As an addendum to my message sent yesterday, our group was upset to see 3 falconers with Red-tailed Hawks wandering through the DC Cormorant & RB Gull colonies at Tollgate Ponds, causing hundreds of birds to panic and fly off. This occurred at a time when most birds were with chicks or sitting on eggs. What particular problem do these birds cause the port authorities that this harsh measure is deemed necessary at such a time ? Dave Milsom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 24 12:20:25 2004 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: [email protected] Received: from cgpsrv2.cis.mcmaster.ca (univmail.CIS.McMaster.CA [130.113.64.46]) by king.hwcn.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9A7747F46 for <[email protected]>; Mon, 24 May 2004 12:20:25 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [130.113.246.77] (HELO quinnpc1) by cgpsrv2.cis.mcmaster.ca (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 42086651; Mon, 24 May 2004 12:21:42 -0400 From: "Jim Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'dave milsom'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Ontbirds]Falconers-Tollgate Ponds,Hamilton Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 12:26:00 -0400 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4024 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 16:20:26 -0000 Dear Folks: The falconers, from Intercept Wildlife Control, are operating on orders from the Hamilton Port Authority under Canadian Wildlife Service permits. They have been moving birds off their property, gradually pushing North to increase the ease with which they can lease the land. I am surprised to hear that they are walking through areas with nesting birds. Usually they have specific boundaries and they work to keep the birds from nesting early in the season until the period when late nesting efforts are dwindling. Cheers Jim James S. Quinn, Ph.D. Associate Professor Biology Department McMaster University Hamilton, ON Canada Ph (905) 525-9140 ext 23194 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave milsom Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ontbirds]Falconers-Tollgate Ponds,Hamilton As an addendum to my message sent yesterday, our group was upset to see 3 falconers with Red-tailed Hawks wandering through the DC Cormorant & RB Gull colonies at Tollgate Ponds, causing hundreds of birds to panic and fly off. This occurred at a time when most birds were with chicks or sitting on eggs. What particular problem do these birds cause the port authorities that this harsh measure is deemed necessary at such a time ? Dave Milsom [EMAIL PROTECTED] References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] To join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://mailman.hwcn.org/mailman/listinfo/ontbirds ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
