Birding ethics is an essential concept and an important conversation. Andy
suggests we will return to this topic often, I agree that we should do so. I
copied most of this discussion by several people today together on the OOS
Forum under "Bird Conservation Topics" in a new Forum topic titled "Birding
ethics" here: http://www.ohiobirds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4088#p4088
I added a reply directing interested birders to links for the ABA Principles
of Birding Ethics and to the more broadly considered topics at the Leave No
Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. I urge all outdoor users to consider these
resources and look closely at all content. Consider supporting the
non-profit LNT group.
I invite all to continue this conversation on the OOS Forum where all
comments are retained together under one topic tile and will remain very
easy to find for reference in the future.
Tom Bain
Bird Conservation Chair
Ohio Ornithological Society
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Sewell
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Listing and ethics
The discussion of listing and ethics is a good one, and one that is bound to
be revisited many times. I would like to point out an interesting
proposition in a letter published in the latest issue of Birding (Vol 42 No.
5), which introduces the idea of donating a set amount per life bird added
to one's list to the property owner or manager where one makes that tick.
$10 was suggested as a good donation, with the stipulation that the birder
include an explanation of the reason for the donation (for example, if you
add Orange-crowned Warbler to your list at one of the Columbus Metroparks,
you'd include that information with your donation). If this were a
widespread practice, then it could potentially raise a good chunk of change
for wildlife refuges and the like, not to mention encouraging bird habitat
management and feeding by private landowners.
As a side note, for those who aren't ABA members, Sean Williams and Edward
Burtt have an interesting article in this issue about the effect of bill
color on bird vision that is worth checking out. Congratulations to Sean for
getting published!
Andy Sewell
Columbus, Ohio
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