Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Sage Grouse Display and Blind at Leahy Lek
Date: Apr 11 07:51:44 2013
From: retief at deweydrive.com - retief at deweydrive.com


I don't know specifically about this location, but there certainly are
many other locations of various types of grouse where blinds are
present:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nebraska/recarea/?recid=10636

This link is to a US site, there are others on private lands. Given
that the site noted talks about moving the blinds each year, I would
imagine they only move them during the "off-season", it would not seem
to me that the blinds, per se, would be the issue. Now, I could see
problems if this blind was put up after the season started, especially
if done when birds were present.

Quoting khanh tran <khanhbatran at hotmail.com>:

> Ruth:
>
> Thanks for your report.
>
> Last week, I made an inquiry to Dr. Schroeder about the blind near
> the Leahy Lek. I, too, was suspicious about it when it was first
> reported several weeks ago. Dr. Schroeder mentioned 'they' are not
> suppose to have a blind out there, and the result is that the birds
> may respond to the disturbance by moving.
>
> He forwarded my written concern to the other biologists near that
> area. Hopefully, the issue will be addressed and clarified soon.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Khanh Tran
>