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Birdchasing (was RE: Birding terminology)
- To: "'Tim Lewis'" <tlewis@buncombe.main.nc.us>,"'Carolina Birds'" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Birdchasing (was RE: Birding terminology)
- From: "Tomm Lorenzin" <skytomm@1000plus.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 21:26:50 -0500
- Cc: "Colin McArthur" <flora123@alltel.net>
- Delivered-to: pardo@metalab.unc.edu
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- In-reply-to: <003601c2ea7c$8ee34ae0$9e6dc0d1@computer>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Okay. Non-passive activity, huh? Well, I guess I have matriculated yet
again. Just call me...
Tomm "birdchaser" Lorenzin
Mooresville (Lake Norman), NC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Birdchasing isn't the thing.
Being outdoors in interesting places is the thing.
Birdchasing is just the excuse.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
visit me @ http://www.1000plus.com/Cataract/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
> [mailto:carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of Tim Lewis
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 17:54
> To: Carolina Birds
> Subject: Re: Birding terminology
>
>
> Kenn Kaufman describes his reasons for using the term in
> Kingbird Highway. We needed a verb to better describe what
> we do. "Watching" sounds like a passive process and few of
> us are passive in this endeavor.
>
> Tim Lewis
> Weaverville, NC
> tlewis@buncombe.main.nc.us
>
>
> > I started out as a birdwatcher forty-odd years ago. Somewhere along
> the way
> > I was graduated to being a "birder" doing "birding" instead of
> > "birdwatching." Does anyone remember just when this mass
> matriculation took
> > place? Or how? Or why?
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Tomm "tetch'd bah fahr" Lorenzin
> > Mooresville (Lake Norman), NC
> > SkyTomm(at)1000plus.com
> >
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> > I love every bleedin' minute of it!
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> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
> > > [mailto:carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of
> > > cdrwxwng@webtv.net
> > > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 02:00
> > > To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
> > > Subject: Re: swoops of martins
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My personal favorite is the charm of finches. Also interesting
> > > is, a flock is only a "flock" when the birds are on the
> ground. When
> > > they're on the wing, they're a "flight." Who knew birding
> could be
> > > so particular and refined!
> > >
> > > Randy Scheiner
> > >
>
>