[tn-bird] Illegal Dead Birds
- From: "Charles P. Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:08:19 -0500
For you folks interested in wildlife laws:
Possession of dead blue jays, regardless of how they were acquired, is a
violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act unless the possessor has the
appropriate license from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or state
wildlife agency. The Lacey Act addresses trade (i.e., buying/selling) of
animal or plant parts taken in violation of a U.S. or foreign law.
Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN
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[mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Charlie
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:28 PM
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tn-bird] Re: [ Early Birthday Swallows/dead birds/live birds
Happy Birthday to Meredith! If I'd known that at the KTOS meeting
last week, we wouldda sung for ye'
About swallows...
Thursday I birded Cades Cove, Kyker Bottoms and Hiwassee Wildlife
Refuge. At Kyker, I had at least 200 swallows! I couldn't find
anything but Tree, despite a lot of effort, but I was happy to see
them. Less satisfying were the invisible Chorus Frogs that I tried
hard to see with no luck! I had 2 Common Snipe - the same 2 I had
last time? There were also about 60 Ring-necked Ducks and a
smattering of others - Northern Shovellors, Mallards, Green-winged
Teal, Gadwall. The Wigeon that were there 10 days prior were not
around. I still can't see the Loggerhead Shrikes that everyone else
there reports.
Ok, I'm gonna sandwich bird sightings with another complaint. Boy, I
hope you folks aren't tired of me yet...
On the way to Kyker (southern Blount County - TWRA land) I passed a
yard with about 10 dead birds hanging by twine from trees in a front
yard. All I could ID were crow and Blue Jay. Now I believe
Tennessee has legal crow hunting (WHY? - nevermind, that's another
topic) but Blue Jays are federally protected. I asked a TWRA
maintenance guy I ran into about it, and said the law enforcement
folks knew about it, but couldnt' do anything because the landowner
said he found them and didn't kill them. Now I beleive the Lacey Act
from the 1920's makes it illegal in the US to have bird parts of a
migratory, non-game species in your possession...wouldn't tieing one
up in a tree constitute possession? I hope a TWRA person will check
this out... I got a picture, despite the glowering eyes of the
landowners.
Ok, back to birds!
At Cades Cove I had the biggest flock of Wild Turkeys I've seen in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park... 27, including one leucistic
bird that looked a lot like a Thanksgiving escapee. Also had GOBS of
Brown Creepers on the small road to the sewage lagoons - at least 15!
A nice Northern Harrier at the Cove looked to be the exact same
plumage as one I had 2 hours later at Kyker - 2nd year male, just
turning color. Same bird? Could be. I haven't seen one at either
location this year.
Butterflies were nice, too. I had a Mourning Cloak, 2 species of
Sulphurs, and a couple Red Admirals, all at Kyker.
Sparrows seem to have flown the coop. Nothing but Song, Swamp
White-throated and Chipping this weekend. The number of Swamp at
Kyker seems to be way up.
The active Bald Eagle nest that Tracey and I saw was only about 40
feet off the trail at Prentice Cooper SF. Anyone know if that trail
ever gets closed?
Good day!
charlie
--- Meredith <meredith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Well I got my birthday wish a day early
> this year. While at the Loudoun Dam
> this morning investigating Charlie's cat
> feeding mystery, I went by the "swallow"
> boxes at Loudoun and Tellico dams and
> both had TREE SWALLOWS ! ! 5-6 males in
> each area at least. They weren't there
> on Tuesday. Gee whiz , there's just not
> much that's more cheerful than their
> soft chortling and to see that brilliant
> flashing of green and white. Been
> smilin' ever since. Who needs a cake?!
>
> Happy Kid
> Greenback, TN
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