Again, how does one enforce that these rules are being complied with? Richard
Richard L. Wood, Ph. D. Hastings, MN rwoodphd at yahoo.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Pastor Al Schirmacher <pasto...@princetonfreechurch.net> To: mou-net at moumn.org; mnbird at lists.mnbird.net; Wisconsin Birding Network <wisbirdn at lawrence.edu> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:26:49 AM Subject: [mou] Rare Bird Disturbance - White-eyed Vireo in MN, Loggerhead Shrike in WI Seems that we have a clash of goals here. We want to see the rare birds. We want to protect the rare birds. Both are goods; both can be pursued in poor ways. Here's a few potential suggestions towards the solution side of this problem - mostly to pursue constructive discussion: 1) The person who originally sees the bird becomes the "project manager". She or he has the responsibility to learn the bird's status, then react accordingly. "Accordingly" could be a detailed post if there are no problems - a general post that requires backchannel contact to learn more details - or acting as the "guide" for viewing the bird with reasonable time constraints - or not posting at all - or.... 2) Birds in remoter locations might be more open to posting than urban birds, which might receive more birding pressure. For example, don't think the Lewis' Woodpecker in northern Wisconsin has received much pressure at all. 3) Moderators or acknowledged birding "authorities" could develop and distribute short lists and rules about posting rare birds. I'm not talking about something elaborate, rather, at most 8 1/2" by 11" sheet that can be quickly perused. 4) Birds that are published cannot be taped - perhaps a bit severe but would end the conflict. Thoughts? Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Mailing list membership available on-line at http://moumn.org/subscribe.html. ----- To unsubscribe send a blank email to mou-net-request at moumn.org with a subject of unsubscribe. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080729/75b6cc42/attachment.html