[mou] Feathers
Alt, Mark
Mark.Alt@BestBuy.com
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:49:59 -0500
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It is also illegal to throw cigarette butts out of a car or to tear off =
the tag on a mattress. Realistic enforcement of these laws is not =
realistic at all - and I hate the butts all over the sidewalks and =
roads!
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Mark Alt
Brooklyn Center, MN
mark.alt@bestbuy.com
"Birds and their songs are important to me, they add to my enjoyment of =
life"=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Hendrickson [mailto:smithville4@msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 4:13 PM
To: MOU MOU-Net
Subject: [mou] Feathers
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.
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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.
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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
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Take care
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Mike Hendrickson
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D954454722-23072003>It is also illegal to throw =
cigarette butts=20
out of a car or to tear off the tag on a mattress. Realistic =
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of these laws is not realistic at all - and I hate the butts all over =
the=20
sidewalks and roads!</SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Mark Alt<BR>Brooklyn Center,=20
MN<BR>mark.alt@bestbuy.com<BR><BR>"Birds and their songs are important =
to me,=20
they add to my enjoyment of life" </FONT></P></I></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Michael =
Hendrickson=20
[mailto:smithville4@msn.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 23, 2003 =
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Feathers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>A birder wanted to know where he could find feathers for birds =
for his=20
collection and wanted to know the best times. Laura Erickson chimed in =
by=20
saying this is a illegal activity. I agree it is but I thought =
about how=20
my daughter was excited and was surprised when she found a Barred Owl =
feather=20
laying on a hiking trail in Lanesboro, Mn.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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=20
to enjoy since she has some interest in birds. I also wonder =
about the=20
many times I led or co-led groups to Lake County Rd. 2 for Spruce =
Grouse and a=20
few times we found a dead Spruce Grouse with feathers all over the =
road and=20
many of the birders took a tail feather home. OOOOPS that was a =
illegal=20
acitivity on their part. How about the many times birders find a =
Turkey=20
feather and take it home or a Blue Jay feather? Are we going to turn =
in every=20
birder that grabs a feather on the ground! If so I better go to =
Canal=20
Park and keep all those tourists from picking up all those feathers =
left by=20
the Ring-billed Gulls that are molting about now.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yes there are laws and yes I would guess there are a small =
fraction of=20
birders that will pluck feathers from birds (LOLOL) to get a =
needed=20
feather or rob a active nest to get a feather but I would guess 99.9% =
of=20
birders don't engage in those kinds of activities. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Take care</DIV>
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<DIV>Mike Hendrickson</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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