Photographers definitely can be incredibly inconsiderate and chase away rare 
(or not rare) birds (and then deny it).  Indeed, I remember the Gyrfalcon (like 
Ruff a bird I have never seen) spooked by a photographer at Blue Chip Farms who 
sacrilegiously uses the moniker “LarryBird.”  However, I am not sure calling 
the police is really the way to go.   So whether it’s birders v. photographers 
(redux), or anything of far more import in this world, not likely to change 
anytime soon.  In the words of Rodney King, c. 1992  -- who suffered a far 
greater indignity than missing a ruff or a gyrfalcon:

“People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? 
… I mean, we’re all stuck here for a while. Let’s try to work it out . . .”  
(Yeah, sure.)

Go Celts.

L. Trachtenberg
Ossining


From: bounce-122595008-26736...@list.cornell.edu 
[mailto:bounce-122595008-26736...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Karen McCaffrey
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:42 AM
To: Gus Keri <gusk...@zoho.com>; Mike <mike...@optonline.net>
Cc: Ken F <feus...@optonline.net>; NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Ruff at Heckscher Park - NO (Suffolk Co.)

While, that is a viable punishment, safety of the bird is paramount and birders 
will have to be birders and do their own due diligence.  In other words, find 
your own dam birds instead of chasing a list.
Just my opinion, YMMV.

Karen McCaffrey

From: 
bounce-122594973-76105...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:bounce-122594973-76105...@list.cornell.edu>
 [mailto:bounce-122594973-76105...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gus Keri
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:28 AM
To: Mike <mike...@optonline.net<mailto:mike...@optonline.net>>
Cc: Ken F <feus...@optonline.net<mailto:feus...@optonline.net>>; 
NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu<mailto:NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Ruff at Heckscher Park - NO (Suffolk Co.)

Why is the solution always to punish the good birders who only want to enjoy 
looking at these rare birds?
Why not punishing the misbehaving birders/photographers?
If you see someone breaking the law by harassing a migratory bird or stepping 
on restricted area to get closer to it, call the police and photograph them 
being arrested. Then post their photo on social media and let it be a lesson to 
all the misbehaving birders.
This collective punishment doesn’t help any bird or birder.
Gus


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---- On Thu, 24 May 2018 05:41:35 -0700 
Mike<mike...@optonline.net<mailto:mike...@optonline.net>> wrote ----

Probably another successful chase away thanks to the photographers on the scene 
last night who relentlessly chased the bird from one pool to the other despite 
being told that the bird was best observed and photographed from the car.

Unfortunately the solution may be to no longer post birds to the list until 
after they’re gone.

Mike Cooper
Ridge, LI
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On May 24, 2018, at 8:22 AM, Ken F 
<feus...@optonline.net<mailto:feus...@optonline.net>> wrote:
The previously reported Ruff at Heckscher State Park was not relocated this 
morning at about 7:00AM. However, it may still be here but becoming more 
elusive.

Ken Feustel
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