Birding from a chair offers three advantages (over walking) when one's
focus is on watching behaviour. These are: 1) You are less likely to
disturb the birds 2) if the chair has a back rest, it is much easier on the
neck when looking into the trees and 3) it is much easier to take notes
while sitting down. Whether I see more species while sitting as oppose to
walking is simply unimportant to me although I did enjoy watching the Red
Goshawk in Mt Isa. Although it is possible to observe behaviour while
walking, it is much more efficient to do so when sitting down.
Nowadays, I exclusively use a Handspring PDA with a portable keyboard to
take field notes. The PDA (and keyboard) fits in my shirt pocket and when I
get home I simply "hotsynch" the PDA to my computer ... no need to
transcribe or rewrite my notes. After leaving Mt Isa and Bob's great
company, Linda and I visited the Cassowary House (Phil and Sue Gregory) in
Kuranda. Not only did we encounter Cassowaries but we watched a Victoria
Riflebird perform displays in front of a female. In this situation, I
enjoyed viewing the drama from a comfort of chair.
Cheers, Jim
Dr Wm James Davis, Editor
Interpretive Birding Bulletin
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