[texbirds] Re: Houston Chronicle's Hunting Article Misidentifes Long-billed Dowitcher as a Wilson's Snipe
- From: Winnie <wbburkett@xxxxxxx>
- To: ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 07:40:27 -0500 (EST)
So Ron what do you feel is the most effective action to take next?
Winnie Burkett
Friendswood & the Bolivar Peninsula
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From: Ron Weeks <ronweeks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 10:23 am
Subject: [texbirds] Houston Chronicle's Hunting Article Misidentifes
Long-billed Dowitcher as a Wilson's Snipe
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 Wilsonâs 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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