And besides harassment of birds using playback can mislead other birders by adding a heard but unseen species to their birding list when the playback user is out of sight but within hearing range. I have seen this happen to a pretty well known ornithologist. Sandra LL Gaunt Sent from my iPhone > On May 25, 2017, at 10:28 PM, KimbaJ <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Very well said. And I will add, pack out your trash and cigarette butts, please. > > > From: Matthew Valenic <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:16 PM > Subject: [Ohio-birds] Respecting Nature > > Some of you will appreciate this and some will say "mind your own business", > but I believe this is my business - education. > > > > When a special bird visits we all want to see it, take pictures and get it > on our life list - no problem, I'm right there with you. But it's well > known that the use of recordings can be detrimental to the bird, especially > if it is defending a breeding territory. Nature conserves energy and > responding to a 'non-threat' (recording) wastes energy, an especially > dangerous situation with rain and colder than normal temperatures. Food > (caterpillars and winged insects) are slow to move and hypothermia is a real > possibility. > > > > Study your recordings before entering the area so you are familiar with > them, then use all your 'hunting' skills (be patient - be still) and hope > for the best. Sometimes you will be there in a resting period and have to > wait awhile to hear it sing or see it moving about looking for food. That's > all part of this game we play. If we are respectful of nature you can be > assured that it will come back to you in multiples! If we don't, we risk > hurting the bird or chasing it out of the area, then no one gets to enjoy > it. > > > > Thank you for reading this, > > > > Matt Valencic > > > > > > "It is in giving that we receive." > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]