Joe raises a good point that it has been noted I elided in one of my earlier
posts. The $50 is per hour, which quickly adds up if you bird longer than an
hour, so this is pretty tough for those who want to go for awhile. As has been
pointed out to me, there is most certainly an effort on the part of CBBT
security to get us to bird in groups, which makes their lives and security work
easier. Obviously this rule is going to be particularly tough on individual
birders and those who stay for longer than an hour. Adjustments and more
efforts to bird in groups will have to be made, I guess. And again, we should
see what we can do to make adjustments over time to make our lives easier while
still meeting the needs of the CBBT admin. and security staff, since they are
more likely to accept those kinds of changes. It is still better than what is
happening in lots of places where access to facilities is being cancelled, but
if we work reasonably, maybe we can make it better over
time.
Eric Jeffrey
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From: dtb48@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:35:22 -0400
Subject: [va-bird] CBBT
I agree the overall appearance of the compromise is not the best but it is not
the worst either. However, if you consider 17 dollars for the toll, plus the 50
dollars per hour that adds up quickly. I being interested in bird photography
will sometimes wait long periods of time to take 1 picture. I would average
several hours on the islands. So 4 hours equal 200 dollars is not that good a
deal.
What happens if you are a police officer yourself, do you need to hire another
one to watch you.
Joe Browning
Milton, WV
Cabell County
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