How else could birders over a broad area all observe the same bird at the same time?  Seems like dispersal is a good thing.  Or do you need to have all parts of the bird for it to count on a list?
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From: "Christopher R. Kankel" <>
Date: 2004/08/31 Tue AM 11:44:25 EDT
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Bombing Birds

Thought this group might be interested in this:
http://www.birdersunitedtodefeatbush.com/

According to this web site, a team of lawyers representing the Defense
Department has claimed:

"Bombing birds disperses them, so that more bird watchers can see them."

http://www.birdersunitedtodefeatbush.com/bombing.htm
http://www.birdersunitedtodefeatbush.com/policy.htm
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J. Steven Huy
Middletown, MD, USA

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