Date: 6/14/26 10:16 am From: Susan Smith via groups.io <seiurus...> Subject: Re: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Safety when looking for Common Nighthawk
I knew that birder who was killed. Iris McKenna. She was an experienced Sierra Club hiker and birder. We had talked about mountain lions less than a year before she was attacked. She said she knew all the things you are supposed to do to ward off an attack, but wryly added that she'd probably forget it all and run. The ranger who founder her said that was probably what she did. Yes go out in a group SueSent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: "Paula Theobald via groups.io" <paulatheo...> Date: 6/14/26 8:17 AM (GMT-08:00) To: SanDiegoRegionBirding Email <sandiegoregionbirding...> Subject: [SanDiegoRegionBirding] Safety when looking for Common Nighthawk In 1994, a birder was killed by a mountain lion in Cuyamaca State Park while hiking alone on Stonewall Peak, probably not more than 2 miles from the CONI spot. One of our party on Friday thought there was possible mountain lion scat on the trail. You shouldn’t go alone or even hike to the spot alone in or out by yourself, especially when it’s dark. The lions are there and probably watching. Don’t run from a mountain lion, make yourself look bigger, make noise, fight back if it attacks. Be safe!Paula
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