>
>Thanks and enjoy,
>
> Dan Victor, Seattle, WA <dvictor at u.washington.edu>
> Tweeters = http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dvictor/
>
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 20:30:39 -0400 (EDT)
>From: HKrauss787 at aol.com
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Fwd: Prime Habitat Added to Refuge System
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>
>More EuroBirdNet info of interest (?) to Tweeters: Hans Krauss, Spokane, WA
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>For release: August 11, 1997
>Janet Tennyson 202-219-3861
>
>PRIME WATERFOWL HABITAT ADDED TO THE
>NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM;
>WETLANDS CONSERVATION PROJECTS LAUNCHED
>
>Nearly 3,000 acres recently were targeted for acquisition for the National
>Wildlife Refuge System and 22 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund
>projects were launched in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, upon the
>approval of a cabinet-congressional commission chaired by Interior Secretary
>Bruce Babbitt.
>
>At its summer meeting, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
>approved $12 million from special funds set up for migratory bird habitat
>conservation for efforts affecting a total of 1.3 million acres. This
>includes:
>
> $1.5 million for acquisitions for national wildlife refuges totaling
>2,800
>acres in seven states: Arkansas, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
>North Carolina, and Utah;
>
> $2.6 million for wetlands conservation projects in California, Georgia,
>Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia, affecting more than 32,000 acres of
>wetlands. This money will be matched with $5.5 million from project
>partners;
>
> $7.6 million for 13 projects affecting 188,000 acres in Canada, with
>
>partners contributing another $9.8 million; and
>
> $276,000 for four projects affecting 890,000 acres in Mexico, with
>partners
>contributing $330,000.
>
>New National Wildlife Refuge System Acquisitions:
>
>Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas will acquire 40 acres
>of bottomland hardwoods hosting abundant wintering waterfowl, particularly
>mallards and wood ducks. This acquisition adds to the refuge another part of
>the largest remaining expanse of forested wetlands on any tributary within
>the
>Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
>
>At Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Maine, established to
>preserve ten important estuaries, 13 acres of tidal saltmeadow grass,
>cordgrass, and blackgrass marsh will be acquired. The area provides a
>critical
>wintering area for black ducks, mallards, and green-winged teal, while
>red-breasted and common mergansers and buffleheads use the area during other
>seasons. It also supports shore- and waterbirds, including great blue herons
>and snowy egrets.
>
>Black ducks, wood ducks, goldeneye, and hooded mergansers are among
>the waterfowl to benefit from wetlands purchased for the Lake Umbagog
>National
>Wildlife Refuge on the Maine-New Hampshire border, comprising
>what many consider some of the finest wildlife habitat in the two states.
>About 200 acres will be acquired, some along the Dead Cambridge and Swift
>Cambridge Rivers, including forested wetlands and backwater areas especially
>important to nesting waterfowl.
>
>Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, one of the largest
>bird hotspots in the United States with literally millions of birds migrating
>through the Cape May peninsula each year, will purchase 125 acres of
>saltmarsh
>and wooded wetlands. These areas will benefit black ducks, wood ducks, and
>migrating songbirds.
>
>About 225 acres of previously drained wetlands will be restored for the
>Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in New York, which hosts tens of thousands
>of geese and ducks year-round, especially Canada geese, mallards,
>black ducks, canvasbacks, lesser scaup, and ring-necked ducks. The land will
>be managed cooperatively with farmers for the benefit of wildlife.
>
>Currituck National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina will expand by
>more than 2,200 acres of marsh and interdunal wetlands on the state's famous
>Outer Banks. This land provides breeding, stopover, and wintering habitat
>for
>waterfowl, especially black ducks, mallards, and wood ducks.
>
>Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah will acquire a 39-acre tract
>containing a mix of grassy uplands and shallow wetlands. The tract makes up
>excellent feeding areas for early arriving migrants, especially dabbling
>ducks,
>and stopover spots for waterfowl on their fall migration. In addition,
>white-faced ibis use the area in the spring, while a variety of shorebirds
>stay
>through spring and summer.
>
>New North American Wetlands Conservation Fund Projects:
>
>Using the $1 million approved by the commission and $1.9 million of their
>own contributions, partners will enhance 26,000 acres of Suisun Marsh in
>Solano
>County, California. This project will benefit 30 species of waterfowl;
>fisheries such as salmon, splittail, and smelt; several endangered species,
>and
>others that would likely reach that status without conservation efforts. In
>addition to private landowners, partners include the California Department of
>Fish and Game, Suisun Resource Conservation District, and Ducks Unlimited,
>Inc.
