[SoWestLep] Glassberg Article in Birding

[Stanley A. Gorodenski]

Todd Stout wrote:

>P.S.  I hope this thread doesn't annoy Doug 
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In this respect, Hank did post it also in Leps-L. Given Doug's 
preferences it seems it might be better to conduct this in Leps-L 
instead of here. Leps-L is not moderated.
Stan

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>>From: "Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin at cox.net>
>>To: "Leps-l" <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>,"Tils" 
>><TILS-leps-talk at yahoogroups.com>,"Texas Butterfly List" 
>><tx-butterfly at listserv.uh.edu>,"Southwest Lep group" 
>><sowestlep at yahoogroups.com>
>>CC: "Libby Sullivan" <leesu47 at aol.com>,"Rich Bailowitz" 
>><raberg2 at earthlink.net>
>>Subject: [SoWestLep] Glassberg Article in Birding
>>Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:41:05 -0700
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>>In the new March/April issue of BIRDING there is an article "The Birth of 
>>Butterflying" by Jeffrey Glassberg where Jeff seems to take single handed 
>>credit for the birth of this avocation.  It distresses us that there is no 
>>mention of Robert Michael Pyle, the prize-winning naturalist and 
>>conservationist whose book, which preceded Jeff's guides,  Jeff mentions 
>>but not the man.
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>>He also seems to be extending the collecting debate into a type of class 
>>warfare mentioning at one point the "stigma of netting".
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>>I quote a portion of the article:
>>"In the Northeast, large numbers of butterfliers are very active in the 
>>field and have developed very excellent field-identification skills.  In 
>>some northeastern parks, one is more likely to encounter groups of 
>>butterflyers than birders.  In contrast, in parts of the West, much of the 
>>discussion is still dominated by a small group of collectors and netters - 
>>but this will rapidly change."
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>>I am sure that the many active butterfly enthusiasts in Texas, California. 
>>Oregon. Washington, Arizona and elsewhere will be happy to learn this.
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>>Ironically there are two strips of pinned specimens decorating the page 
>>edges of the article.
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>>Where would Jeff be without the shoulders of the collectors who preceded 
>>him?  How often has Jeff studied collections in museums and elsewhere to 
>>increase HIS knowledge?  AND WHY DOES HE INSIST ON TRYING TO BUILD A DIVIDE 
>>BETWEEN PEOPLE WHOSE INTERESTS AND LOVE OF BUTTERFLIES ARE EQUAL TO HIS 
>>OWN.
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>>Hank Brodkin
>>Member of the SEABA Chapter of NABA
>>Carr Canyon, AZ
>>hbrodkin at cox.net
>>Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide
>>http://members.cox.net/hbrodkin
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