Re: [cobirds] Staying at Home

And just to reinforce the "stay-at-home" expectations and extent, Gov. Polis just now finished a press conference in which he must have said half a dozen times, that while we may walk around our neighborhood (maintaining social distancing) we should NOT be driving off anywhere EXCEPT for emergency situations. 

Certainly needing food or medications (or having to go to work for those whose jobs are deemed essential now) are such emergencies, but no, not to go birding.

Good homebirding.

Marty Wolf

NW CO Spgs

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From: Chris Goulart <cgoulart001@comcast.net>
To: cobirds <cobirds@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 12:46 pm
Subject: [cobirds] Staying at Home

I have been a safety professional for about 25 years, and recently transitioned to working in the healthcare industry as a safety professional.

I would agree with all of the statements urging being very conservative when it comes to travel for the time being. I understand that means missing spring migration, but any exposure at this juncture is really not acceptable.  I would also agree with the sentiment that posting about birds that are likely to make people take risks in going to see them is not advisable.

Personally, I would go so far as to say that this google groups list should be suspended until all shelter in place orders have been lifted.  Telling people about the location of interesting birds will only serve to motivate people to travel to those locations to try to see them. Unfortunately, as some people have pointed out, the chances of a traffic crash or other situations where you find yourself exposed to people cannot be completely eliminated when you are out birding. The only way to truly eliminate the risk is to just stay at home.

Please do not find yourself going to local hotspots to go birding. I know we may all think that we can self isolate, but you still have to potentially interact with other people and the chances of spreading the virus right now are just too high. Remember, it's not just about your own personal exposure, it's also about being a potential vector for spreading the virus to others.

Thanks,

Chris Goulart

Aurora, Colorado

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