[NatureNS] Re: [NS-RBA] Fw: The Ethical Birder

Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 16:22:11 +0000 (UTC)
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I am not sure how birding at the New Minas sewage lagoons would be consider=
ed unethical.=C2=A0 The staff there were always welcoming and permitted bir=
ders to watch the birds.=C2=A0 The recent closure is to avoid exposure to l=
awsuits if an accident were to occur.

Jake

      From: drake.67andrea <drake.67andrea@gmail.com>
 To: ns-rba@googlegroups.com; 'Eric Mills' <E.Mills@Dal.Ca>; 'Nature NS' <n=
aturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
 Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2018 10:30 AM
 Subject: RE: [NS-RBA] Fw: The Ethical Birder
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This ethical birder also falls into going in the new minas sewage lagoons t=
o get birds, and private property, getting to close, etc.


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-------- Original message --------From: Angela Granchelli <angeladawngranch=
elli@gmail.com> Date: 2018-11-08 9:47 AM (GMT-04:00) To: 'Eric Mills' <E.Mi=
lls@Dal.Ca>, 'Nature NS' <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>, ns-rba@googlegroups.com=
 Subject: RE: [NS-RBA] Fw: The Ethical Birder=20
With the increasing use of the mob recording in Nova Scotia I think this is=
 worth reading again. =C2=A0It is extremely disappointing to me that this p=
ractice is condoned and shared in our province among prominent birders. =C2=
=A0Cheers,Angela =C2=A0www.birdsbarksbeyond.com =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0From: N=
S-RBA@yahoogroups.com <NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com> On Behalf Of Eric Mills E.Mi=
lls@Dal.Ca [NS-RBA]
Sent: March 7, 2018 10:01 AM
To: NSRBA <ns-rba@yahoogroups.com>; Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Subject: [NS-RBA] Fw: The Ethical Birder =C2=A0=C2=A0 Worth distributing mo=
re widely, I think. =C2=A0Eric =C2=A0From: NatureNB <NATURENB@LISTSERV.UNB.=
CA> on behalf of Todd Watts <buteobuz@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: March 7, 2018 9:03 AM
To: NATURENB@LISTSERV.UNB.CA
Subject: The Ethical Birder =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 In the twenty-first century, we are aware of the innumerable threats to=
 the planet.. Climate change is beginning to reshape the world, pesticides =
as well as other pollutants can be found in the most remote and seemingly p=
ristine areas, habitat loss threatens countless species of flora and fauna =
and human numbers continue to grow at alarming rates. Seabirds populations =
have been reduced by approximately 70% since 1950, aerial insectivores loss=
es are around 10% per year, many once common species are becoming increasin=
gly uncommon, if not rare. With all this news, which is based on very solid=
 peer reviewed science, one would think that people as a whole and certainl=
y naturalists, would change their ways.
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The well educated naturalist/bir=
der has many things to consider these days. Will our love for birds cause u=
s to do more harm than good? If we drive countless miles in search of list =
birds, are we hypocritical to demand something be done about climate change=
? How far is too far to drive in a day? How close is too close when photogr=
aphing birds? Is feeding birds ok? Will my use of playbacks be too disrupti=
ve? There are many questions we might ask ourselves or others.

Let=E2=80=99s examine these issues one at a time.

Chasing birds - This activity has a very heavy carbon footprint. Some birde=
rs travel immense distances just to add a single species to a list.=20

Photographing birds - Nearly all of us have seen birders and photographers =
get too close to birds. Sometimes flushing a bird is due to a simple miscal=
culation. However, sometimes it is not. Unethical behaviour is quite common=
 with photographers getting too close to birds in an attempt to get a bette=
r shot. If a bird is flushed, it is likely time to back off and/or change o=
nes approach. This is true for those of us with a camera or without.

Playbacks/mobbing calls - Use of mobbing calls has become quite common in N=
B. Opinions on their use vary. Some claim they should never be used. Others=
 feel that their use is generally OK outside of breeding season or outside =
of popular birding areas. For most of us, it is a judgement call. However, =
there is no doubt that playbacks of any type can be disruptive during breed=
ing season. Anyone using them around breeding birds should have a very good=
 reason for their use (like taking part in an official study).

Feeding birds - This activity is likely pretty benign in general. However, =
disease can be spread at feeders and the production of bird food does have =
a footprint of its own. On an overpopulated planet, everything we do has po=
tential to be harmful in some way.

