FreeLists / va-bird / [va-bird] Re: Hawks Evicted From New York City Perch

[Susan Heath <sheath@xxxxxxx>]

City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benape needs to do a little research.  Like 
maybe ask a wildlife biologist about this.  Red-tailed Hawks, their nests, 
their eggs, and even their feathers are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act.  Removing the nest without a federal depredation permit is a violation of 
this act and a federal offense.  Doesn't mean anybody will be fined for it 
though.

Sue

Coleman wrote:

>Hawks Evicted From New York City Perch
>1 hour, 36 minutes ago
>
>By RICHARD PYLE, Associated Press Writer
>
>NEW YORK - Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the
>flap has already begun. So said aggrieved bird-watchers and neighbors
>after workmen raised a scaffold to the top of a Manhattan apartment
>Tuesday and ripped out the famous red-tailed hawk's nest.
>
>The act appeared to end an urban drama that has fascinated
>bird-watchers over the past nine years, as Pale Male and a succession of
>mates raised 25 chicks - the last trio of fledglings last June - on the
>narrow 12th floor ledge over Fifth Avenue.
>
>The hawks also achieved a measure of world fame, through television
>specials and a book, "Red-Tails in Love." On summer weekends, crowds
>have gathered at the Central Park boat pond to observe them.
>
>"I am outraged," said a teary-eyed Jane Corin, who lives across the
>street. "That building has been very good about this until now. It's
>heartbreaking."
>
>Pale Male - so named for his whitish plumage - and his mate, Lola, were
>nowhere to be seen as the nest was removed, nor were any of their latest
>offspring.
>
>"The hawks will come back and find the nest is gone," said bird
>hobbyist Lincoln Karim, an engineer at Associated Press Television News
>who in summer often lets people view the birds through his giant
>telephoto camera. "How could these people do this?"
>
>City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benape said he was consulting with state
>officials to determine who removed the nest and whether any law or
>regulation had been broken. Red-tailed hawks are not legally protected,
>he said but the loss of the birds would hurt because "they limit the
>rodent population in an area where natural predators were absent for a
>long time."
>
>A doorman at the building said it was managed by Brown Harris Stevens,
>a prominent Manhattan real estate firm. At the company office, an
>employee declined to comment.
>_____
>
>On the Net:
>
>Pale Male site: http://www.palemale.com/ 
>NYC Audubon Society: http://www.nycas.org/ 
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-- 
Susan A. Heath
George Mason University
Environmental Science Department
Fairfax, VA

Secretary, Virginia Avian Records Committee
Keeper, Virginia Comp List at www.virginiabirding.org



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