Just a minor quibble, but does anyone actually carry old magnetic tapes into the field any more? The field guide apps on my iPhone (I have several) contain the equivalent of a suitcase full of books and tapes. The Audubon app in particular is heavily loaded with songs and other vocalizations. If that's not enough, the whole Internet is at one's fingertips. And it all fits in your pocket.
-Geo On May 11, 2014, at 7:41 AM, "John and Sue Gregoire" <k...@empacc.net> wrote: > Heartily concur! It is much the sadder here with so many birders in so small > a place. > -- > John and Sue Gregoire > Field Ornithologists > Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory > 5373 Fitzgerald Road > Burdett,NY 14818-9626 > Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ > "Conserve and Create Habitat" > > On Sun, May 11, 2014 06:44, Susan Fast wrote: >> There have been several reports recently of local birdwatchers using playback >> tapes. Call me an old Fudd, but I remember not too long ago a lively >> discussion on >> the ethicality of using these tapes during the breeding season for personal >> gratification. But maybe there has been some recent research of which I am >> unaware. I still find the practice unethical, and am surprised to find it >> active in >> Ithaca, a supposed bastion of bird conservation. >> >> Steve Fast >> Brooktondale >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- > > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