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 So, what is a birder to do? One =
suggestion is to think about all of these things every time we leave our ho=
mes, start up our cars or reach for our gadgets. We can enjoy nature withou=
t destroying it. The information gathered by amateur birders is extremely v=
aluable. Many of us have taken part in backyard bird counts, breeding bird =
surveys, migration counts and more. Some of us have discovered unknown bird=
 populations, previously unknown concentration points, and of coarse numero=
us vagrants.=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 For me, I can=E2=80=99t help but=
 think about my footprint on the earth, whenever I plan a trip. That is why=
 I am generally not seen at rare bird stakeouts or out chasing individual b=
irds. I find these activities to be way too consumptive. Instead, I tend to=
 search for the interesting birds near my home. Or if I do venture far, I t=
ry to spend significant periods of time there, pick up goods along the way =
and/or fill my vehicle with other birders in an attempt to lower our collec=
tive footprint. In doing this I have missed out on seeing some rarities. Ho=
wever, I have found a fair number of my own and have made other discovers o=
f importance (i.e. hawk migration concentration points).
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 There are still many discoveries=
 we can make. As the climate changes, unusual phenomenon could become more =
common. Sea-ice is being reduced allowing sea- birds to cross from the Paci=
fic to the Atlantic Basin. Storm strengths are increasing which will leave =
more displaced birds far from their normal ranges. Breeding and wintering r=
anges are moving north. There are so many things to discover and document.=
=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 It is my hope that all of us wil=
l be open to learning about the state of the world and how we contribute to=
 it.

