[mou] Feathers
Michael Hendrickson
smithville4@msn.com
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:12:30 -0500
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A birder wanted to know where he could find feathers for birds for his =
collection and wanted to know the best times. Laura Erickson chimed in =
by saying this is a illegal activity. I agree it is but I thought about =
how my daughter was excited and was surprised when she found a Barred =
Owl feather laying on a hiking trail in Lanesboro, Mn.
I could of said "STOP!!!! Becca that is ILLEGAL put that feather down =
before we get fined" I thought nothing of it and let her take it home =
for her to enjoy since she has some interest in birds. I also wonder =
about the many times I led or co-led groups to Lake County Rd. 2 for =
Spruce Grouse and a few times we found a dead Spruce Grouse with =
feathers all over the road and many of the birders took a tail feather =
home. OOOOPS that was a illegal acitivity on their part. How about the =
many times birders find a Turkey feather and take it home or a Blue Jay =
feather? Are we going to turn in every birder that grabs a feather on =
the ground! If so I better go to Canal Park and keep all those tourists =
from picking up all those feathers left by the Ring-billed Gulls that =
are molting about now.
Yes there are laws and yes I would guess there are a small fraction of =
birders that will pluck feathers from birds (LOLOL) to get a needed =
feather or rob a active nest to get a feather but I would guess 99.9% of =
birders don't engage in those kinds of activities. =20
Take care
Mike Hendrickson
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<DIV>A birder wanted to know where he could find feathers for birds for =
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collection and wanted to know the best times. Laura Erickson chimed in =
by saying=20
this is a illegal activity. I agree it is but I thought about how =
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daughter was excited and was surprised when she found a Barred Owl =
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laying on a hiking trail in Lanesboro, Mn.</DIV>
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<DIV>I could of said "STOP!!!! Becca that is ILLEGAL put that feather =
down=20
before we get fined" I thought nothing of it and let her take it home =
for her to=20
enjoy since she has some interest in birds. I also wonder about =
the many=20
times I led or co-led groups to Lake County Rd. 2 for Spruce Grouse and =
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times we found a dead Spruce Grouse with feathers all over the road and =
many of=20
the birders took a tail feather home. OOOOPS that was a illegal =
acitivity=20
on their part. How about the many times birders find a Turkey =
feather and=20
take it home or a Blue Jay feather? Are we going to turn in every birder =
that=20
grabs a feather on the ground! If so I better go to Canal Park and =
keep=20
all those tourists from picking up all those feathers left by the =
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Gulls that are molting about now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yes there are laws and yes I would guess there are a small fraction =
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birders that will pluck feathers from birds (LOLOL) to get a =
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feather or rob a active nest to get a feather but I would guess 99.9% of =
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<DIV>Take care</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike Hendrickson</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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