Good one Matt. Happy 4/1/13 to you too.

Larry

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
On Apr 1, 2013, at 4:48 AM, Matt Bartels wrote:

> I thought this might be of interest:
>
> "The Casual Birder - new documentary airs tonight on PBS
>
> You?ve watched the obsessive birders in ?The Big Year.? You?ve seen
> lives transformed by birding in ?The Central Park Effect.? Now, join
> us as we explore the world of the Casual Birder in a brand new
> documentary, narrated by Jonathan Franzen.
>
> The majority of people counted in national surveys as ?birders? are
> part of the unexplored ?Casual Birder? category. These people enjoy
> birds and sometimes identify and report them ? but they somehow find
> time for other priorities.
>
> We?ll explore the mindset of some of these birders to learn what
> makes them pursue birding with such occasional interest. How have
> theymanaged to continue working when a new state bird is publicized
> on the birding lists? Why are they willing to get a full night?s
> rest rather than rising before dawn to put in a full day in the
> field? And how are they able to keep up their not-quite-single-
> minded focus on a hobby they pursue now and then?
>
> We?ll talk to casual birders, their friends (who have no idea they
> have a marginal interest in birds), their spouses and children
> (never neglected for a bird), and hard-core birders (flummoxed) to
> sketch a picture of this little-understood sub-culture.
>
> Airing tonight on PBS (check local listings for times)
>
>
> Matt Bartels
> Seattle, WA
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