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From: andrewt@cs.su.oz (Andrew Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Car Birding
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Date: 5 Apr 91 10:21:27 GMT
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In article <31546@usc> burhans@mizar.usc.edu (Mustang Sally) writes:
> But anyway who can give me tips on car birding. Should you avoid it if
> you are the driver? Should you use binocs? Should you point them
> forward or out the side window? Should you avoid yelling Look! Look!
> to the person trying to drive and avoid the other crazed maniacs on
> the road or what?

From experience I'd suggest shouting "Bird!" rather than "Stop!" so the
driver knows its not an emergency and there is time to signal etc. before
pulling off the road. Car birding is the best way to find raptors here.
You can also get good photos from a (stopped) car.

I'd also recommend stopping to look at interesting roadkills.
A couple for a years ago I found a freshly killed (rare) Sooty Owl.
Even in death a beautiful bird and a new record for the area.

Andrew Taylor