Birders et al, I agree with Ardith. Not all do this be it photographers, birders or others. Please please leave the PRWA along and do not capture it!! IF anything buy some mealworms, bugs to feed it i anything They are bug eaters NOT bread eaters for goodness sake. Bread is like rice it blows up in there tiny stomach and is not goo for them at all! Leave the bird along!!
Cheers, Mardi W. Dickinson http://kymry.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/MardiWD On Oct 25, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Ardith Bondi <ard...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Both times I viewed and then photographed the bird, the only ones feeding it > were neither birders nor bird - photographers. > > This bird seems to be managing fine in his unexpected habitat, and who's to > say that human intervention in his case wouldn't do more harm than good. Just > trying to capture it could injure it. The licensed rehabbers just make sure a > bird can fend for itself and release it in a park. > > Just like some bleeding heart human who decided the turkey that was doing > fine in Central Park was cold and needed to be captured, why do we always > think that human intervention is by definition better. The only thing I would > worry about is if some hawk gets him, and that could happen anywhere. > > If the bird isn't happy where it is, presumably it will fly off. What would > be interesting is to see what finally motivates it to go, if at all (cold > weather, leaves dropping from the trees?). The Scott's Oriole got fed by > humans all winter in and around Union Square Park and didn't leave until > April. If this bird becomes injured, that will be a different story, and by > all means, it should be held and fed the usual meal worms until it's better. > > Now, if you want to drive it to a swamp somewhere in the south, maybe around > April sometime, and perhaps introduce it to another PRWA - maybe do a little > matchmaking while you're at it, that might be doing it a favor. > > Ardith Bondi > > > > On 10/25/10 5:25 PM, david speiser wrote: >> The bird is staying around(possibly 3-4 weeks) because people are >> feeding it. This bird is not acting like a wild bird anymore, more like >> a house sparrow. >> The two days I went, random non-birders were feeding it, bologna , bread >> etc... They think its a canary. >> Whether a birder or photographer feeds the PRWA that's a different >> matter. Ultimately, the long term prognosis for this bird probably is >> not good unless a rehabber picks it up, feeds it properly and releases >> it away from one of the busiest spots in NYC. >> >> David Speiser >> www.lilibirds.com >> >> >> >> > From: phil.jeff...@gmail.com >> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:14:20 -0400 >> > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler-my experience >> > To: dri...@yahoo.com >> > CC: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu >> > >> > Everyone is *not* doing it, and in instances like this I think it >> > could be helpful to figure out who the photographer is. >> > >> > Phil Jeffrey >> > >> > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:32 PM, drilbu <dri...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> > > I just returned from viewing the Warbler at the NYPL. >> > > I was very annoyed to witness a photographer feeding the bird pieces of >> > > bread to tease it out from behind the bushes. When I confronted the >> > > photographer, he said to me, everyone is doing it. >> > > >> > > Whether everyone was doing it or not, it is wrong and in no way >> justifies >> > > his action. >> > > I think as people who love and respect wildlife we should speak out >> when we >> > > see endangering migratory >> > > birds by feeding them. >> > > >> > > Shari Zirlin >> > >> > -- >> > >> > NYSbirds-L List Info: >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME >> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES >> > >> > ARCHIVES: >> > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html >> > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >> > >> > Please submit your observations to eBird: >> > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> > >> > -- >> > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
