list and our > excessive attention may even harm the bird in the long run and certainly is > inconveniencing the neighborhood. > > Ian Lynch > revianly...@gmail.com > Brimfield, MA > > Sent from my iPhone > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
