I agree with Susan, as do many others. The hostility on this Listserv
toward "the wrong kind of birders" is getting pretty old.

James Muller
Columbus, OH

On Sat, Nov 25, 2017, 4:25 PM Susan Carpenter <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I don't know you--and already tried sending you a private email but it
> came back as undeliverable-- but your email is needlessly negative and
> offensive. It was not necessary to call people sheep and chasers. Birders I
> personally know, including me, are trying to find crossbills on their own.
>
> Susan Carpenter
> Stow, OH
>
> ---- John Herman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> =============
> It would be good, if listers, when done being the usual "sheep" and chasing
> stake-out crossbills, would visit their local old cemeteries and local
> white pine groves for red crossbills. The extent of the invasion should be
> documented.
> JOHN  HERMAN
>
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