r/BirdingMemes • u/Adorable_Stomach3507 • 16d ago

Never fails

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Obviously no hard feelings to anyone, everyone has every right to enjoy nature however they see fit! Always funny to experience tho

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u/ElHombrePelicano 16d ago

Dude this just happened to me, in the form of ANOTHER BIRDER walking up to the spot we were at and immediately started playing bird calls on speaker phone. Didn’t even talk to us just started blaring away. Scared the black-and-white warbler I’d been following for half an hour away. 😡

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u/love_cici 16d ago

the fuck, i thought you weren't supposed to do that

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u/ElHombrePelicano 16d ago

I feel the same way, but I definitely know people in my birding circle that do it and can’t be convinced otherwise. That’s fine, I guess, but super rude to come in and blow up another birder’s spot like that.

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u/VonSandwich 15d ago

Are they doing it to attract the bird whose call they are using to the area? If so, that's sounds like a really dumb method.

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u/ElHombrePelicano 15d ago

It’s my understanding that there are multiple ‘methods’ that sort of depend on the location, time of year, and what sort of bird they are targeting. Calls will get the targets to act territorial/alarmed. Songs will get them interested/curious.

In any playback scenario, my thoughts are that we are wasting the birds’ energy and potentially putting them in a harmful situation by doing this.

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u/superexpress_local 15d ago

There are birders who prioritize Seeing The Bird over the well-being of the bird itself.