[TN-Bird] Re: Northern Bobwhite on Tennessee CBCs 1960-2007
- From: Bill Pulliam <bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird Listserv <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:06:06 -0600
> On Jan 19, 2009, at 10:21 PM, Michael wrote:
>
> Northern Bobwhite on Tennessee Christmas Bird Counts 1960-2007, have
> steadily declined.
A trend which has far more to do with suburban sprawl and the riding
lawnmower than with hunting. I live in a rural area on 40 acres of
woods and weeds, all my neighbors hunt voraciously, and I flushed 19
bobwhite just this morning 100 yards from my front door (not to
mention that we are covered up in deer and turkey, and the woodcock
display right over my house). Suburbanization and factory farming
are the culprits behind most bird declines in the southeast, not
hunting. If you want to find the villain, look at your neighbors
manicured lawn, not his gun cabinet.
Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
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