For the birds,

Todd Watts
Bocabec, NB


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-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_27896"><span id=3D"y=
ui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_27902">I am not sure how birding at the New =
Minas sewage lagoons would be considered unethical.&nbsp; The staff there w=
ere always welcoming and permitted birders to watch the birds.&nbsp; The re=
cent closure is to avoid exposure to lawsuits if an accident were to occur.=
<br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28555"><span id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_27902"><br></span></div><div id=3D"yui_=
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992_27902">Jake</span></div><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_y=
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le=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> drake.67andrea &lt;drake.67andrea=
@gmail.com&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> ns-=
rba@googlegroups.com; 'Eric Mills' &lt;E.Mills@Dal.Ca&gt;; 'Nature NS' &lt;=
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt; <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent=
:</span></b> Thursday, November 8, 2018 10:30 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font=
-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [NS-RBA] Fw: The Ethical Birder<br>=
 </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541=
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_1541688285992_27862"><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_27861">Thi=
s ethical birder also falls into going in the new minas sewage lagoons to g=
et birds, and private property, getting to close, etc.</div><div id=3D"yui_=
3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_27863"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=3D"yui_=
3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_27864"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div id=3D"yui_=
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=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28738">Sent from my Bell Samsung device=
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or:#000000;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28740"><div id=3D"yui_3_=
16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28745">-------- Original message --------</div><d=
iv id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28744">From: Angela Granchelli &lt=
;angeladawngranchelli@gmail.com&gt; </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541=
688285992_28739">Date: 2018-11-08  9:47 AM  (GMT-04:00) </div><div id=3D"yu=
i_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28741">To: 'Eric Mills' &lt;E.Mills@Dal.Ca&gt=
;, 'Nature NS' &lt;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt;, ns-rba@googlegroups.com </d=
iv><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28742">Subject: RE: [NS-RBA] =
Fw: The Ethical Birder </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_287=
43"><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434WordSection1"=
 id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28897"><div class=3D"yiv3939664434Ms=
oNormal" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28896"><span style=3D"" id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28895">With the increasing use of the m=
ob recording in Nova Scotia I think this is worth reading again.</span></di=
v><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_15416882859=
92_28898"><span style=3D""> &nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434M=
soNormal" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28900"><span style=3D"" id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28899">It is extremely disappointing to=
 me that this practice is condoned and shared in our province among promine=
nt birders.</span></div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal" id=3D"yui_3_1=
6_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28901"><span style=3D""> &nbsp;</span></div><div c=
lass=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28902=
"><span style=3D"">Cheers,</span></div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal=
" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28903"><span style=3D"">Angela</spa=
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88285992_28904"><span style=3D""> &nbsp;</span></div><div class=3D"yiv39396=
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"" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28906"><a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=
=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.birdsbarksbeyond.com/" id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28905">www.birdsbarksbeyond.com</a></span>=
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=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28912"><div style=3D"border:none;border=
-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_=
1_1541688285992_28911"><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal" id=3D"yui_3_16=
_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28915"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b><spa=
n id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1541688285992_28914" lang=3D"EN-US"> NS-RBA@yahoo=
groups.com &lt;NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Mills E.=
Mills@Dal.Ca [NS-RBA]<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> March 7, 2018 10:01 AM=
<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> NSRBA &lt;ns-rba@yahoogroups.com&gt;; Nature =
NS &lt;naturens@chebucto.ns.ca&gt;<br clear=3D"none"><b id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym=
19_1_1541688285992_28913">Subject:</b> [NS-RBA] Fw: The Ethical Birder</spa=
n></div></div></div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</div><div=
 class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal">&nbsp; </div><div id=3D"yiv3939664434ygrp=
-mlmsg"><div id=3D"yiv3939664434ygrp-msg"><div id=3D"yiv3939664434ygrp-text=
"><div id=3D"yiv3939664434divtagdefaultwrapper"><div style=3D"margin:0cm;ma=
rgin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Worth d=
istributing more widely, I think.</span></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm;marg=
in-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black;"> &nbsp;</=
span></div><div style=3D"margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style=3D"=
font-size:12.0pt;color:black;">Eric</span></div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434=
MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;=
color:black;"> &nbsp;</span></div><div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal=
" style=3D"text-align:center;" align=3D"center"><span style=3D"font-size:12=
.0pt;color:black;"></span><hr width=3D"98%" size=3D"2" align=3D"center"></d=
iv><div id=3D"yiv3939664434divRplyFwdMsg"><div class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNor=
mal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;">From:</span></b><span style=3D"color:b=
lack;"> NatureNB &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:N=
ATURENB@LISTSERV.UNB.CA" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:NATURENB@LISTSERV=
.UNB.CA">NATURENB@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a>&gt; on behalf of Todd Watts &lt;<a re=
l=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:buteobuz@GMAIL.COM" target=
=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:buteobuz@GMAIL.COM">buteobuz@GMAIL.COM</a>&gt;<b=
r clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> March 7, 2018 9:03 AM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To=
:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:NATURENB@LISTSER=
V.UNB.CA" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:NATURENB@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">NATURE=
NB@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> The Ethical Birder=
</span><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black;"> </span></div><div><di=
v class=3D"yiv3939664434MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:bl=
ack;">&nbsp;</span></div></div></div><div><div><div class=3D"yiv3939664434M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp; In the twenty-first century, we are aware of the innumerable threats=
 to the planet.. Climate change is beginning to reshape the world, pesticid=
es as well as other pollutants can be found in the most remote and seemingl=
y pristine areas, habitat loss threatens countless species of flora and fau=
na and human numbers continue to grow at alarming rates. Seabirds populatio=
ns have been reduced by approximately 70% since 1950, aerial insectivores l=
osses are around 10% per year, many once common species are becoming increa=
singly uncommon, if not rare. With all this news, which is based on very so=
lid peer reviewed science, one would think that people as a whole and certa=
inly naturalists, would change their ways.<br clear=3D"none">&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The well educated naturalist/birder has many t=
hings to consider these days. Will our love for birds cause us to do more h=
arm than good? If we drive countless miles in search of list birds, are we =
hypocritical to demand something be done about climate change? How far is t=
oo far to drive in a day? How close is too close when photographing birds? =
Is feeding birds ok? Will my use of playbacks be too disruptive? There are =
many questions we might ask ourselves or others.<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
r=3D"none">Let=E2=80=99s examine these issues one at a time.<br clear=3D"no=
ne"><br clear=3D"none">Chasing birds - This activity has a very heavy carbo=
n footprint. Some birders travel immense distances just to add a single spe=
cies to a list. <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Photographing birds -=
 Nearly all of us have seen birders and photographers get too close to bird=
s. Sometimes flushing a bird is due to a simple miscalculation. However, so=
metimes it is not. Unethical behaviour is quite common with photographers g=
etting too close to birds in an attempt to get a better shot. If a bird is =
flushed, it is likely time to back off and/or change ones approach. This is=
 true for those of us with a camera or without.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none">Playbacks/mobbing calls - Use of mobbing calls has become quite c=
ommon in NB. Opinions on their use vary. Some claim they should never be us=
ed. Others feel that their use is generally OK outside of breeding season o=
r outside of popular birding areas. For most of us, it is a judgement call.=
 However, there is no doubt that playbacks of any type can be disruptive du=
ring breeding season. Anyone using them around breeding birds should have a=
 very good reason for their use (like taking part in an official study).<br=
 clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Feeding birds - This activity is likely =
pretty benign in general. However, disease can be spread at feeders and the=
 production of bird food does have a footprint of its own. On an overpopula=
ted planet, everything we do has potential to be harmful in some way.<br cl=
ear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
So, what is a birder to do? One suggestion is to think about all of these t=
hings every time we leave our homes, start up our cars or reach for our gad=
gets. We can enjoy nature without destroying it. The information gathered b=
y amateur birders is extremely valuable. Many of us have taken part in back=
yard bird counts, breeding bird surveys, migration counts and more. Some of=
 us have discovered unknown bird populations, previously unknown concentrat=
ion points, and of coarse numerous vagrants. <br clear=3D"none">&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For me, I can=E2=80=99t help but think abou=
t my footprint on the earth, whenever I plan a trip. That is why I am gener=
ally not seen at rare bird stakeouts or out chasing individual birds. I fin=
d these activities to be way too consumptive. Instead, I tend to search for=
 the interesting birds near my home. Or if I do venture far, I try to spend=
 significant periods of time there, pick up goods along the way and/or fill=
 my vehicle with other birders in an attempt to lower our collective footpr=
int. In doing this I have missed out on seeing some rarities. However, I ha=
ve found a fair number of my own and have made other discovers of importanc=
e (i.e. hawk migration concentration points).<br clear=3D"none">&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There are still many discoveries we can mak=
e. As the climate changes, unusual phenomenon could become more common. Sea=
-ice is being reduced allowing sea- birds to cross from the Pacific to the =
Atlantic Basin. Storm strengths are increasing which will leave more displa=
ced birds far from their normal ranges. Breeding and wintering ranges are m=
oving north. There are so many things to discover and document. <br clear=
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