tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post7155571003927036058..comments2024-03-16T21:08:23.599-04:00Comments on Explorations of an Ecologist: Recent rare bird newsJosh Vandermeulenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796806080056515471noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-65468811130780959132015-10-27T15:46:27.336-04:002015-10-27T15:46:27.336-04:00Hi Anonymous,
Please know that these comments are...Hi Anonymous, <br />Please know that these comments are not about birders in general, or about doubting someone’s sightings if that bird is not also seen by a “super birder” in a “birding-bum clique”. This is about one particular individual, well known in the Ontario birding community to fabricate sightings time and time again. There are dozens of examples but I don’t think my blog is the right forum to discuss this. Please send me a private email if you wish.<br /> <br />I’m sorry that you have misinterpreted the situation here, accusing me (and others) of being elitist. It is too bad that you withhold sightings of rare species that others could enjoy but that is your choice.<br /><br />One of the great things about birding is encouraging others to join in and sharing the experiences with everyone, regardless of how long they have been birding or how experienced they may be. I know I always strive to be inclusive, and I hope I don’t come across as being exclusive or snobby.<br />Josh Vandermeulenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796806080056515471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-8026612999677769172015-10-26T15:55:04.922-04:002015-10-26T15:55:04.922-04:00Your two responses are a big reminder why fewer an...Your two responses are a big reminder why fewer and fewer birders I know post anything on ONTbirds anymore, including myself. Years ago I used to post there pretty regularly, around once/month. Based on chats with many of my birding friends and other birders out in the field, lots of folks have discovered that there were more and more self-proclaimed 'super-birders' ready to doubt their reports. Some of the people I know have decades of birding experience yet it's assumed they can't make a simple ID. Seems unless a bird is seen by someone in one of these little birding-bum cliques, it has not officially been seen. Meanwhile, many great birds (like the nice Varied Thrush a good friend of mine photographed last week) go unreported to the birding community, which to me is a shame. How about trying to encourage every birder, regardless of how 'credible' YOU think they are? It's no wonder new birders are put off when folks walk around with this mentality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-55186054434607727862015-10-24T15:15:17.195-04:002015-10-24T15:15:17.195-04:00Yes Anonymous, the flycatcher was reported the nex...Yes Anonymous, the flycatcher was reported the next day by only one person who claimed they saw it. There is one key word in Josh's comment that explains why it was a one-day wonder and not a two-day wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-64659190176493007682015-10-24T11:36:51.453-04:002015-10-24T11:36:51.453-04:00I stand by my original comment. I stand by my original comment. Josh Vandermeulenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796806080056515471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-26174872323678679352015-10-24T10:51:20.423-04:002015-10-24T10:51:20.423-04:00I don't have my email in front of me but prett...I don't have my email in front of me but pretty sure the Ash-throated Flycatcher was reported on Ontbirds again on Thursday. Two-day wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8130980035846282323.post-5995391628916224562015-10-23T14:02:22.590-04:002015-10-23T14:02:22.590-04:00Plus another White-winged Dove this week along the...Plus another White-winged Dove this week along the north shore of Lake Superior, coming to a feeder at Pearl.Alan Wormingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06595578301155470357noreply@blogger.com