Comments on: Birding on the Job

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:10:00 +0000

@mike- Hey, I know exactly what you’re talking about, I just don’t know if the Times does… : )

By: noflickster

noflickster — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:54:00 +0000

As a former resident of Fayetteville, AR, I re(pre)sent that remark! The birding is quite good around those parts, including easy trips to many diverse habitats and a good mix of "eastern" and "western" species. Not that the birds know the difference.

Of course, as a native of the Ozarks, you know what I'm talkin' about.

Obviously, I'm lucky in that much of my business travel revolves around birding!
-Mike

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:27:00 +0000

@patrick- That's a pretty sweet deal if you can get it. I can definitely see the appeal to something like that.

@mainebirder- Very cool. I'll you could rack up a pretty significant year list that way.

By: MaineBirder

MaineBirder — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:29:00 +0000

Back in the early 80′s, I drove truck cross country. I did this for 8 years. That job had me seeing more birds in every type of habitat imaginable. From the east to the west coast, I could pick up birds in three days that most don’t see in years of birding.

By: Patrick Belardo

Patrick Belardo — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0000

They’re a bit elusive in NJ! In my current job, I was told I would have business travel to Asia and Europe. I took one trip to Belgium and, of course, squeezed in some birding. I haven’t gone anywhere since and that was 2006! Darn false promises. My company is flexible in that I can travel somewhere for work, take a few extra days of personal time and fly home. The flight is on their dime regardless of how long I stay.