[obol] Re: Nesting catbirds at HMSC (ABA, etc.)
- From: Laura Paulson <laura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:08:13 -0700
I'd like to add my two cents to this discussion. I'm relatively new to OBOL
and I have never posted before ... just lurked and learned. I was first
exposed to birding ethics through TexBirds, the Texas equivalent to OBOL.
Sure, not everyone will read. Not everyone will comply. But for some it
will be a valuable introduction. For others, a good reminder. I know I went
and re-read the birding ethics after the link was posted.
I also went and saw the catbirds yesterday evening. Two of them showed
themselves just as I was about to give up after an hour of looking. They
only popped into view briefly. Just before they did, a Warbling Vireo
showed itself too. Nice.
Thanks everyone.
Laura Paulson
Yaquina Head for the summer, then back to Texas
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Russ Namitz <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm not sure posting a link to the ABA Code of Ethics is going to anything
> more than make some of us nod our head in agreement like this is a town
> meeting.
>
> The bad apples among us birders and photographers are not going to change
> their behavior on a "scolding" email. They probably won't even read it.
> Many of them probably don't regularly monitor OBOL if at all.
>
> The ethical birders and photographers are already doing what they should
> be doing in terms of respecting boundaries and nesting behavior. And many
> of them probably don't regularly monitor OBOL if at all.
>
> The real benefit is to the birding community and not the birds anyway.
> Not harassing the birds keeps them in one spot (until they disperse for
> the season) that allows us to view them.
>
> In the interest of keeping this succinct, I'll sign off.
>
> Russ Namitz
> Medford, OR
>
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