Subject: [Tweeters] Bad [human] behavior at Ridgefield NWR and some
Date: Jan 27 13:37:27 2014
From: retief at deweydrive.com - retief at deweydrive.com


Interesting, Lyn, thanks for the info. I plan to contact Fish &
Wildlife to understand this a bit better. I can see a safety issue
with a moving vehicle, I am not sure I understand the issue if the
vehicle is stationery. The rest of the bits make sense, especially
from a safety perspective. I wonder how they would feel about the old
Subaru Brat "pickup" which has seats in the open back?

I also question the advisability of publishing peoples license plate
numbers this way, especially for an issue such as this.

Bill Dewey
Marysville, WA
www.thefocusedeye.com

Quoting Lyn Topinka <pointers at pacifier.com>:

> hi ... FWIW ... according to Fish & Wildlife - standing in the
> sunroof DOES violate the "spirit" of the "stay in your car" ...
> here's the paragraph from their website ... Lyn
>
>
>> Seasonal Stay In Your Car Requirement - From October 1 to May 1,
>> visitors to the Auto Tour Route are required to stay in their car
>> other than at the entrance parking lot and observation blind
>> parking lot. If all visitors respect this rule, wildlife
>> disturbance will be reduced affording everyone a better wildlife
>> viewing opportunity. Logic and safety should dictate appropriate
>> behaviors! Standing on pick-up running boards, sitting in an open
>> hatchback or trunk, standing in the back of pick-ups, using open
>> car window as seats, wildlife viewing through open car doors,
>> sitting on the roof, and standing in the sunroof all violate the
>> spirit of the 'stay in your car' requirement! As a matter of
>> safety, behaviors inappropriate for other public roads (e.g.
>> driving with the doors open) are equally inappropriate for Refuge
>> roads.
>
>
>
>
>
> At 12:31 PM 1/27/2014, Wilson Cady wrote:
>> Photographing birds at the Ridgefield NWR from a vehicle with a
>> sun/moon roof does not violate the rule on staying in your vehicle.
>>
>>
>> Wilson Cady
>> Columbia River Gorge, WA
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Hal Michael <ucd880 at comcast.net>
>> To: A & S Hill <60stops2home at kalama.com>
>> Cc: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bad [human] behavior at Ridgefield NWR and
>> some beautiful birds
>> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:25:45 +0000 (UTC)
>>
>> Just for clarification. How is opening up the sun/moon roof,
>> standing, and taking pictures different from rolling down the
>> window and sticking the camera/binos out the window?
>>
>> Hal Michael
>> Olympia WA
>> 360-459-4005 (H)
>> 360-791-7702 (C)
>> ucd880 at comcast.net
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> From: "A & S Hill" <60stops2home at kalama.com>
>> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 11:46:38 PM
>> Subject: [Tweeters] Bad [human] behavior at Ridgefield NWR and some
>> beautiful birds
>>
>> Sunday (today), we took advantage of our last ?free? day (before
>> the house painters come) to try out our new spotting scope.
>> Paradise Point State Park off Exit 16 I-5 S was our first stop,
>> only because we?ve never been there. It was a short trip. I did get
>> to see some Golden-Crowned Kinglets ?up close? with the scope,
>> though. Very nice.
>>
>>
>>
>> Next, we stopped in the City of Ridgefield and parked near the
>> Public Works on Division Street. I was too busy marveling at the
>> birds through the scope to take photos. We saw all the usual ducks,
>> geese, herons, cranes and coots. There was such a cacophony of
>> Red-winged Blackbirds going on that I felt the need to record a bit
>> of their overlapping (and overwhelming) songs. It was just heavenly.
>>
>>
>>
>> As we walked along the path back toward the car, a lone European
>> Starling high up on a wire decided to mark the occasion by adding a
>> wet spot to the tripod I had slung over my shoulder. Luckily the
>> splash only hit my fingers and not my face or the new scope. Ha!
>>
>>
>>
>> The final stop was the auto tour of the River S Unit at Ridgefield
>> NWR. The beautiful weather brought out many visitors, three of whom
>> could not seem to understand the concept of Staying in Their
>> Vehicles. Pictures of the offenders ? with license plates ? can be
>> seen here: <http://flic.kr/s/aHsjRivuxo>http://flic.kr/s/aHsjRivuxo
>>
>>
>>
>> My husband was lucky enough to see an American Bittern up close,
>> among other gorgeous birds. A Great Egret had blood all over its
>> beak from a recent kill. Here?s a link to his flickr photostream:
>> <http://flic.kr/ps/zMtT9>http://flic.kr/ps/zMtT9
>>
>>
>>
>> I got a few ?lucky shots? myself. Hooded Mergansers and the Bald
>> Eagle pair were highlights for us. Some are posted on my flickr
>> photostream: <http://flic.kr/p/jwUJUH>http://flic.kr/p/jwUJUH This
>> link is for the Merganser photo.
>>
>>
>>
>> It was a perfect way to end our weekend!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Amy Hill
>>
>> Kalama, Washington
>>
>> 628 feet up in Cowlitz County
>>
>> 60stops 2 home at kalama dot com
>>
>> Artlessfun at yahoo dot com
>>
>>
>>
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Bill Dewey
www.thefocusedeye.com
Marysville, WA