Comments on: Midwest Birding Symposium – Final Roundup http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/ Bird Conservation Marketing - Promoting Conservation Through Birding Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:26:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Birdfreak Team http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 The Birdfreak Team Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:40:07 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/#comment-2151 I didn't realize there was "no public admission"... the hotel seemed very open and inviting but I had not read any print material promoting this event since March (or around then when we signed up). I figured the workshops were open to anyone because no one checked for IDs or anything. The paper probably used the word "serious" because they can't comprehend why anyone would willingly spend a long weekend learning, viewing, and talking about birds, unless they were "serious" (which, of course is untrue as there were all types of birders at this event). We saved up for the MBS and made a mini-vacation out of it. I am sorry you felt it was exclusive; I hope they didn't intend it to be that way :( I didn’t realize there was “no public admission”… the hotel seemed very open and inviting but I had not read any print material promoting this event since March (or around then when we signed up).

I figured the workshops were open to anyone because no one checked for IDs or anything. The paper probably used the word “serious” because they can’t comprehend why anyone would willingly spend a long weekend learning, viewing, and talking about birds, unless they were “serious” (which, of course is untrue as there were all types of birders at this event).

We saved up for the MBS and made a mini-vacation out of it. I am sorry you felt it was exclusive; I hope they didn’t intend it to be that way :(

]]> By: Moe http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 Moe Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:50:19 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/#comment-2133 As an amateur birder living in the Quad-Cities, I was disappointed at the exclusive nature of Midwest Birding Symposium. As they said in the paper, only "serious" birders were invited or allowed to attend. No public admission. I'm glad you enjoyed it, but it would have been nice to allow others to attend (like me!). As an amateur birder living in the Quad-Cities, I was disappointed at the exclusive nature of Midwest Birding Symposium. As they said in the paper, only “serious” birders were invited or allowed to attend. No public admission. I’m glad you enjoyed it, but it would have been nice to allow others to attend (like me!).

]]> By: Larry http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Larry Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:30:47 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/midwest-birding-symposium-final-roundup/#comment-2095 They say that the vast majority of elite birders are the ones that start out young.-I'll be looking forward to reading Dakota's book when it comes out. Maybe Kingbird Highway of the 21st century! They say that the vast majority of elite birders are the ones that start out young.-I’ll be looking forward to reading Dakota’s book when it comes out. Maybe Kingbird Highway of the 21st century!

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