Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 13:02:32 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Shireen Gonzaga Subject: Re: Warning! Get a pass before birding at Patuxent Refuge MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mr. Boyle, I found your response to Ms. Darcey at the Patuxent Research Refuge quite insulting and condescending. In reading her original message, I believe she was expressing concern about birders going to places where active hunting was in progress. I don't understand how you can interpret her post as "snippy." Nor was it necessary to insult her by suggesting that a lot of federal employees were "painfully ignorant" about natural history. As a writer, I've personally interacted with many people at the USFWS and Forest Service, and I believe that a lot of them are thoughtful and well- informed people who are doing their best with a limited budget. Since you chose to air your comments on this list, I wish to publicly express my appreciation to Ms. Darcy -- she was simply trying to keep us safe. I believe you owe her a public apology. - Shireen Gonzaga -- Shireen Gonzaga Baltimore, MD whimbrel@home.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================