There is nothing wrong with developing a close 'circle' of birding friends who share special sightings among themselves. That's a huge part of birding for me - the people I have met and continue to enjoy today. I collect email addresses and phone numbers so I can text when something cool shows up. If you are still a working stiff, it's called networking, and it takes 'work' to develop the 'net' but the payoff is new relationships with people who share your interests. I currently have 42 email address in Outlook and where it asks for 'Company' I simply put "Birder". I do the same with phone numbers in my iPhone so I can quickly look at the list of options if I can't recall a person's name (I do that a lot!).
Hope this is accepted as a 'solution' because that's is the intent. It's people that make life joyful.
Now, as Steve suggested this morning, let's get out there and be the first to find a new migrant! I'm out-of-here for LaDue and Frohring Meadows.
Matt Valencic
Geauga County
-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Malick
Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 11:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Great Horned Owl Roost Sites
I'm an avid birder, and have gone many places in search for these elusive creatures, and the best I've gotten is a call or nothing in most cases.
Just wanted some specific information which many of you provided. I think it's safe to say that most people on this list (including myself) know how to use discretion when viewing owls or birds in general.
Just simply a guy trying to see a creature he loves.
Thanks for the help,
Andrew Malick
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Andrew Sewell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The Greenlawn Cemetery owl nest has been published in the Dispatch, so
> noting its existence on Ohio Birds is not likely to be detrimental.
> However, the original question was about owl roosts, which is different.
> You can go to a spot where owls are reported to roost and never see
> them (I've done it countless times).
>
> In terms of photographers and behavior, there's a reason the Greenlawn
> owl nest is fenced off. A few bad actors do tend to result in negative
> comments about groups in general, which is why we should feel
> obligated to speak out about unethical or just plain rude behavior
> when we observe it. Some photographers do act in ways that are not
> only detrimental to birds, but to birders and people around them.
> Unfortunately, it is the bad behavior that sticks out in people's
> minds. No one is going to remember the guy on the Magee boardwalk
> handholding a 400mm lens, standing behind all the people trying to see
> a rare warbler, but they are going to remember the guy set up with a
> massive lens and tripod that you have to squeeze by. And conversely,
> no one remembers the quiet birders who see the bird and move on; they
> remember the ones that just had to get closer for a really good look
> or immediately whip out a recording and ruin it for everyone. When
> people criticize birders for those actions, I don't feel personally offended because I don't do what they are complaining about.
>
> Andy Sewell
> Columbus, Ohio
>
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Scott E. Zimmermann <
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> > We should not be publishing owl nest locations nor should we be
> belittling
> > photographers. I am personally offended by the comments about
> photographers
> > related to the GHOW and their nest.
> >
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