Birders, It's just come to my attention that the owners who first reported the Varied Thrush and many of the neighbours where the Varied Thrush has been regularly coming to are very FED UP with birders coming to see the bird. Specifically birders trespassing onto private property and paying little regard for the people living in the area (i.e. throwing garbage, being disrespectful to people living in the area, and parking in non-parking areas). This absolutely CANNOT BE TOLERATED. I had assured the owners before reporting the bird that birders are polite, courteous people, who would be unobtrusive. I guess I've been proven wrong.
The owners and the neighbours are asking birders NOT come to see this bird, as they are very upset with the behavious exhibited by several people looking for the bird. Collectively they've agreed that if people continue showing up, they will stop putting feed out. We need to collectively think how our individual actions impact everyone else and be better neighbours. Ken Burrell [email protected] http://burrellbirding.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
