Understanding the birder as tourist: Segmenting visitors to the texas hummer /bird celebration

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-218

  Scott, David ^a   Thigpen, Jack ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdwatching; Nature Tourism; Recreational Specialization; Wildlife Watching

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344457243     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200304311     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. American Birding Association (2001). 2001 directory of birding and nature festivals. Colorado Springs, CO: Author.
2. Baldridge, S. J. (2002). Economic impact and visitor behavior analysis of the Florida Birding Festival & Nature Expo 2002. Unpublished manuscript.
3. Black, J. M. (2002). The 2001 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival: Visitor participation in a wildlife-based special event. Unpublished master’s project report, Utah State University, Logan.
4. Bricker, K., & Kerstetter, D. L. (2000). Level of specialization and place attachment: An exploratory study of whitewater recreationists. Leisure Sciences, 22, 233-257.
5. Bryan, H. (1979). Conflict in the Great Outdoors. Birmingham, AL: The Birminghan Publishing Co.
6. Cole, J. S., & Scott, D. (1999). Segmenting participants in wildlife watching: A comparison of casual wildlife watchers and serious birders. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 4(4), 44-61.
7. Crandall, K., Leones, J., & Colby, B. G. (1992). Nature-based Tourism and the Economy of Southeastern Arizona: Economic Impacts of Visitation to Ramsey Canyon Preserve and San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Tucson: University of Arizona.
8. Dillman, D. A. (1978). Mail and Telephone Surveys: The Total Design Method. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
9. Ditton, R. B., Loomis, D. K., & Choi, S. (1992). Recreation specialization: Re-conceptualization from a social worlds perspective. Journal of Leisure Research, 24, 33-51.
10. Eubanks, T. L., Stoll, J. R., & Ditton, R. B. (2002). Understanding the diversity of eight birder sub-populations, socio-demographic characteristics, motivations, expenditures, and net-benefits. In review.
11. Hvenegaard, G. T. (2002). Birder specialization differences in conservation involvement, demographics, and motivations. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 7(1), 21-36.
12. Kellert, S. R., & Brown, P. J. (1985). Human dimensions information in wildlife management, policy, and planning. Leisure Sciences, 7(3), 269-280.
13. Kerlinger, P., & Wiedner, D. S. (1994, November). America’s favorite birding sites. Bird Watcher’s Digest, pp. 76-91.
14. Kim, S., Scott, D., & Crompton, J. L. (1997). An exploration of the relationships among social psychological involvement, behavioral involvement, commitment, and future intentions in the context of birdwatching. Journal of Leisure Research, 29, 320-341.
15. Kuentzel, W. F., & McDonald, C. D. (1992). Differential effects of past experience, commitment, and lifestyle dimension on river use recreation. Journal of Leisure Research, 24, 269-287.
16. Laurent, G., & Kapferer, J. (1985). Measuring consumer involvement profiles. Journal of Marketing Research, 22, 41-53.
17. Lorr, M. (1983). Cluster Analysis for Social Scientists. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
18. Manfredo, M. J., & Larson, R. A. (1993). Managing for wildlife viewing recreation experiences: An application in Colorado. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 21, 226-236.
19. Martin, S. R. (1997). Specialization and differences in setting preferences among wildlife viewers. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2(1), 1-18.
20. McFarlane, B. L. (1994). Specialization and motivations of birdwatchers. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 22, 361-370.
21. McFarlane, B. L., & Boxall, P. C. (1996). Participation in wildlife conservation by birdwatchers. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1(3), 1-14.
22. Miller, L. (1995, December 15). Have binoculars, will travel: In pursuit of rarities, bird-watchers boost tourism. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.
23. National Survey on Recreation and the Environment. (2000-2002). The Interagency National Survey Consortium, Coordinated by the USDA Forest Service, Recreation, Wilderness, and Demographics Trends Research Group, Athens, GA and the Human Dimensions Research Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
24. Scott, D., Baker, S. M., & Kim, C. (1999). Motivations and commitments among participants in the Great Texas Birding Classic. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 4(1), 50-67.
25. Scott, D., & Shafer, C. S. (2001). Recreational specialization: A critical look at the construct. Journal of Leisure Research, 33, 319-343.
26. Sekercioglu, C. H. (2002). Impacts of birdwatching on human and avian communities. Environmental Conservation, 29, 282-289.
27. SPSS Inc. (1988). SPSS-X User’s Guide (3rd edition). Chicago: Author.
28. Uhlman, J. (1997, Summer). Marching through Virginia. Living Bird, pp. 14-19.
29. Virden, R. J., & Schreyer, R. (1988). Recreation specialization as an indicator of environmental preference. Environment and Behavior, 20, 721-739.
30. Wellman, J. D., Roggenbuck, J. W., & Smith, A. C. (1982). Recreation specialization and norms of depreciative behavior among canoeists. Journal of Leisure Research, 14, 298-305.