Hi Tweeters,

See the American Birding Association ethical guidelines below. If it is read carefully the use of playback for rare birds is addressed.

http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html

I was at a rare bird place earlier this year and a small group of birders arrived and did not even look or listen for the bird one little bit before whipping out the the Ipod, and it turned out they did not need this little bit of gadgetry and got to see the bird anyway.

Kathy
Roosting in Kent, near Lake Meridian
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