Whenever I go out birding with a talkative group I always find myself
becoming impatient with their chatter and move out ahead of them. Their
chatting is often nothing to do with birds or birding, just social, family
or kitchen table stuff. No amount of shushing seems to have any effect - I
often wonder why they have bothered coming out because they tend to miss
lots of birds anyway even if they do quiet down briefly, the birds having
moved on. Such chatting should be reserved for bird call time.
Grumpy old Tony.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Alan
Gillanders
Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 3:54 PM
To: Allan Richardson; Philip Veerman
Cc:
Subject: Chatting while bird watching in a group
G'day Allan,
I have a Golden Bowerbird which responds positively to my voice (sometimes).
I do not feed this bird or offer him any enticements. One time when I
approached the bower there was a group already there who informed me that
the bird was not around. I new better as I had heard him quietly doing his
not very good Crimson Rosella imitations. I got everyone set up around the
bower at a distance which would not upset the bird and spoke loudly, "Good
morning handsome." He came down to a nearby sapling before heading over to
his favourite perch from which to watch his bower. All had good looks.
On reflection it might have been, "G'day Stupid." It is not only this bird
which is somewhat disturbed.
Regards,
Alan
Alan's Wildlife Tours
2 Mather Road
Yungaburra 4884
Phone 07 4095 3784
Mobile 0408 953 786
http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Richardson
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:02 PM
To: Philip Veerman
Cc:
Subject: Chatting while bird watching in a group
Hi Phil,
I reckon the chatting would mean your list for the day would be lower, not
because of flushing birds (unless someone is unduly loud), but because of
missing birds while your mind isn't on the job at hand.
Nevertheless - birds do have a way of being obvious sometimes when folk are
relaxed.
Allan Richardson
Morisset NSW
On 11/07/2013, at 3:17 PM, Philip Veerman wrote:
> Peter wrote: "I'm also wondering if making voice notes ever spooks birds."
> That struck me as amusing. Mainly because my formative birding years
> were as a young teenager with the BOCA in the early 1970s. I recall
> many loud chatterings among excited people looking at birds. Amusing
> chat of people talking not just amongst but to themselves. Social
> groups are still like that. Surely Peter has also been with a group of
> birders looking at birds and discussing what it is - or discussing the
> weather or football or anything else. And been able to see the
> reaction. Then again it is hard to know if people talking is what
> would make a bird move away. Yes of course for some birds quietness
> helps but I doubt that one person discretely talking into a machine
> held a few cm from their face is a problem.
>
> But thanks to Peter for adding a subject line........
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----From:
>
> On Behalf Of Peter
> Shute
> Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 3:35 AM To: Carl Clifford Cc:
> <> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Recorders for
> note taking - was (no subject)
>
>
> Has anyone tried these small recorders in the wind? It would be
> disappointing if you couldn't hear your notes later because of wind
> rumble.
>
> I'm also wondering if making voice notes ever spooks birds.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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