Field data (Sightings)

Sat Feb 24 09:02:02 EST 2001

You know, Chris, when you make such blanket statements as "anti-collector
types" being "rude, arrogant, and silly," the same could just as easily
be said about you!  There are just as many "obnoxious types" on BOTH
sides of the fence, and just as many who aren't.  Everyone is entitled to
their opinion, but considering the hostility that is often exhibited on
this listserv, it's hardly a mystery why more people don't offer their
input on any discussions that predominate these airwaves.  Obviously,
they're afraid of being black-balled for some innocent remark!  It took
me a YEAR just to open my mouth here, and I've yet to report anything
specific about butterflies simply because I'm neither "arrogant" nor
"silly," and would hate to be mistaken as such.  And even though I'm not
a "collector," I don't think I'm "rude" about it, either.  My interest in
butterflies (and Bill's in Tucson)  may be very different from yours, but
I hardly think it is any less qualifying.  I guess I'm speaking for the
"silent majority" out there...

God, I HATE winter!  Arizona beckons...

M.B. Prondzinski

On Fri, 23 Feb 2001 09:17:05 -0600 "Chris J. Durden"
<drdn at mail.utexas.edu> writes:
> Mine works well with the volume at half when it is in a belt holster. 
> I 
> usually use the pause button to conserve tape. It is great to hear 
> the 
> field sounds later while typing data into the computer. Sometimes I 
> just 
> play tropical tapes for nostalgia.
> Try not to drop your recorder on a rock! It is also useful to have 
> the 
> recorder on when encountering those rude anti-collector types. They 
> are so 
> arrogant and silly.
> ..............Chris
> 
> At 01:59 AM 2/23/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >I keep thinking about taking my little voice activated recorder 
> with me in
> >the field. I've had it for a few years but never seem to get it on 
> my leps
> >"equipment" list. I had just chalked that up to being of the 
> grandpa
> >generation until Chris posted the following message about his use 
> of one. I
> >used a typewriter up till 98 which is when I broke down (or caved 
> in) and
> >got a computer. Not on line till 2000.
> >
> >With a voice recorder, I will have to back up some to the pro 
> counters. One
> >could hang the box around one's neck (or in hand) and simply call 
> out a
> >name every time something is seen and then just count how many 
> times a name
> >was said when back to base. Of course, it might look and sound a 
> little odd
> >to a passer by seeing someone staring off into the bushes and 
> saying,
> >aphrodite, aphrodite, aphrodite, nymph...
> >
> >I too still have some of my early Iowa stuff in 50's (Scott, 
> Hardin, Story
> >counties). The best one is the halesus from Buffalo, Scott Co.
> >
> >Ron
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Chris J. Durden" <drdn at mail.utexas.edu>
> >To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> >Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 1:14 AM
> >Subject: Re: Field data (Sightings)
> >
> >
> > > Well said Ron. I don't keep score either. I have not even 
> reconstructed a
> > > "life-list". I agree that journalling in the field detracts from
> >attention
> > > so I chatter into a voice-activated mini-cassette recorder at my 
> belt.
> >This
> > > really helps with photographs of individuals I then take as 
> vouchers.
> >Most
> > > day-site-lists with sight records, I gather during off seasons 
> (winter,
> >or
> > > summer drought). I do however give individual number to each 
> specimen
> >taken
> > > to irrevocably tie it to its data. My oldest surviving specimen 
> I
> >collected
> > > in 1950. My day-site-lists go back to 1953. The locality-event 
> list is
> > > computer searchable, but not all the records are entered yet but 
> are
> > > available longhand in notebooks.
> > >     I too am not very social when at work in the field. It does 
> demand
> > > undivided attention. I find results are significantly better if 
> I skip
> > > lunch and collect hungry. Social listing I do in the off seasons 
> only,
> >for
> > > educational purposes.
> > > ............Chris Durden
> > >
> > >
> > > At 03:06 PM 2/22/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >I have logs that go back decades filled with field data. I've 
> been
> >making
> > > >records for each trip for decades. Weather (% of sun, 
> precipitation,
> > > >temps ), time of day, specific sites, species seen list (one - 
> three,
> > > >common, many, abundant), nectar sources, flight habits. For 
> collected
> > > >specimens the exact number of males and females of each species 
> - and
> >often
> > > >a reference to their condition.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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