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One must observe the proper protocols, so as to not pish anyone off.=20
Sorry...couldn't resist.=20
Gary Murray
Bedford NS
902 832 1727
http://garyamurray.blogspot.com/
http://www.pbase.com/pgns/gmurray
http://www.allcanadaphotos.com/index.cfm?/search_EN
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Richard Stern=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Re:Note on Pishing
Hi,
There's even a book, with the rather amusing title "The Art of =
Pishing" by Pete Dunne, complete with a CD (you can buy it on-line, but =
I saw it a while back in the bookstore in the Greenwood Mall), that =
explains it all - including the art of mimicking Screech Owls to attract =
birds - something tha Fulton is very good at, but I wasn't (but at least =
for me it still doesn't attract birds).=20
Richard
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 9:28 AM, <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
Hi, Gayle- To pish is to make a soft "Pisssh!pisssh!" sound through =
your teeth and somewhat puckered lips to attract a bird. I learned it =
from Charlie Allen (CRK Allen, one of the founders of the NS Bird =
Society. Charlie would stay in the car, roll down the window, and make =
very loud "PISH,PISH,PISH" sound, and the birds would come. Phyllis =
Dobson, another founding member, would roll down the window on her side =
of the car and ever so softly, say "pish,pish,pish" and the birds would =
come. However you do it, there are several theories why it works- =
curiosity, territorial defence, distraction,etc. And many birds will not =
come to pishing.Please don't go tramping around after a reclusive bird. =
(Try the next day earlier in the morning.)
There are a few "rules of pishing" I would like to suggest for =
beginners. Others may wish to add or delete:
Pish ONLY if you are not going to cause stress to the birds;
Pish only until the bird shows itself;
Pish on a field trip only if the leader invites you to do so;
Stand quietly while someone is pishing; keep hands still;
Pish only if you need to see the bird for ID purposes. Try to learn =
the songs and calls. (I struggle with this) or just wait quietly until =
the bird shows itself.
Happy birding! Joan
> From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>
> Date: 2008/07/08 Tue AM 05:32:58 EDT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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317 Middle Dyke Rd.
Port Williams, NS, Canada
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rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca
rbstern@xcountry.tv
sternrichard@gmail.com
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Re:Note =
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Pishing</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>There's even a book, with the rather amusing =
title=20
"The Art of Pishing" by Pete Dunne, complete with a CD (you can buy it =
on-line, but I saw it a while back in the bookstore in the Greenwood =
Mall),=20
that explains it all - including the art of mimicking Screech Owls to =
attract=20
birds - something tha Fulton is very good at, but I wasn't (but at =
least for=20
me it still doesn't attract birds). <BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 9:28 AM, <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:joancz@ns.sympatico.ca">joancz@ns.sympatico.ca</A>> =
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: =
rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Hi,=20
Gayle- To pish is to make a soft "Pisssh!pisssh!" sound through your =
teeth=20
and somewhat puckered lips to attract a bird. I learned it from =
Charlie=20
Allen (CRK Allen, one of the founders of the NS Bird Society. =
Charlie would=20
stay in the car, roll down the window, and make very loud =
"PISH,PISH,PISH"=20
sound, and the birds would come. Phyllis Dobson, another founding =
member,=20
would roll down the window on her side of the car and ever so =
softly, say=20
"pish,pish,pish" and the birds would come. However you do it, there =
are=20
several theories why it works- curiosity, territorial defence,=20
distraction,etc. And many birds will not come to pishing.Please =
don't go=20
tramping ar