Stuart: Of course none of us can rule out the possibility that some
looney will bring a falcon to Bowerman, but I am willing to say, on the
basis of what I've read, that no one who has communicated with us on the
Net has any plans or *knows* of any plans to do that. If I'm wrong about
that I'll push a clamshell across the Basin with my nose at low tide
(when the birds are largely dispersed over the whole harbor)! Enuf!
Steve Herman

On Tue, 30 Jan 1996, Stuart MacKay wrote:

> Steve Herman wrote:
>
> Many of us, Stuart, can remember the days when falcons were much rarer
> than they are today, and we all need to celebrate the fact that that
> piece is back in the picture. Absolutely without disrespecting you,
> Stuart (I am one of your fans), I would point to the possibility that a
> bit of the Old Scots Gamekeeper blood may course through your veins!
>
> Vermin, they're all vermin - whoops sorry don't know what came over
> me ;-)
>
> The original question I posed was: Will a bird of prey be brought
> along to increase the spectacle for the people attending the
> Shorebird Festival ?
>
> My original perverse thinking was that the bird would be flown in
> order to spook the feeding shorebirds and so make the whole more
> interesting than just a series of shapes foraging out on the mud. I
> did apologise in advance for saying that, should it turn out that I
> was wrong. My original posting was a request for information, which
> is still not forthcoming - check the archive.
>
> OK I admit it, American is a third language for me.
>
> Stuart - take me to your leader !!!!
>