With the recent question raised about the residents' sensitivity to birders accessing the private drive at Kirshner's Pond, I'm wondering if it might be wise for someone who either lives locally, perhaps member or officer of the Frederick Bird Club, or other active member of the birding community who has the time and capacity, to make contact with the residents and learn what they are comfortable with?  It has been raised that some local birders are afraid of losing access to this site all together if the landowners become uncomfortable with birders' behavior.  It might be very informative to learn, for example, if they don't want anyone walking along the private drive, stepping on the grass, etc.  It might bode well also for someone to explain just what is going on, why the sudden interest, etc and sort of "represent" the birding community to them, and also explain that any concerns or explicit instructions they may have would be communicated to the
 birding community.

I know there are several active birders out there with expertise in these types of diplomatic relations, as they have done well in facilitating access to several feeder rarities over the last year.  I'm wondering if some similar, albeit scaled-down version of this process could be put into place in this situation?  Realizing, of course, that we may be limited as to who is geographically proximate enough to the sighting to take this on.  No expectations, just putting the suggestion out there.

Ross Geredien
Edgewater/Annapolis

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