[obol] Re: The McMinnville falcon
- From: Floyd Schrock <fschrock@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 21:10:07 -0800
I'm still waiting for someone to explain that to me, too.
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:02 PM, David Irons <llsdirons@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Using falcons to reduce the numbers of gulls using the Yamhill County
> landfill? I have to wonder why gulls eating garbage at the landfill is
> problematic.
>
> Baffled Larophile
>
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> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 20:43:09 -0800
> Subject: [obol] The McMinnville falcon
> From: fschrock@xxxxxxxxx
> To: OBOL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; YamhillBirders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> On the chance that someone might be interested in knowing more about the
> falconer's bird I recorded on video along Hwy. 18 yesterday, I will just
> pass along some info I learned today.
>
> The falcon, whose name is Dragon, is a Peale's Peregrine/Gyrfalcon mix,
> and what I thought was a tether on her leg is actually a radio transmitter.
> When I saw her she was apparently on duty preparing to harass the gulls
> that are attracted to the landfill. I'm guessing she is probably not
> frustrated trying to identify immature gulls.
>
> A still photo is "viewable" at http://empids.blogspot.com/.
>
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> Floyd Schrock
> McMinnville, Oregon USA
> http://empids.blogspot.com
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