[Tweeters] Summer Tanager issue

[Robert O'Brien via Tweeters]

Ha!   But not necessarily. I once photographed a banded gull down here,
sent it in and learned the year it was banded in the nest on the Kenai
peninsula
 It was indeed a teenager. Ha!

Bob obrien portland

On Saturday, January 4, 2025, Tom Benedict via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> I’d also suggest that anyone considering chasing this bird take a moment

> to reconsider how important ticking another bird on your life list really

> is. It might be very important, for many reasons, and you should go ahead

> and make a gracious visit. But it’s more ephemeral and simply a ’nice to

> have’ experience, maybe give it a miss.

>

> BTW, I read an amusing post about this bird where it was described as a

> “Teenager”. Or maybe that was spellcheck.

>

> Tom Benedict

> Seahurst, WA

>

> > On Jan 4, 2025, at 19:19, Doug Santoni via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> >

> > Randy / Tweeters —

> >

> > It’s unfortunate but understandable that the resident living in the

> Summer Tanager feeder location would be perturbed by the number of visiting

> birders.

> >

> > One thought for this and similar situations…bring a bag of birdseed or

> suet to the resident, consider giving the resident a modest gift card,

> bring some packaged chocolate or cookies. Offering some tangible (even

> modest) expression of gratitude might smooth some ruffled feathers

> (deliberate analogy!).

> >

> > Doug Santoni

> > Dougsantoni at gmail dot com

> > Seattle, WA

> >

> >

> >> On Jan 4, 2025, at 1:42 PM, Randy Robinson via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

> >>

> >> I just received an email from the people who live at the house where

> the Summer Tanager is being seen. They are very upset with the number of

> people showing up to view the feeders.

> >>

> >> I am the author of Birder's Dashboard. Apparently, a birder told them

> that the sighting was posted on the dashboard, and that's why they

> contacted me. All the sightings on the dashboard come from eBird.

> >>

> >> Randy Robinson

> >> Seattle

> >> rwr dot personal at gmail dot com

>

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