10-22-2016, 02:33 PM | #1 | |||
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Birding story
I know there are a few birders here. Thought you would appreciate this story from my priest.
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10-22-2016, 06:47 PM | #2 |
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Location: Bryson Shitty, NC
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Owl be damned.
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10-22-2016, 07:06 PM | #3 |
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I'm not a birder, but appreciate the hilarity of this story.
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10-24-2016, 08:56 AM | #4 |
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10-24-2016, 11:49 AM | #5 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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There is a little bit of debate within the birding community about "heard birds" and whether they should be counted as confirmed for various purposes. The strongest argument against usually comes down to this sort of thing.
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10-24-2016, 11:51 AM | #6 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton, OH
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Why am I not surprised that Kickstand knows things about the birding community.
I guess that's a question but I ended it with a period?
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05-02-2017, 08:58 AM | #7 |
Head Coach
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Location: North Carolina
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I am not informed enough to understand the significance of such things, but this same guy is on vacation in Europe and was just very excited to see a Spanish Imperial Eagle in the wild. Apparently only ~600 or so left.
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05-02-2017, 09:47 AM | #8 |
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Location: Burke, VA
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05-02-2017, 10:15 AM | #9 | |
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Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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I would agree that hearing is not seeing; two different senses. Since it's called bird watching I would think the whole seeing thing is what counts. |
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05-02-2017, 01:15 PM | #10 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Outsiders call it birdwatching. Insiders call it birding. I'm sure, in part, to try to skip past that exact argument. If the objective is essentially to verify that the bird is present, then hearing a clear call is enough information/evidence to do so, for nearly all purposes. In some cases, a call is a far more reliable indicator of the species than the visual appearance.
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05-02-2017, 03:31 PM | #11 |
Hall Of Famer
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Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
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So basically, the pompous ones call it birding and everyone else calls it what it is? |
05-02-2017, 03:50 PM | #12 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Nov 2003
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No, he's telling you that the act of identifying a bird does not rely on visual clues alone.
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05-03-2017, 09:12 AM | #13 |
College Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Arlington, VA
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My last house backed up to a county park with an unlit running path. We'd been there less than a month when we heard a bloodcurdling scream from the path in the night. I ran out there with a hefty flashlight to provide help. After the adrenaline ran down a bit, I realized I'd been duped by an owl. I'd hear owls a couple times a year at night while we lived there, and every time it would freak me out.
And hearing a bird absolutely counts. How else would you acknowledge nocturnal birds like owls? |
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