Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

2014-05-12 Thread Kenneth V. Rosenberg
tp://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/GNlCxX37uTzE From: bounce-115417992-5851...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-115417992-5851...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of John Confer [con...@ithaca.edu] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:33

RE: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

2014-05-12 Thread Marie P. Read
a.edu] Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 11:33 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes Steve raised a concern about the use of audio playback for personal gain, not related to scientific study. I think it is important to think of the consequences of our activities on wildlife, and I

Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

2014-05-12 Thread John Confer
Steve raised a concern about the use of audio playback for personal gain, not related to scientific study. I think it is important to think of the consequences of our activities on wildlife, and I appreciate Steve raising this concern. I did 34 years of field study of Golden-winged Warblers

Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

2014-05-11 Thread Geo Kloppel
Just a minor quibble, but does anyone actually carry old magnetic tapes into the field any more? The field guide apps on my iPhone (I have several) contain the equivalent of a suitcase full of books and tapes. The Audubon app in particular is heavily loaded with songs and other vocalizations. If

Re: [cayugabirds-l] playback tapes

2014-05-11 Thread John and Sue Gregoire
Heartily concur! It is much the sadder here with so many birders in so small a place. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" O