"Bird People"--article about Am BirdingAssoc

Click on Bird People for a very provocative article about the American Birding Association with an emphasis on their lack of attention to conservation. Unlike many other organizations that target recreational activities (such as Ducks Unlimited, a group for those interested in hunting waterfowl that is very similar in many ways to ABA but that puts a lot of effort into conservation of ducks and their habitats), ABA has put little attention to conservation of birds (the object of their members recreation) and they are not much on advocating for birding recreation. Ironically their most recent executive director told me several years ago when he just got to Colorado to head up ABA that he was going to increase their conservation effortsSeEtta