Amen, Phil,

	When I went birding along the Rio Grande 2 mos. ago I
	found Sabal Palm Preserve and the downriver lands
	S. of Falcon Dam were completely cut off and Anzalduas
	County Park was very restricted . . . but the "everyday" stuff
	is just as noisome.

	Leo

On Aug 14, 2010, at 5:29 AM, Phil Davis wrote:

> Whenever I hear of encounters like this, I feel a mixture of  
> sadness and anger ... what it means, in a very trite and overused  
> saying, is that the terrorists have won!
>
> Prior to 9/11, this interaction would not have happened (except at  
> Dover AFB, but that's another story ...) and now, after 9/11, we  
> birders have been deprived of something that we had before. Not to  
> say that security implications aren't important or necessary, but  
> we should have the ability to "sign in" or somehow otherwise  
> register, to be able to continue an activity that we used to  
> enjoy ... and preferably not have to pay $50/hr for a security  
> escort, as is now the case on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. In  
> an analogous fashion, we all can still fly on commercial aircraft,  
> albeit with a myriad of regulations and processes; however, when it  
> comes to certain birding locations, we are just totally  
> shutdown ... Sigh ...
>
> Phil
>
>
> At 18:56 08/13/2010, Colin McAllister wrote:
>> Please be cautious ... I was just trying to view the airport  
>> grounds from Fooks Rd., south of the airport, and I was asked to  
>> leave by a MD state trooper ...he stated "its probably not the  
>> best idea to look over a secure area with binoculars, when there  
>> are no planes coming or going ...  I should probably look for  
>> birds elsewhere".
>> (snip)
>
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