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Birding Ethics
Please stay in your vehicle and use it as a blind when visiting wildlife refuges
Turn off your vehicle lights if you can as birds become alarmed
when they see the lights coming their way.
Do not reveal the location of nests or rookeries.

BIRD sign, Ridgefield NWR, WA POST

Bird sign - your car is your viewing blind, Ridgefield NWR, WA POST

BIRD sign, Ridgefield NWR, WA POST
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Here are some links to a few guides for birding and photography ethics:
Audubon’s Guide to Ethical Bird Photography and Videography
The Photographer's Guide to Ethical Wildlife Photography - Format Magazine
ABA Code of Birding Ethics - American Birding Association
Birding Ethics: Guidelines for respecting birds, their habitat, and each other - eBird
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