Chris Hill:
>Even if this Great Gray sticks around, I think it's a shame if it really
>has become "flighty" around humans (though, if the species ever ends up
>cohabiting with humans, they'll have to learn it sooner or later!).

As I mentioned in an earlier post, a peregrine bombed this thing (an
impressive, near-vertical stoop from 100 ft up or so) and drove it
to the woods.

So, I won't pin its flightiness on the banders with 100% surety.

It also likes both sides of a fairly busy highway, and about 10 cars were
there to view it, so the activity level was high and probably
stressful overall, with or without banders or birders.

- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
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