Date:         Thu, 27 Jul 2000 18:04:19 -0400
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From:         paula sullivan <paulas@EROLS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Least Bittern / marsh bumbling
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Jim Felley wrote:

>    Please be aware that marsh bumbling for birds reaches
> an unethical limit when lines of people march through
> the marsh, or several people drag ropes with attached
> tin cans, etc.  This can also lead to loss of marshland
> through substrate compaction, etc.

It seems to me that an unethical limit is far surpassed "when lines of
people march through the marsh, or several people drag ropes with attache=
d
tin cans, etc." I am frankly shocked to think that the "tin can" techniqu=
e
has ever been used by birders. That kind of disruptive activity would
certainly be unacceptable for anyone who subscribes to the Birding Ethics
of the ABA.

Paula Sullivan
Alexandria, VA
paulas@erols.com

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