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Thank you for the insightful article on bird watching [ENVIRONMENT, June 6]. The Sibley Guide to Birds is an informative and beautifully illustrated guide for any birder. Even more impressive is the possible impact David Allen Sibley's books may have on wildlife conservation. Bird watching is contagious; even our two indoor cats have become avid bird watchers, enjoying the view from our kitchen window. BEVERLY PROPEN Orange, Conn...
Because one of the feathery pleasures of a birding trip is to escape from current events, many such pilgrims had to return to civilization before hearing the news: Roger Tory Peterson, the world's most famous birder and the man who single-handedly opened up ornithology to the masses, had died...
...Sunday not long ago, several members of the fledgling organization circumnavigated Fresh Pond's pavement path in search of winged wildlife. Varying in age from freshman to senior, each birder was dressed for the part--warm, sturdy clothing, sleek binoculars and a copy of The Field Guide to North American Birds. Co-captain of the team Allen Hutcheson '95 also sported a duck call. "They're not standard equipment," he said...
...between sightings, Co-captain and team founder Dan Cooper '95 spoke of the group's beginnings. Cooper is an avid birder who "can't remember not being interested in birds" and met another founder of the group, Will Hutcheson '97, at bird watching camp in 1988. Dan and Will's brother, Allen, spent their first two years at Harvard going on birding expeditions of their own, but decided to expand when Will started at Harvard this fall. They postered and began holding regular weekly meetings. The result: an as yet unofficial organization with 15 active members...
...That's not my idea of bird watching, never finding anything on your own," says Colorado Birder Jack Reddall, who travels to see birds but refuses to chase. "Real birding is getting to know your own area and turning up good birds at home." California Birder Jon Dunn admits to mixed feelings about birding in the fast lane. "Competition taken to an extreme can lead to bad birding, too much pressure to tick off one more species...