Dave Nunnallee wrote:

> Bird behavior changes are occurring because of local weather
> changes, which are the result of global warming, which is
> aggravated by rain forest deforestation, which is occurring
> because of increased demand for forest products, which is a
> direct result of human population growth.
>
> Now, my theory is that human population growth is occurring
> because we're so darned healthy, because we spend so much
> time in the fresh air chasing birds to document their
> behavior changes. Furthermore, as global warming increases,
> we're likely to spend even more time outside, causing us to
> be even more healthy, causing population growth to snowball
> even further.
>

You missed out the following...

that because of changing distributions, unusual birds turn up in unusual
places, causing thousands (let's not get faint hearted here) of birders to
jump into thousands cars, causing an increase in greenhouse gases......

Need I say more :-))))


Stuart MacKay

(an avid car driver, because the idea of cycling to Ocean Shores is a little
overwhelming)