** Dear Heidi: He said he was imitating a Screech Owl, I did not read anything about playbacks he is also a biologist that probably is very aware of any remote, very remote, repercussions at this time of year to anything perhaps except breeding White-wings...IE post breeding exercise on a private land.which turned out to produce a darn good bird with minimal effort that area. Kind of a bummer you called him out in public, but know you and a few other folks have strong feelings about this. Like you say tho, I don't want to kick a hornet's either...Just feel that there needs to be a devil's advocate here :-) Brush Freeman Utley ********************************************************************** Brush Freeman 503-551-5150 Cell http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Heidi Trudell <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Apologies for repeatedly kicking a hornet's nest, but must playback be > used so casually? > > -h > > Heidi Trudell > Marathon, TX > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Barbour, Philip - NRCS, Fort Worth, > TX <Philip.Barbour@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Saturday, 24 August, 2013, 0330 pm: I watched a female Black-throated Gray >> Warbler foraging in Ashe juniper trees in NW Austin. >> I got very good, close looks of this somewhat rare (for Central Texas) >> western warbler. I was in a friend's (Paula Shaw) backyard casually >> imitating >> an Eastern Screech Owl when this bird flew in. As this was a lifer for me, >> I asked Paula to bring a book so I could check what >> I recognized as a warbler unknown to me. We played call notes from her iPad >> and the bird came back in and gave both of us definitive >> looks at an unexpected migrant. >> This was on private land in a gated community (Golf Vista Drive, River Place >> Blvd, near the Overlook). Coordinates are 14R 0609886, 3360485 at 267m >> (~801 ft). >> Philip >> Philip J. Barbour, Ph.D.,Certified Wildlife Biologist (r)|Central Region >> Biologist >> ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, LA, AR, MO, IA, MN, WI, IL, IN, MI >> USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service|Central National Technology >> Support Center >> 501 West Felix Street, Building 23|Fort Worth, Texas 76115 >> Office:(817) 509-3225| Fax:(817) 509-3336|iPhone:(817) 320-2095 >> Email: philip.barbour@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> [[Use this link to access the USDA Home Page]]<http://www.usda.gov/> >> >> >> >> >> >> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely >> for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message >> or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law >> and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you >> have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the >> email immediately. >> >> >> Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at >> //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds >> >> Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission >> from the List Owner >> >> > > > > -- > > Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary > necessities. - Mark Twain > Big Bend Birds & Nature - http://www.bigbendnature.com > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner