To intimate that regardless of where people were the bird was stressed - is just not fair. Can people push and cause the bird to flush? Sure, but no one did anything of the sort while I was there.
Great bird and great share! Thanks All.
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Re: [cobirds] Purple Sandpiper viewing ethics
I walked down the hill and stayed on the north end of the birders lined up. Great views! When I arrived the Sandpiper was on the south side of the creek. I watched it swim across the creek toward everyone and continue with it's foraging, coming closer and closer to the shore and line of birders. I would estimate people were 75-100 feet away from the creek and shoreline. Nothing whatsoever in this birds behavior indicated it was disturbed by the viewers.
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