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Re: Hummingbird in Cecil County

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Leslie Starr

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Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:06:01 -0400

For what it's worth, the homeowner at the hummingbird site explained that she knew she had an unusual bird, so she went online to look for someone to tell. She found Marshall Iliff and thought he was in Maryland, as of course he used to be, and contacted him. So in this case the protocol started with science (eBird), which at least resulted in rigorous documentation. 


It's a shame the bird didn't stay longer. The homeowners' neighbor told me she had taken down her hummingbird feeder so the bird wouldn't be tempted to go to her house instead. Everyone was disappointed that more birders didn't have a chance to see it.



Leslie Starr
Baltimore






-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Ringler <>
To: MDOSPREY <>
Sent: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 3:32 am
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Hummingbird in Cecil County


Maryanne,
   I am sympathetic to the problem. It is not a new situation but this is
the way it has always been. I recall a similar problem more than twenty
years ago when an equally rare bird showed up with a problem of access. I
was invited to join a group going to see the bird. At the site I was
surprised that no local birdwatchers were there. When I suggested that they
should be contacted I was told that there was no obligation to notify local
people. It was up to the people in the know to inform whomever they chose.
   I doubt that a uniform policy can be developed. It has always been left
to the first person on the scene to decide what to do. Each situation of a
rare bird on private property is different and requires different handling
and regardless of how it is handled someone is always left out.
   Yes, I saw the Green Violetear at my first opportunity on Wednesday
morning and as instructed I told no one.
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD

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