Is the stretch of road public or private property?  If it is public property, birders (or anyone else for that matter) certainly have a right to walk on it without someone pulling out and discharging a shotgun. 

I agree with the earlier post that the incident should be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency.   Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA. USA
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