FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] Re: INFO: Birding etiquette

[chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx]

In my opinion, the offending parties should be publicly identified; it's not 
like this is a gray area and there is no conceivable excuse for their behavior. 
 Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

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Chris Sloan
chris.sloan@xxxxxxxxxxx
Nashville, TN

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From: "Palmer-Ball, Brainard (EPPC OOS KNPC)" <Brainard.Palmer-Ball@xxxxxx> 

> I hate to have to post this message to BIRDKY, but it has come to my 
> attention that two local birders ignored all of the internet-posted and 
> phone-messaged instructions and entered the fenced-in Little Stint site 
> outside of supervised hours on Sunday afternoon. I would have thought 
> that all would have recognized the degree to which I placed the 
> reputation of not only myself, but also our local club and its members, 
> on the line in arranging access to this site. I know that I made it 
> clear to everyone that the club was just in the early stages of 
> arranging access to a site that will hopefully be productive for many 
> years to come. But as is so often the case, the trust one must put in 
> the hands of his fellow human beings can be violated at any time and 
> even when not expected. It has seemed to me that we as birders have 
> become a bit better about such breaches of etiquette these days ... and 
> I certainly would have thought that our fine club would not have 
> individuals among its members who would violate that trust. 
> 
> A few years I was called out for what seemed to be unduly disturbing the 
> Pendleton County Snowy Owl, so I know that it never hurts to be reminded 
> of one's actions, especially how they can appear in the eyes of others. 
> So I hope no one will mind if I remind everyone that their actions can 
> very easily affect the privileges that we are all afforded, and for the 
> sake of a continued relationship with the myriad of landowners to whom 
> we owe the greatest debt for access to their lands, please don't let 
> this happen again. The club is continuing the process of attempting to 
> work out some level of access to the stint site (hopefully for many 
> years to come); for this reason the situation is especially delicate and 
> it remains incumbent upon all of us not to think of ourselves first. 
> 
> bpb, Frankfort 
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