>
>In Bibb and Twiggs Counties, Georgia, partners will use the $1 million
>approved by the commission and another $1.7 million of their monies for the
>Ocmulgee Greenway-Rivercare 2000 Project, comprising nearly 1,200 acres and
>establishing a continuous greenway along Ocmulgee River through Bond Swamp
>National Wildlife Refuge to Warner Robins Air Force Base. The riverine
>areas,
>swamps, forests, and bottomland hardwoods, interspersed with creeks and oxbow
>lakes, support songbirds and waterbirds as well as bald eagles, alligators,
>and
>prime fisheries. Partners are the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
>and
>the Trust for Public Land.
>
>Restoration of Grass Lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, is the goal of
>the Grass Lake Prairie Wetland Project approved by the commission for
>$215,000
>and matched by $265,000 from project partners. The Kandiyohi Soil and Water
>Conservation District and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
>will
>acquire conservation easements on 466 wetland and upland acres of the Grass
>Lake Basin from participating landowners. Grass Lake provides habitat for 24
>species of waterfowl, including blue- and green-winged teal, shoveler,
>gadwall,
>and ruddy ducks, as well as shore- and waterbirds like the Clark's grebe,
>black
>tern, and American pelican.
>
>Forty counties in Michigan will benefit from restoration of 1,750 acres of
>wetlands and uplands approved by the commission. About 225 wetland basins
>averaging 1-3 acres will be restored, as will surrounding upland habitat, and
>coordinated land management assistance will be provided by various partner
>agencies. Restoration will benefit waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds, and
>endangered wildlife. Partners include the Michigan Association of
>Conservation
>Districts; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Pheasants Forever; Wetlands Foundation of
>West Michigan; Michigan Department of Agriculture; Michigan United
>Conservation
>Clubs; and private landowners, who matched a total of $164,000 to the
>$105,000
>the commission approved for the project. The Michigan Department of Natural
>Resources and Natural Resources Conservation Service added non-matching
>funds.
>
>The $250,000 the commission approved for the Dutch Gap Conservation
>Area Project will acquire 810 acres of wetlands and uplands along the James
>River in Chesterfield County, Virginia to be managed by the Virginia
>Department
>of Game and Inland Fisheries. In addition to waterfowl, the area supports
>bald
>eagles, shorebirds, songbirds, great blue heron rookeries, and recreational
>fisheries. The project area will be open to fishing, hunting, birdwatching,
>and environmental education. Nearly $1.4 million will be contributed by
>project partners, including Tarmac Industries, Virginia Electric Power
>Company,
>the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Moncure Duncan Real Estate, and
>the
>Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
>
>-FWS-
>
>
>The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
>
>With passage of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1929, the
>Migratory Bird Conservation Commission was established to approve land
>acquisitions for the National Wildlife Refuge System that are considered
>important to waterfowl.
>
>Since its inception, the commission has approved more than 4.5 million-
>acres-worth of land acquisitions for the 92-million-acre National Wildlife
>Refuge System, the only network of federal lands dedicated to wildlife.
>
>The commission's responsibilities increased significantly upon passage of
>the North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989, which provides funding
>to
>encourage partnerships to protect, enhance, and restore wetlands and other
>habitats for migratory birds and wildlife in the United States, Canada, and
>Mexico.
>
>Since the wetlands conservation program's inception, the commission has
>approved more than $205 million toward projects benefitting migratory birds
>and
>other wildlife, with an additional $420 million provided by project partners,
>affecting more than 3.3 million acres in the United States and Canada. These
>funds also have been used in Mexico for its community education, management,
>and training programs affecting nearly 21 million acres in biosphere
>reserves.
>
>The commission meets three times each year to review proposals for refuge
>acquisitions and wetlands conservation projects. Refuge acquisitions are
>financed by the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, including revenue collected
>from Federal Duck Stamp sales to hunters, stamp collectors, and other
>conservationists; appropriations; import duties collected on arms and
>ammunition; and receipts from national wildlife refuge entrance fees.
