[texbirds] Re: Houston Chronicle's Hunting Article Misidentifes Long-billed Dowitcher as a Wilson's Snipe
- From: Jack Evins <jcevins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:41:42 -0600
As a lighter, somewhat related note, back around 1950, my game warden dad
was unmercifully razzed by his coworkers for being misquoted in the Midland
TX paper as identifying a large flock of cowbirds as "cRowbirds."
On Jan 30, 2014 10:23 AM, "Ron Weeks" <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> TexBirders,
>
> Unfortunately, the Chronicle ran an article this morning on snipe hunting
> that has a big (and quite good) picture taken by the author of a
> Long-billed Dowitcher - labeled as a Wilson's Snipe. The author, Shannon
> Tompkins, obviously does not know the difference between the snipe, a game
> bird, and the dowitcher, a federally-protected shorebird. I know he is not
> alone in this innocent yet serious mistake. Have had a friend show me his
> haul of dowitchers he thought were snipe. I am and will remain pro-hunting
> as I think we share in the love of the outdoors and preservation of marsh
> habitats. But this one deserves a prominent retraction and brings into
> question whether hunting should be allowed on species the average hunter
> cannot separate from similar protected species.
>
> An online version of the article complete with the picture is linked below.
>
>
> http://www.chron.com/default/article/Jokes-aside-snipe-often-a-forgotten-gem-5187769.php#comments
>
> Ron Weeks
> Lake Jackson
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