Hello Joe and tweeters.
I was so lucky to seeing the Siberian Accentor in Tappen BC twice .One sighting with Patrick on 04-03-94.The second trip with Bob Norton on 04-08 -94.Both times as we called needed reservation to sit only so many birders ion to the small room where the looking was to the yard where the birds was seeing.So far I know no one was allowed in to the front yard,since the owner made it very clear to enter from the back door and don't disturb this bird.Than I had my first new brand new camera and took photos from the inside,and the photo was published in the Volume 3 of "The Birds of British Columbia" There are 4 Volume of this Big Books.

Cheers Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: Joemeche at aol.com
To: dgranstrand at charter.net
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Olympia's Redwing vs. Vancouver's Dusky Thrush(was:Saying Goo...


Tweeters all,

I remember the Dusky Thrush and the ensuing hullabaloo (for lack of a better word). We heard about it while, coincidentally, observing a Brambling on the Lummi Flats, northwest of Bellingham. We left the flats and drove north toward Langley, BC, and into the teeth of a blizzard! By the time we reached Blaine, it was a full-blown whiteout. We followed precise directions and by the time we reached the correct address and viewed the Dusky one, there was a foot of snow covering the ground! 4WD rules!

That Siberian visitor was at or near the same location for some time, and from what I've gleaned from BC acquaintances, the property owners "vowed" that they would "never let this happen again." Apparently, from first-, second-, and third-hand accounts, some birders (from as far away as Nova Scotia) ignored all birdwatching ethics and common courtesies and "trashed and trampled" the property owners' yard in pursuit of this bird. I've had occasion to use the phrase, "Dusky Thrush Syndrome," whenever people wondered whether or not they should alert others as to a rare bird that might be on their property.
The location of the Great Gray Owl in Whatcom County the past three winters remains a secret because of....the Dusky Thrush Syndrome.

Of course, no one who subscribes to Tweeters would be guilty of this kind of aberrant behavior, but it's those "other guys" we have to keep an eye on.

Cheers, for the remaining winter birding months,
Joe Meche
Editor, the Avalanche / Birding Programs Coordinator
North Cascades Audubon
Bellingham, WA


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