>
>Wetlands conservation projects are financed by the North American
>Wetlands Conservation Fund, made up of appropriations; fines, penalties, and
>forfeitures under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; and interest accrued on
>another fund the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers.
>
>Members of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission are the Secretary
>of the Interior, who serves as chairman; two members of the U.S. Senate (John
>Breaux and Thad Cochran); two members of the U.S. House of Representatives
>(John Dingell and Curt Weldon); the Secretary of Agriculture; and the
>Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
>
>The commission was established largely in response to public concern over
>plummeting waterfowl populations during the "Dust Bowl" days of the 1920s and
>'30s, reflecting the National Wildlife Refuge System's early commitment to
>waterfowl protection. Many national wildlife refuges acquired with Migratory
>Bird Conservation Fund monies are located along the four major waterfowl
>"flyways," serving as vital stepping stones for birds on their long annual
>migrations.
>
>While its importance to waterfowl remains, the Refuge System today hosts
>a variety of habitats supporting all kinds of wildlife, including many of
>the
>nation's endangered species, big game animals like buffalo and elk, prairie
>wildflowers and cypress forests, trophy trout and tiny butterflies.
>
>Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the 94-year-old National
>Wildlife Refuge System is now made up of 511 refuges and 38 wetland
>management
>districts in all 50 states and U.S. territories. More than 30
>million people annually visit refuges for a variety of recreational
>activities,
>such as birdwatching, fishing, hunting, and nature photography, while
>hundreds
>of thousands of schoolchildren visit refuges each year to learn about nature
>and the environment.
>-FWS-
>
>
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>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 20:30:51 -0400 (EDT)
>From: HKrauss787 at aol.com
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Fwd: Makah Use Military Weapons on Gray Whales
>Message-ID: <970814202845_-1136318123 at emout19.mail.aol.com>
>
>News from EuroBirdNet about our own backyard that might be of interest to
>Tweeters. Does anyone know more about this? Hans Krauss Spokane. WA
>---------------------
>Forwarded message:
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>To: ukbirdnet at dcs.bbk.ac.uk
>Date: 97-08-14 02:54:30 EDT
>
>Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Makah tribe to use high-caliber military assault weapons against migrating
> Gray whales
>
>Sea Shepherd outraged by Makah's continued "ceremonial" whaling arguments
>
>July 30, 1997
>
>Sea Shepherd has confirmed that the Makah Band of Western Washington will
>now use high-caliber military firearms against Gray whales during their
>planned 'ceremonial' whale hunt in the spring of 1998. Recent reports
>indicate that members of the Makah Tribal Whaling Commission have obtained
>at least 4 to 7 of these weapons.
>
>Sea Shepherd believes that the military-grade ordinance could also be used
>to intimidate or threaten National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
>enforcement officers -- and other environmentalists -- from attempting to
>prevent any subsequent illegal whale hunting. "The Makah tribe claims they
>will simultaneously spear Gray whales with stainless steel harpoons, while
>also shooting at their skulls with these massive, .50-caliber assault
>rifles," says Michael Kundu, Sea Shepherd's Pacific Northwest Coordinator in
>Seattle, "Coincidentally, these are the weapons normally mounted on military
>assault helicopters and Navy gunboats -- they can efficiently shatter a
>ship's hull a mile away. There isn't a trace of 'ceremonial aboriginal
>whaling' in this plan -- it's blatant, undeniable whale warfare!" A quote
>from a letter by Makah tribal Chairman Hubert Markishtum describes the
>bullets employed as being:
>
> "-- a .50-caliber, copper-jacketed, lead-core, hollow-point round
> with a mass of 600-700 grains, fired at high velocity with a
> muzzle velocity of 3,000 feet-per-second and muzzle energy of
> 14,000 foot pounds. This has about 10 times the energy of a
> standard assault rifle."
>
>This October, the Makah tribe, with assistance from the United States
>Department of Commerce, will ask permission from the International Whaling
>Commission (IWC), the world body that governs the harvest of whales, to
>shoot up to 15 Gray whales annually. While recent reports indicate that the
>Makah will not be awarded the quota by a majority of IWC signatory nations,
>Sea Shepherd is concerned that the Makah tribe may violate federal laws and
>proceed with a Gray whale hunt regardless of the IWC decision.
>
>"The presence of these weapons is certainly a concern for us, as it should
>be for anyone who is opposed to a recommenced tribal whale hunt," says
>Kundu, who argues that the tribe does not meet the criteria established by
>the IWC to receive an aboriginal quota. "If the IWC does not approve the
>Makah quota in October, any subsequent tribal whale harassment will be
>subject to prosecution under federal law," adds Kundu, "That's when we may
>find these weapons, which we suspect have been supplied by the government,
>being turned on citizens of the US."
>
>Sea Shepherd has been working to build opposition to a resumed Gray whale
>hunt by the Makah Tribe since 1994; maintaining regular surveillance patrols
>of Neah Bay and marshaling political and tourism industry opposition to the
>aboriginal hunt. Sea Shepherd maintains that the resumed killing of Gray
>whales is being lead by international pro-whaling nations using the
>'aboriginal' loophole to gain ground for a new commercial whaling industry
>globally. "Ben Johnson of the Makah tribe has reported that the Japanese and
>Norwegians have offered them funding to support their lobbying attempts,"
>adds Sea Shepherd International Director Lisa Distefano, "Norway and Japan
>are shrewd: from a PR perspective, they're acutely aware that a 'traditional
>native ritual' hunt sounds more palatable than the more sinister reality of
>commercial whaling." [Image]
>
>For more information on this issue contact:
>
> * Sea Shepherd Pacific Northwest Coordinator Michael Kundu (206) 621-9270
> or (206) 359-3398
> * Captain Paul Watson or International Director of Operations Lisa
> Distefano (310) 301-7325
>
>Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
>P.O. Box 628
>Venice, CA. 90294
>USA
>Web Site: www.seashepherd.org
>Tel: 310-301-SEAL(7325)
>Fax: 310-574-3161
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 17:31:15 +0000
>From: "Clarice Clark and Jerry Broadus" <jbroadus at seanet.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: & more photos
>Message-ID: <199708150035.RAA05143 at mx.seanet.com>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
>
>
>RE:
>> Photos as Wallpaper :
>> You probably already know how to do this ... Should you want to
>> use one of these pictures as Windows wallpaper and you have Netscape 3.0+
>> or M/S Explorer 3.0 as your browser, after you've loaded up a picture on
>> your browser click the *other* mouse button on the picture and click "Set
>> as Wallpaper" and voila' the picture is your Windows wallpaper.
>CAn anyone tell me how to save the images to put on someone else's
>computer who does not have a modem or a browser? I would like to
>share the bird photos with someone with WIN 3.1 machine and no net
>capabilities.
>Thanks
>Clarice Clark
>jbroadus at seanet.com
>Puyallup, WA. 98371
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:39:29 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Clarence C Whitcomb <whitcomb at dc.seflin.org>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Seeking Rosy Finch, Ptarmigan and owls
>Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9708142159.A27061-0100000 at dc.seflin.org>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
>
>We shall be birding in Washington-Oregon in early Sept and are seeking
>specifically Northern Pygmy-Owl, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, Flammulated Owl
>(if it is not too late), and White-tailed Ptarmigan. Thus far we have
>learned via Tweeters and other sources about:
> 1. GC Rosy Finch on Mt Baker, Ranier NP (Sunrise) and Hurrican Ridge
> 2. Ptarmigan on Mt Baker and Ranier NP (Sunrise)
>We would be grateful for any advice as to these or other sites. Please
>respond directly if you wish. We shall be happy to reciprocate re South
>Florida info should you be planning a trip our way. Thanks.
>
>Mickey Wheeler Miami, FL (e:mail addr = whitcomb at dc.seflin.org)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:38:34 -0700
>From: Don Baccus <dhogaza at pacifier.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: & more photos
>Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970814183834.0069ef84 at smtp.pacifier.com>
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
>At 04:11 PM 8/14/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Oh hell, it's a regular sweepstakes. I uploaded my latest photo cd last
>night:
>
><a href="http://donb.photo.net/photo_cd/e">
>http://donb.photo.net/photo_cd/e
></a>
>
>Not all that many birds, some herps, mammals, and stuff for web pages
>I'll write this fall.
>
>There is a nice mountain bluebird somewhere in there, though.
>
>No captions yet, have patience...
>
>
>- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
> Nature photos, on-line guides, and other goodies at
> http://donb.photo.net
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 19:37:29 -0700
>From: Don Baccus <dhogaza at pacifier.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: & more photos
>Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970814193729.006b2974 at smtp.pacifier.com>
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
>At 06:38 PM 8/14/97 -0700, you wrote:
>><a href="http://donb.photo.net/photo_cd/e">
>>http://donb.photo.net/photo_cd/e
>></a>
>
>Oops, sorry for the double reference for you folks with smart
>mail readers - the photo.net photography advice forums require
>the html anchors to get clickable web addresses in a message,
>while modern mail readers don't...
>
>And he thinks he's a hot software engineer, they think, shaking
>their heads in wonderment :)
>
>
>
>- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
> Nature photos, on-line guides, and other goodies at
> http://donb.photo.net
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 20:21:51
>From: Michael Kennedy <mkennedy at mail.waypt.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Makah Use Military Weapons on Gray Whales
>Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.19970814202151.3d17f5fc at mail.waypt.com>
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
>>The Makah tribe claims they will simultaneously spear Gray whales with
>stainless steel harpoons, while also shooting at their skulls with these
>massive, .50-caliber assault rifles,"
>
>This is essentially true. They intend to be within hand harpoon distance
>of the whales. They also have said there will be no sale of the whale
>itself, meat, bones and what not. They have stated that the reason for
>this is to minimize the whales suffering. No 12 hour sagas for whale or
>whalers.
>
>I find the Sea Shepherd press release to be very offensive. It's one thing
>to oppose whaling in general, or oppose the makah whaling because it is not
>strictly traditional, but to run around saying the makah are getting
>weapons to shoot "NMFS enforcement officers and other environmentalists" is
>beyond all reason. The insinuation has racial undertones and is
>disrespectful.
>
>
>Michael Kennedy <mkennedy at waypt.com>
>Port Townsend, WA, USA
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:02:01 -0700
>From: "Andy Stepniewski" <steppie at wolfenet.com>
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re: Great birds query to Andy Stepniewski.
>Message-ID: <199708150402.VAA13245 at wolfenet.com>
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
>Bob,
>
>If Boreal Owls are around, I suspect they will respond very quickly. A few
>calls of a tape is plenty. These birds curiosity seems easily satisfied.
>Anything more than a snippet of the tape is probably counterproductive.
>
>Spruce Grouse are a function of observer effort. I'm told one good bird dog
>is worth 10 of us. If you don't have a good dog, it's probably a matter of
>either luck, or a lot of hard work (Okanogan Highlands deadfall is
>legendary-I broke a rib on the stuff once when I slipped on a slipperty
>log. Talk about pain).
>
>Ptarmigan-now's the time when hens are still leading their chicks around.
>Later in the fall they seem to disappear. Dunno for sure where they go in
>this neck of the woods. In BC, some head into the avalanche slide paths,
>some into the willow/alder valley bottoms, some stay high (on windswept
>terrain).A challenging study would be determining winter habitat use of
>ptarmigan in Washington. Radio-tagging would make it easier, but someone
>would have to rationalize this sort of expenditure.
>
>In the fall, even if the above birds aren't around, one can enjoy the great
>raptor migration on Tiffany Mountain. Hike up from Freezeout Ridge to
>treeline and look to the west shoulder of the mountain. If there is a west
>or northwest wind, you may well be treated to a great show. I've noted
>15-20 raptors/hour on some of these visits. I know thats not a "show"
>compared to eastern North America, but add in boreal finches calling
>overhead, flocks of Bohemian Waxwings (late October on, eating common
>juniper berries, also longspurs, Snow Buntings, rosy finches), great
>botanizing, and, of course, sublime views-you've got a great trip!
>
>Andy Stepniewski
>Wapato WA
>
>----------
>> From: Norton360 at aol.com
>> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>> Subject: Great birds query to Andy Stepniewski.
>> Date: Thursday, August 14, 1997 11:49 AM
>>
>> Andy,
>> I enjoyed your reply to Scott Downes. I am very interested in those
>birds
>> also. Can you give dates that you had BOREAL OWL, PTARMIGAN, and SPRUCE
>> GROUSE at the various places and also how many times and dates that you
>tried
>> for them at those spots and were unsuccessful. I would be happy to plan
>my
>> birding year to try for any of the three. (It helps with my wife if I can
>> tell her that I have a specific goal. Otherwise it seems she thinks I
>just
>> want to get away.)
>> Bob
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:39:49 -0700
>From: Don Baccus <dhogaza at pacifier.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Makah Use Military Weapons on Gray Whales
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>>I find the Sea Shepherd press release to be very offensive. It's one thing
>>to oppose whaling in general, or oppose the makah whaling because it is not
>>strictly traditional, but to run around saying the makah are getting
>>weapons to shoot "NMFS enforcement officers and other environmentalists" is
>>beyond all reason. The insinuation has racial undertones and is
>>disrespectful.
>
>No shit. The Makah only intend to take a small number of whales. While I
>disagree with their decision, I do believe they've chosen to implement it in
>a responsible way.
>
>Sea Shepard, in their response, is essentially taking the position that our
>country did against the Sioux in the Dakotas. "Their land, kill the suckers,
>they have no right to their land or culture", in the case of the Sioux. In
>the
>case of the Makah - a poor tribe I've seen close at hand, as the HawkWatch
>Cape
>Flattery raptor monitoring site is on their land - is poor but proud, and
>works
>hard to maintain their sense of tribal togetherness.
>
>To insult them as Sea Shepard has is indefensible, whether or not one
>agrees with
>the decision the tribe has made.
>
>
>
>- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
> Nature photos, on-line guides, and other goodies at
> http://donb.photo.net
>
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:14:42 -0700
>From: osprey at barney.nwinfo.net
>To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
>Subject: odd crow
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>I saw quite an odd crow yesterday in Yakima. It had two white wing bars,
>with the rest of the bird looking like a regular American Crow. When
>flying, the top side of the wings looked very much like a greater scaup's.
>I realize this crow probably just showed some albinoism but it was so
>uniform that I hoped it was an unusual Asian crow just lost in Yakima. I
>have been assured that all crows are black and only black, except for albinos.
>
>Denny Granstrand
>Yakima, WA
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:24:45 -0700
>From: Don Baccus <dhogaza at pacifier.com>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: odd crow
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>At 10:14 PM 8/14/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>I saw quite an odd crow yesterday in Yakima. It had two white wing bars,
>>with the rest of the bird looking like a regular American Crow. When
>>flying, the top side of the wings looked very much like a greater scaup's.
>>I realize this crow probably just showed some albinoism but it was so
>>uniform that I hoped it was an unusual Asian crow just lost in Yakima. I
>>have been assured that all crows are black and only black, except for
>albinos.
>
>Here's another one: my dad (not a birder, but somewhat familiar with local
>birds,
>and earlier when in better health a feeder) swears the neighbor's feeder is
>getting
>visited by what sounds like a melanistic Stellar's Jay.
>
>Unfortunately, it didn't show up when I was there a few nights ago, the man
>who
>kept the feeder had been tending his very ill mother for a year or so, and she
>died a couple of days before I arrived, so the feeder had no food in it...
>
>Fish stories are always like this, aren't they?
>
>Anyway, are melanistic Stellar's jays known?
>
>
>
>- Don Baccus, Portland OR <donb at rational.com>
> Nature photos, on-line guides, and other goodies at
> http://donb.photo.net
>
>
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>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:25:06 -0700
>From: osprey at barney.nwinfo.net
>To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Space Station MIR
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>For any who might be interested, the following address gives dates, times, etc.
>that the Space Station MIR is visible in your area. We have watched it fly
>over Yakima
>every night this week.
>
> http://titania.osf.hq.nasa.gov/mir/mirvis.html
>
>Denny Granstrand
>Yakima
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 22:57:17 PST
>From: Jack Bowling <jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: 41st supplement to 6th edition of the AOU N.A. Checklist
>Message-ID: <E0wzFPy-0007Zd-00 at dewey.mindlink.net>
>
>Tweets - Following is a summary of changes to be included in the 41st
>supplement to the 6th edition of the AOU's _Checklist of N. American Birds_.
>The 7th edition is due to be published later this year. I may have missed
some
>since the fax I received concentrated on BC species. Some surprises and some
>welcome changes, too. This is the first checklist to be swayed heavily by
the
>latest advances in the technologies of biochemical genetics, such as DNA-DNA
>hybridization, protein electrophoresis, and DNA sequencing.
>
>I have set this in monospaced font hoping that it will come through
unskewed.
