[mou] Fw: Falconer at 180th Street today
MARTELL, Mark
MMARTELL@audubon.org
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:03:09 -0500
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The season for trapping birds for falconry closed on Dec 30. No =
trapping technique I am aware of uses a free flying hawk to lure in =
another hawk. A good way to get your valuable, trained bird killed.
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I have no explanation for the kite other than some people use kites with =
food attached to train their bird to gain altitude.
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I am guessing this falconer was unaware of the gyr.
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Mark Martell=20
Director of Bird Conservation=20
Audubon Minnesota=20
2357 Ventura Drive #106=20
St. Paul, MN 55125=20
651-739-9332=20
651-731-1330 (FAX)=20
http://mn.audubon.org <http://mn.audubon.org/> =20
To donate to Audubon Minnesota online, visit our secure site at < =
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-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]On =
Behalf Of jeffbirds
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:09 PM
To: mnbird; mou
Subject: [mou] Fw: Falconer at 180th Street today
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Jerry Pruett, Chuck Krulas, John Hockema, and I went looking for the =
good birds that have been appearing in the Hastings region today. Among =
the birds we searched for was the Gyrfalcon that has been seen around =
180th Street. When we stopped at around 2PM we noticed an SUV parked in =
the field to the south of 180th. I then noticed a raptor flying away =
from the vehicle. We all got out and watched a falcon soar around the =
field for a while and then land at the feet of the person at the SUV. It =
then hopped onto his hand so we assumed that he was a falconer and it =
was his bird. We then observed him put the bird away and begin flying a =
kite for a while. We assumed that he must have been trying to attract =
the wild Gyrfalcon that has regularly been reported as being seen there. =
Maybe there was some other reason for fly this small falcon sized kite =
but we couldn' t think of one. So it raises the question as to whether a =
falconer is legally allowed to trap a wild Gyrfalcon? Maybe this person =
was also a bander and was trying to lure in the bird to band it? Anyway =
I guess I would prefer the Gyrfalcon that many have enjoyed watching be =
left alone. If there is anyone out there that knows the regulations =
perhaps they would publish an email on the listserve about this subject. =
I did get the persons license plate if they were breaking any game laws =
but I don't know anything about the falconer regulations.
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Jeff Stephenson
Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County
Phone: 507 289 7635je
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D281475922-26012007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>The=20
season for trapping birds for falconry closed on Dec 30. No =
trapping=20
technique I am aware of uses a free flying hawk to lure in another hawk. =
A good=20
way to get your valuable, trained bird killed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281475922-26012007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281475922-26012007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>I have=20
no explanation for the kite other than some people use kites with food =
attached=20
to train their bird to gain altitude.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281475922-26012007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D281475922-26012007><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>I am=20
guessing this falconer was unaware of the gyr.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mark Martell</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Director of Bird Conservation</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Audubon=20
Minnesota</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2357 Ventura Drive =
#106</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>St. Paul, MN 55125</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>651-739-9332</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>651-731-1330 (FAX)</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A href=3D"http://mn.audubon.org/"=20
target=3D_blank>http://mn.audubon.org</A></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To donate to Audubon Minnesota online, =
visit our=20
secure site at </FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><<A =
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu=20
[mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu]<B>On Behalf Of=20
</B>jeffbirds<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 26, 2007 4:09 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
mnbird; mou<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mou] Fw: Falconer at 180th Street=20
today<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jerry Pruett, Chuck Krulas, John =
Hockema, and I=20
went looking for the good birds that have been appearing in the =
Hastings=20
region today. Among the birds we searched for was the Gyrfalcon that =
has been=20
seen around 180th Street. When we stopped at around 2PM we noticed an =
SUV=20
parked in the field to the south of 180th. I then noticed a raptor =
flying away=20
from the vehicle. We all got out and watched a falcon soar around the =
field=20
for a while and then land at the feet of the person at the SUV. It =
then hopped=20
onto his hand so we assumed that he was a falconer and it was his =
bird. We=20
then observed him put the bird away and begin flying a kite for a =
while. We=20
assumed that he must have been trying to attract the wild Gyrfalcon =
that has=20
regularly been reported as being seen there. Maybe there was some =
other reason=20
for fly this small falcon sized kite but we couldn' t think of one. So =
it=20
raises the question as to whether a falconer is legally allowed to =
trap a wild=20
Gyrfalcon? Maybe this person was also a bander and was trying to lure =
in the=20
bird to band it? Anyway I guess I would prefer the Gyrfalcon that many =
have=20
enjoyed watching be left alone. If there is anyone out there that =
knows the=20
regulations perhaps they would publish an email on the listserve about =
this=20
subject. I did get the persons license plate if they were breaking any =
game=20
laws but I don't know anything about the falconer =
regulations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff Stephenson<BR>Rochester, Mn, =
Olmsted=20
County<BR>Phone: 507 289 =
7635je</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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