I applaud your actions, Patti, to step up and confront these people stealing
birds from the wild. Some people!!!
Ceci & friends atThe Far Side Farm
From: Patti Bell <pbjoin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 11:53 PM
Subject: [birdky] Man "collecting" birds in Iroquois Park
Man "collecting" birds in Iroquois ParkA friend on the Kentucky Native Plant
Society Facebook page posted this info…I thought it worth sharing in case folks
want to keep their eyes out for this activity:went for a walk this evening on
top of Iroquois Hill (Jefferson County); for those unfamiliar with Iroquois
Park, it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; the top of Iroquois Hill has
been converted into a wild meadow, with interspersed mature trees and small
ponds; I noticed a bird cage attached to a tree – this was on the back side of
one of the driving loops; a black car was parked nearby; a man and a woman were
outside the car; the man walked over to the bird cage and unattached it from
the tree; I was curious so approached the vehicle; inside the cage was an
indigo bunting; I asked the man what he was doing; he replied that he bred them
and canaries; (I assume he later sold these); I told him what he was doing was
illegal; I stepped behind the vehicle to take a photo of his license plate; he
stepped in front of the plate to block my camera view; I memorized the number
and later called police when away from the scene; three metro cruisers answered
the call; one officer told me they were contacting Fish and Wildlife.This was
my first encounter with the illegal pet trade; the man seemed to think his
activity was ok; hard to say how long he has done it.also reported incident to
KSP who forwarded to K F&W, the license plate was for an SUV in Daviess
Co.Patti Bell - Louisville