>However, sometimes this doesn't work. I apologize in advance if it comes out
>fractured.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> FORMER NEW
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>- change in genus and ordering
> for N. Pacific albatrosses - new checklist ordering, too
>
>Short-tailed Albatross Black-footed Albatross
> (_Diomedea albatrus_) (_Phoebastria nigripes_)
>
>Black-footed Albatross Laysan Albatross
> (_Diomedea nigripes_) (_Phoebastria immutabilis_)
>
>Laysan Albatross Short-tailed Albatross
> (_Diomedea immutabilis_) (_Phoebastria albatrus_)
>
>Family Cathartidae (American Family Cathartidae inserted in
>Vultures) removed from the order suborder Ciconiae (Storks) of
>Falconiformes (Diurnal Birds of the order Ciconiiformes (Bitt-
>Prey) erns, Herons, Egrets, Ibises,
> and Storks) following family
> Ciconiidae (Storks)
>
>Falcated Teal Falcated Duck
> (_Anas falcata_)
>
>Spruce Grouse Spruce Grouse
> (_Dendragapus canadensis_) (_Falcipennis canadensis_)
>
>Checklist order of grouse: Checklist order of grouse:
> Spruce Grouse Ruffed Grouse
> Blue Grouse Sage Grouse
> Willow Ptarmigan Spruce Grouse
> Rock Ptarmigan Blue Grouse
> White-tailed Ptarmigan Willow Ptarmigan
> Ruffed Grouse Rock Ptarmigan
> Sage Grouse White-tailed Ptarmigan
> Sharp-tailed Grouse Sharp-tailed Grouse
>
>Family Phasianidae (Partridges, Family Phasianidae (Partridges,
>Grouse, Ptarmigan, Turkeys, Grouse, Ptarmigan, and Turkey.
>Bobwhites, and Quail) All Nearctic Quail and
Bobwhites
> raised to family Odontophoridae
> and follow family
Phasianidae in
> checklist order
>
>American Golden-Plover American Golden-Plover
> (_Pluvialis dominicus_) (_Pluvialis dominica_)
>
>Checklist order: Checklist order:
> Pomarine Jaeger South Polar Skua
> Parasitic Jaeger Pomarine Jaeger
> Long-tailed Jaeger Parasitic Jaeger
> South Polar Skua Long-tailed Jaeger
>
>Parakeet Auklet Parakeet Auklet
> (_Cyclorrynchus psittacula_) (_Aethia psittacula_)
>
>Olive-sided Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher
> (_Contopus borealis_) (_Contopus cooperi_)
> *** I want _borealis_ back! ****
> *** Let's start a revolt ***
>
>Checklist order for families of Checklist order for families of
>Passeriformes: Passeriformes:
> Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Tyrannidae
> Alaudidae (Larks) Laniidae
> Hirundinidae (Swallows) Vireoniidae
> Corvidae (Jays, Magpies and Crows) Corvidae
> Paridae (Titmice) Alaudidae
> Aegithalidae (Bushtits) Hirundinidae
> Sittidae (Nuthatches) Paridae
> Certhiidae (Creepers) Aegithalidae
> Troglodytidae (Wrens) Sittidae
> Cinclidae (Dippers) Certhiidae
> Muscicapidae (Kinglets, Bluebirds, Troglydytidae
> Thrushes and allies) Cinclidae
> Mimidae (Mockingbird, Thrashers Regulidae (Kinglets)
> and allies) Muscicapidae (Bluebirds,
> Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) thrushes and allies)
> Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Mimidae
> Laniidae (True Shrikes) Sturnidae
> Sturnidae (Starlings) Prunellidae (Accentors)
> Emberizidae (Wood-warblers, Sparrows, Motacillidae
> Blackbirds and allies) Bombycillidae
> Fringillidae Parulidae (Wood-Warblers)
> Passeridae Thraupidae (Tanagers)
> Cardinalidae (Grosbeaks and
> allies)
> Emberizidae (Towhees,
Sparrows,
> Longspurs, Buntings and
> allies)
> Icteridae (Bobolink,
> Blackbirds, Grackles,
Orioles,
> and allies)
> Fringillidae
> Passeridae
>
>*** I can hear the howls of incredulity now***
>*** with the following ***
>
>Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee
> (_Parus atricapillus_) (_Poecile atricapillus_)
>
>Mountain Chickadee Mountain Chickadee
> (_Parus gambeli_) (_Poecile hudsonicus_)
>
>Boreal Chickadee Boreal Chickadee
> (_Parus hudsonicus_) (_Poecile hudsonicus_)
>
>Chestnut-backed Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> (_Parus rufescens_) (_Poecile rufescens_)
>
>Checklist order: Checklist order:
> Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee
> Mountain Chickadee Mountain Chickadee
> Boreal Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee Boreal Chickadee
>
>Family Muscicapidae (Kinglets, Family Muscicapidae
(Bluebirds,
> Bluebirds, Thrushes and allies) Thrushes, and allies). The
> kinglets, genus _Regulus_
now
> have the rank of family
> (Regulidae) and follow the
> Family Cinclidae (Dippers) in
> checklist order
>
>Checklist order: Checklist order:
>..Family Laniidae (Shrikes) ...Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds,
> Family Sturnidae (Starlings) Thrashers, and allies)
> Family Vireonidae (Vireos)... Family Sturnidae (Starlings)
> Family Motacillidae
(Wagtails
> and Pipits)...
