Today at Floyd Bennett Field I observed several individuals getting very close to snowies (less than ten feet) including one who was clearly not a birder or nature photographer chasing a bird around the grasslands with a cell phone. I flagged down a passing US Gov Police Officer and Pointed out the activity. He informed me that you are allowed to get as close to the wildlife as you like and do as you please. I then asked if he could call a ranger. He refused and then asked me why i wanted to report someone who was doing the same thing i was. to which I replied we were observing the wildlife from a distance of 100 yards or more not harassing it. he shook his head at me and drove away. by this time the worst of the three harassers had left so i let it go.
Dennis Hrehowsik -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
