Re: [nysbirds-l] Crow Shoot scheduled in Greene County

2014-03-18 Thread Tom Kerr
No I do not. Lets just say I didn't see them make an effort to pick them up. I didn't really want to hang around. On Mar 18, 2014 12:56 PM, "Lynne Hertzog" wrote: > Hi Tom. > Do you have any video of that event? > Lynne > On Mar 18, 2014 12:54 PM, "Tom

Re: [nysbirds-l] Crow Shoot scheduled in Greene County

2014-03-18 Thread Tom Kerr
I witnessed a crow hunt in Monroe County. They didn't even pick them up, it was just target practice. On Mar 18, 2014 12:51 PM, "Anthony Collerton" wrote: > The "Blackbirds" mentioned would almost certainly have been Rooks (Corvus > frugilegus) which were regularly eaten historically in Europe.

Re: [nysbirds-l] Knee jerk reaction to 2 guys that just didn't get it

2012-02-07 Thread Tom Kerr
Hi Everyone, Just to add my 2 cents on Owls. I was taught owls are not to be posted. I found a Saw-whet Owl once and returned with friends the next day. There were dozens of pellets at the base of the tree. This owl had been there for weeks. I never saw it again. 4 people were enough to chas

Re: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler-my experience

2010-10-25 Thread Tom Kerr
If the birders and phorographers stop feeding the bird, it will continue to pick up the scraps of food left by everyone else. That being said, I think it would be much worse and completely irresponsible to interfere with this bird by actually catching it and trying to "rehabilitate" it. Correct m