Excellent idea Nadine!! I'd contribute a little something, I think most people would. :)
I LOVE that you take Blue birding with you! He's such a cool cat!! He's catching me up with the life list!! LOL
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:39:23 -0700
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From: Nadine Drisseq <drisseq.n at gmail.com>
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To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Charity
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Hi folks,
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I recently noticed that in the UK, it is common when they have rare bird
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chases on private property, eg. such as a Common Nighthawk that was found
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in someone's garden last month, that the leaders & homeowners raise money
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for charity, charging a small fee for folks to see the bird.
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If I had known of this tradition, I would have charged for folks to see the
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Hooded Oriole I once had in my King County yard.
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By way of example, the Red-flanked Bluetail and the Siberian Accentor had
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SO many visitors to people's yards, that much money could have been raised
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for a local bird rehab, an honor I would have been happy to have organised
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(so please think of me if you need help doing this in the future).
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In the UK, they also raise money for medical concerns such as a spinal
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unit. Here we can raise money for research into diseases so badly needed
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(eg. such as breast/prostate cancer or ALS). I would have been so happy to
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have given $ to see that bird. I suggest sliding scale, to prevent
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excluding folks, especially young birders who can't even afford a scope,
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let alone have to have parents drive them to their chases. I know we have a
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lot of generous and very kind birders here in the state. In doing so, the
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homeowners might also feel more lenient towards having a long line of
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scopes pointed at their homes, if they felt some good they could empathise
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with was coming from it. (Although some homeowners may be beyond reach
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with regard to that, I admit.)
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Thank you so much for hearing me on this subject. I am sure it's not new
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here, and must have been done before here, but just not in my experience. I
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would love to hear of times when it has been done.
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Excellent Owloweening to all!
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N Drisseq
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Ps. Ok OK. I also admit to being the birder who brought her cat to the Snow
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Bunting. His life list is growing, currently only at 89, since he's only
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two years old and 'indoors only'. Luckily, we live by a small lake so he
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gets waterbirds. But that was his first vagrant. Let's hear it for Blue! He
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only sees birds, he never "gets" them though. He really enjoys visiting
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with the very tame Canada Geese, it's so funny.
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