Ah, ethical tension. This issue is not linear. Stressing, harming birds - particularly rarer or declining species - certainly not good overall.
However, not sharing hinders opportunities to train & influence newer birders on how to enjoy rarer species without stressing them. Perhaps sharing brings responsibility, to know & share good techniques, to discourage and/or report out of bounds behavior, to monitor shared birds. I like the idea of sharing by request, but be aware that word gets out quickly. Conversely, there is intense frustration over inexact or tardy sharing. Perhaps 0% stressing/fatalities is an unrealistic goal, as it is in much of life. At this point in time I still lean towards sharing, but I'm also hearing people like Bob & Mike. Just a few thoughts, obviously not all in one direction. Al Schirmacher ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
