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FW: MD birders bend rules in PA!!

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Bob Ringler

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Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:17:41 +0000

The following appeared on the Pennsylvania list serve recently.

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Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 



"The Prairie Falcon was observed crossing Britton Road 
near the intersection of Britton Road and Mud Level 
Road at 0715. As I approached the usual perch of the 
PRFA on Mud Level Road, I saw something that really 
IRRITATED me. Sitting with reverse lights on 150 
yards down the lane, was a vehicle parked in front of 
the "usual" perch of the PRFA. I can only assume that 
since the PRFA flew from that direction two minutes 
prior to my arrival of the "usual" perch, that this 
knucklehead in the vehicle couldn't resist driving 
ACROSS a landowner's field to get a better look at 
a PERCHED bird. They were actually IN part of the 
field in front of the perch! This is exactly the type 
of behavior I urged birders NOT to engage in, and here 
we are, with a pathetic display of birding ethics. I 
blocked the lane as the driver of this vehicle backed 
down the lane long enough to get the license plate. 
The vehicle was a newer model red Toyota 4 Runner, 
bearing a Maryland License plate number "32125". The 
vehicle was occupied by a male driver and a female 
driver in the passenger seat, and it drove down Duncan 
Road toward Route 533. If anyone knows who these 
individuals are, please pass along my utter 
disappointment in their inability to show respect 
toward the landowner and the PRFA. Hopefully someone 
says something to them, as I didn't get a chance since 
they rapidly exited the area." 

P.s. One can access the owner ID of the vehicle via 
the Maryland DOT, if 
they don't think it would be taking it too far....... 







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