Subject: A generation of birders (fwd)
Date: Jun 9 07:29:29 1994
From: CAROL SCHUMACHER - WNCAROLS at VAX2.WINONA.MSUS.EDU

So enjoyed Rob Scott's persepectives....maybe they hit close to where I've been
too. After a year or two of intense birding mosting in one location
in my town, I'd try to explain my interests.....

I don't bird to list but I list
I don't bird to submit Seasonal Report and Nest Record but I do
I dont' bird to chase but I do enjoy seeing birds I've never seen before
and those I've never seen before
I bird to challenge my eyes, ears, spirit, perspective
I bird to add my observations to the big picture
I bird for the exercise.....much prefer walking
I bird for the rhythm of the seasons I've come to tune to and that represent
seasons of my spirit too
I bird for the spiritual sense that requires me to slow down, be quiet with
to enjoy
I bird to be in the stunning river bluffs that are the cradle of Winona
I bird for peak experiences.....I never now what this day will bring.....
but I'll never forget the first nest I documented and the awe of
watching the female Broadwing blend with her nest
I bird for the connections and dear friends I've made
I bird for the shear excitement that the first record Curlew Sandpiper
allowed me to express (first in MN)
I bird for the joy of standing in poison ivy watching a stunning male
Prothonatary feed three virutally hidden gray young and alternately
sing
I bird to see all parts of Minnesota and the diversity of this state
I bird to see the world.....what an excuse to see Costa Rica, Manzanillo,
all the places I've never been.
I bird.....an uncommon love I share with all I can helping them connect
with a world of knowledge unknown to them

Carol Schumacher WNCAROLS at Vax2.Winona.MSUS.edu Winona, MN