>
>Solitary Vireo (all B.C.) Blue-headed Vireo (n.e. B.C.)
> (_Vireo solitarius_) (_Vireo solitarius_)
> Cassin's Vireo (rest of B.C.)
> (_Vireo cassinii_)
>
>Family Emberizidae (Wood-Warblers, Family Parulidae (Wood-
> Tanagers, Sparrows, Blackbirds and Warblers)
> allies) Family Thraupidae (Tanagers)
> Family Emberizidae
> (Emberizids)
> Family Cardinalidae
> (Grosbeaks and allies)
> Family Icteridae (Icterids)
>
>Checklist order: Checklist order:
> White-throated Sparrow White-throated Sparrow
> Golden-crowned Sparrow Harris' Sparrow
> White-crowned Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow
> Harris' Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow
>
>Checklist order: Checklist order:
> Great-tailed Grackle Common Grackle
> Common Grackle Great-tailed Grackle
>
>-------------------------------------
>That is what I have received so far. No doubt there are far more. Cooper
>already has a hawk - give us back our Olive-sided Flycatcher!!
>
> - Jack
>
>
>Jack Bowling
>Prince George, BC
>jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:04:36
>From: sue ericksen <ericksen at nwinfo.net>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: odd crow
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>We had a female house wren at our place about 3 years ago with similar type
>wing markings on one wing. Is there a trend towards albinism/sports? We
>never saw her again.
>
>Sue, Zillah
>
>At 10:14 PM 8/14/97 -0700, you wrote:
>>I saw quite an odd crow yesterday in Yakima. It had two white wing bars,
>>with the rest of the bird looking like a regular American Crow. When
>>flying, the top side of the wings looked very much like a greater scaup's.
>>I realize this crow probably just showed some albinoism but it was so
>>uniform that I hoped it was an unusual Asian crow just lost in Yakima. I
>>have been assured that all crows are black and only black, except for
>albinos.
>>
>>Denny Granstrand
>>Yakima, WA
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:21:53 -0400
>From: Eric Greenwood <egreenw at IntraNet.bc.ca>
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: 41st supplement to 6th edition of the AOU N.A. Checklist
>Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19970814232153.007bf450 at mail.IntraNet.bc.ca>
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>
>Thanks Jack, good work and very helpfull. I'll put it with the rest of the
>pile for that wet day when I'll have time to update my records.
>
>Don't sweat too much over the Olive-sided Flycatcher. Heck they might have
>chosen to change the common name as well!
>
>
>Eric Greenwood
>Vancouver, B.C.
>egreenw at IntraNet.bc.ca
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:38:07 -0700
>From: "Michael Hass" <lazyhass at worldnet.att.net>
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Solitary and Stilt 'pipers
>Message-ID: <19970815064901.AAA5166 at cvi98876>
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>Hello tweeters:
>
>With the birdbox out of commission, thought I'd report on the arrival of
>some migrants. Today, 14 August, there were two juv. Stilt Sandpipers at
>Crockett Lake (east end) on Whidbey Is. On the 11th, one juv. Solitary
>Sandpiper was at Spencer Is. in Everett. That's all for now.
>
>
>Todd Hass, Ph.D.
>Snohomish, WA
>thass.wilson at mhs.unc.edu
>
>
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>
>End of TWEETERS Digest 1122
>***************************
>
>
Megan McAlister Rudholm
Twisp, WA

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