Hello, all.

 

I echo Diane's sentiments.  Having been warned by others, when I go birding I usually leave my purse at home and take my money/DL/credit card on my person.  The storage bag for my camera and binocs, even when empty, goes into my car trunk.  I follow this procedure pretty much wherever I go to bird.

 

Kathy Reiser

Washington DC~
 
> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:16:17 -0700
> From: 
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Beware if birding at Patuxent Refuge/Laurel Md!
> To: 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I want to post this warning to my fellow birders/hikers who may park at the National Wildlife Visitors' Center in Laurel, Maryland. On June 2nd, I was there setting up my artwork, and while I was in the building-car locked-
> someone got into my car. The thieves took my 35mm SLR with a telephoto conversion lens, and ransacked my
> purse ( yep I left it-duh!)-my soc. card, credit card, driver's license, atm card, checks and receipts.
> 
> Please be aware of your surroundings, and parking area. This is a $1,000+ loss for me. I don't want
> it to happen to anyone else.
> 
> Safe birding!
> 
> Diane Ford/Bethesda, Md.
> 
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