I watch this very much from the sidelines, I don’t get out to bird as often as most of you do, but I will put in a very friendly 2¢. Please don’t jump on me for putting this out there.
I enjoy watching the ebb and flow of the natural world via this list. I enjoy seeing that are crossbills out on the parkway or a merlin in Oceanside. (BTW - I’ve never seen a crossbill, so it would be exciting for me.) I actually enjoy the short essays and wish I was there. "If I have the opportunity to get away from my desk," I think, "that’s where I’ll go.” I sincerely suggest that everyone take a deep breath (or two or three). This time of year is stressful for many reasons - particularly this year. Let’s just be kind to our fellow birders and understand that no list is perfect for everyone. Frankly, I’d rather read this list’s emails than the 75 I get with advertisements and news I’m sick over. My only advice is, if you don’t care for it, delete it. It’s just an email. If you have a better method or want different info, create a new list. I know very well how hard it is to cultivate a list. It’s hard work and takes years to build something substantial and useful. You simply can’t please everyone - and those people will move on to something that fits better for them. Thank you to everyone who posts and shares - it is appreciated, at least by me. Be kind to each other. Happy Birding & (as always) I hope to get out there soon. Peace Out! Sue Herbst > On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:55 AM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > And there it is right there. "It seems that in reporting, like life, one > man's ceiling is another man's floor." > > All it takes is a bit of common sense (I know it is not common), to figure > out what might be interesting and how often to report. Some get it while > others well...want to be heard and that too, is okay. > > Perhaps, rather than kvetching over what should be posted, folks would be > better off getting out there and finding birds. If successful, post them > using whatever medium but ensuring (if the find is noteworthy) that it > reaches the wider birding community. Which is where this discussion kicked > off - see the Brooklyn ATFL. > > Shaming anyone into not posting because of posting what "you" deem to be > unworthy is non productive and just serves to alienate and drive people away. > I have seen this happening already where many folks have resorted to creating > text groups or using other tools of communication that shield them from the > too oft critics that seem to spend more time criticizing than reporting > anything. > > Furthermore, let's hope this argument on which audience or what NYS birds > cater to is now beaten to death never to raise its head again. > > Inclusive not exclusive this thing of ours should be. > > -------- > "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule > of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ > Frederick Douglass > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> The Art of War > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > >> (\__/) >> (= '.'=) >> (") _ (") >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com <http://www.birdingdude.blogspot.com/> > > On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Mike <mike...@optonline.net > <mailto:mike...@optonline.net>> wrote: > >> See, I would have just assumed the CBS News crew was on the scene because >> the the rabid coyote was also in the running for a cabinet post. >> >>>> Indeed, with S. 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