On Sat, 14 Dec 1996 jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca wrote:

> a young bear around through the summer-fall seasons. What really irked me,
> though, was the Blue Jays, Kentucky Warblers and Acadian Flycatchers
> singing away in the background! Obviously, the producer had decided that
> the resident Winter Wrens, Steller's Jays and ravens were not enough to
> hold the listener's interest. Instead, they grabbed a tape of the eastern
> hardwood forest and cut and pasted as they saw fit. It definitely made me
> wonder if any other part of the whole production was as equally false. I
> suppose it wouldn't matter to 98% of the viewers but it stuck in my craw.

This always reminds me of a show I watched on one of the educational
networks about Bald Eagles and their recovery. Beautiful shots of them
flying around, then we zoom in to get a good look at the eagle, he opens
his mouth and does the best damned Red-tailed Hawk impression you've ever
heard. Mockingbirds and mynahs, look out....seems like all the NW birds
are getting into this impression thing...:)

Sorry about the show, I know how it ruins your feeling about its genuine
nature.

-Pat
scott931 at uidaho.edu