On Monday, January 26, 2015 7:14 PM, Terry Witt <terrywitt@bellsouth.net> wrote: I appreciate your feedback and feelings. I read over the Australian birdwatching ethics reference you were kind enough to include – unless I misread it, they encourage restraint in using tape playback, but do not specifcally prohibit same. Particularly in groups, it is frequently much less disruptive to use song playback as opposed to multiple persons crashing through what may be very sensitive habitat. I make a point of contributing to all the conservation groups, and what little disturbance I make should be greatly offset by the dollars I send to help preserve natural areas. One mans opinion Terry Cannot believe this stirred up such a firestorm??? Thought you Aussies were a bit more friendly to visitors By the way, I have traveled in the past with tour groups (I was not the leader) using Pygmy Owl tapes in S and Central America, and Pearl-spotted Owlet in Africa to induce mobbing behavior. Not really much difference in using this technique and pishing when you think about it On Monday, January 26, 2015 6:38 PM, Experience the Wild <mike@experiencethewild.com.au> wrote: Hi Terry, You will find that you don’t need to do that to see birds here. True, some species are shy and more difficult to see, but patience, good field craft and perhaps the help of a local guide will get you onto the bird. There are a lot of keen and knowledgeable birders around Adelaide. The concept of using playback to induce mob behaviour is stressful to birds. Perhaps not up there with hunting, trapping and habitat destruction, but distressing nonetheless. It conflicts completely with accepted bird watching ethics in Australia. Sorry to be critical of a technique that you probably think is an accepted part of bird watching, but I urge you to think of the welfare of the birds and put that in front of your need to take a shortcut to get a good view. Hope you have a good time in South Australia and see lots of birds. Regards Mike Jarvis From:Terry Witt [mailto:terrywitt@bellsouth.net] Sent: Monday, 26 January 2015 10:24 PM To: Experience the Wild Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Mobbing behavior Birds can be easy to see, plus many individuals that are silent and would never be noticed may come to the tape as well. It works best with feeding flocks. Terry On Monday, January 26, 2015 3:31 AM, Experience the Wild <mike@experiencethewild.com.au> wrote: Why would you want to? —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Terry Witt Sent: Monday, 26 January 2015 6:19 PM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] Mobbing behavior I will be spending a month in S Australia Nov/Dec this year. In the US, tape of E Screech-Owl can be very effective in attracting a variety of small birds (at least in the East). Is there a similar species in S Oz that causes mobbing behavior?? Cheers Terry Witt Murfreesboro Tn, USA
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