I agree - with enthusiasm. I live close to Thurmont and have been up there
several times to find the road blocked by cars - that's all it takes to tick
off the locals. Look at it this way: how would you react if deer hunters
showed up in your lovely suburban neighborhood one day and started parking
their cars willy-nilly, and blocking the road? My guess is you'd be a
little perturbed.
Here's to hoping the Lapwing finds its way back home, and y'all can go to
the zoo to see one.
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Frank Boyle
Rohrersville, MD
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"The most powerful weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the
oppressed."
- Stephen Biko
-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of J. Steven Huy
Sent: 03/07/2005 12:37 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Lapwing Warning!
The bird is protected under the act:
http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/intrnltr/mbta/mbtandx.html#alpha1
But what should be getting under your skin is that this person has been made
to feel this way at all. It's been the actions of some irresponsible birders
that has put the bird in potential jeopardy.
--
J. Steven Huy
Middletown, MD, USA
---- Chris Starling <> wrote:
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Paul O'Brien wrote:
"...About noon, the fellow that leases the land from the owner showed up in
his truck. He hopped out and posted Private Property and No Trespassing
signs, and set a large orange cone in the center of the drive. Before
getting back into his truck, he told me to tell my friends (I guess that's
you guys!) that if they drove up the drive, they would be arrested. With a
real attitude, he informed me that he was going to "take care of the bird,
then there won't be any more problems"! As he walked away, he said something
about the bird not being a protected species... "
I would think that this WOULD be a "protected" speceis under the Federal
Migratory Bird Act"?!!!?
The bird is not an agriculture nusance like a crow, grackle, starling
etc.... and it certainly not huntable.
Isnt it illeagle to just arbitrarily shoot things!
That comment really get under my skin!
-Chris Starling
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