Hi John
(and other Birding-Aus readers - this might save John from dozens of
similar responses!)
We've recently had a thread on this mailing list about releasing
nesting locations and precise details of records of threatened species.
Whilst none of your target species is (as far as I know) on any list
of threatened or vulnerable species, even for specific regions, many
people would be reluctant to pass on information for several reasons:
You've identified yourself only as "John B"
You are using a Yahoo webmail address, so it's impossible to verify
your identity
You haven't given us the name of the institution where you are doing
your research
You haven't given much information about your level of study (POst-doc?
PhD? Masters? College occasional paper?)
etc
I'd be very reluctant to pass on nesting info or anything else without
some proper contact details - yes, I know you'd need to use webmail
while you are travelling, but I think it's important for researchers to
establish their bona fides.
Sorry to appear so negative about this - but we've been through some
interesting cases before, including an American researcher who was
killing Bowerbirds as part of a study that intended no positive
outcomes for the species, or even for birds in general. I think it is
good practice to establish more clearly who you are, and where you are
from, and then perhaps by private email give a little detail about your
research, before people start offering precise local information, or
invitations to join a banding project.
Best of luck with your research, and I hope you enjoy your visit -
we'll look forward to hearing some more details in due course, and
perhaps some of the outcomes of your study!
Cheers
Russell Woodford
Birding-Aus List Owner
Geelong Victoria Australia
http://www.birding-aus.org
On 08/02/2005, at 2:20 PM, J B wrote:
Sorry folks, rookie mistake. I don't want to stuff up
the system. Please send responses to the enquiry
regarding warbler, finches and silvereye to:
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