I echo Rob's remarks. I'm doubly troubled as I'm a lifelong resident of Olympia and I have been really pleased that
the residents on the westide of town have seemingly welcomed the influx of birders. Everything was going so well.

I'm also planning a trip to British Columbia in the very near future and I very much want to see British Columbians
treated here as I wish to be treated when I'm visiting British Columbia.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, Washington
Reply to: mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005, Rob McNair-Huff wrote:

> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:46:31 -0800
> From: Rob McNair-Huff <rob at whiterabbits.com>
> To: David Allinson <passerine at shaw.ca>, Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Redwing incident
>
> A quick note to David and others involved in whatever took place in
> Olympia today. Rest assured that all birders, no matter what their
> nationality or persuasion, are welcome at the Redwing site and anywhere
> else. As long as we all make an effort to watch birds ethically, we
> should be able to get along. I don't know the details of today's
> incident. The story disturbs me.
>
> --
> Rob McNair-Huff ---------- Tacoma, WA
> Author of Birding Washington (Falcon Publishing, 2004)
> and Insider's Guide to the Olympic Peninsula (Globe Pequot, 2001)
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