New calendar year

Now's a great time to read or re-read the American Birding Association Code
of Birding Ethics. http://listing.aba.org/ethics/ It's well written.

In the ABA Code of Birding Ethics, in bold typeface: "Please Follow this
Code and Distribute and Teach it to Others".

It directs, "...place the welfare of birds and the benefits of public
knowledge ahead of the company's commercial interests." I put it ahead of
personal tics and year "needs".

It reminds me to keep my bird feeding areas clean and safe, and, no matter
how much I want to share or brag about a rare bird, "evaluate the potential
for disturbance to the bird, its surroundings, and other people in the
area, and proceed only if access can be controlled, disturbance minimized,
and [explicit] permission has been obtained from private landowners."

I wish it were included as a necessary confirmation checkbox in any Big Day
and year reports, and in eBird checklist submissions. It would fit nicely
in cell A5 of Ken & Laurie Knittle's Washington Birder List Report form.

I carry a printed copy with me when bird watching and volunteering in the
field. It's a lightweight field guide.

Good Birding,
Kevin Lucas
Selah, WA

On Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 8:12 AM info <info at wabirder.com> wrote:


> Happy New Year.

>

> While you are thinking ahead to 2019 and your new birding goals, please

> remember that January 31, 2019 is the deadline to send Washington Birder

> your 2018 List Reports. Our goal is to have the List Report completed and

> on the website by February 15.

>

> List Report (and Big Day) forms are available on the Washington Birder

> website: http://www.wabirder.com/forms.html

>

> Include the year (2018) and your name on the form in the yellow

> highlighted boxes.

>

> Be sure to save the list after you have completed adding your totals, then

> you can easily attach it to an email *AND* it is very helpful for me if

> you include your name in the subject line of your email.

>

>

> Email your list report to: info at wabirder.com

>

>

> Prefer to mail your List Report?

>

> Washington Birder

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