Hello Birders,
I been taken of many times from my Job, this to chase after a rare Bird, i
enyoy it, and it is exiting for me, when i find the bird is still around. I
dont make a Life-list oc a year-list or a county list. So what kind of
birder i belong to? I myself dont realy care What there will call me.
Ienjoy what i am doing without try to please the next Person.
Ruth Sullivan

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> From: Greg Pelletier <greg at halcyon.com>
> To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Twitchers
> Date: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 10:47 AM
>
>
> On 10/21/98, Joyce Meyer wrote: "Even while twitching, s/he is a birder
who
> is birding..."
>
> Toss out the word "birder" for me! It's too broad and includes hunters.
> I don't want to be lumped together with guys who blast the wings off a
duck,
> twirl it to break the neck, and toss it into the back of the boat.
>
> When I go looking for a bird, I don't want to kill or maim birds, trample
> underbrush, or blast trees with shot... No way. I just want to look,
learn,
> and let live.
>
> So we need a new word for wildlife watchers. "Birdwatching" is too namby
> pamby and doesn't describe the act of hiking, scrambling, and outdoor
> survival required to get to the "watching" part. Anybody got any ideas?
>
> Footnote:
> American Heritage dictionary definitions for birder: 1. a bird watcher
2.
> a breeder 3. hunter.
> birding: 1. to observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings.
> 2. To trap, shoot, or catch birds
>
>
> Tammy
> Visit "Peepers: South Puget Sound Bird Sightings"
> http://www.halcyon.com/greg/peep.htm