On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Michael Patrick wrote:

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> So, what do tweeters think our obligations are? If she had asked me while
> the hawk was still alive, I would have taken the initiative to contact the
> local banding community and get them involved. On the other hand, are we
> now so complacent that we feel no obligation to help? Basically, I think
> this is a very poor public relations event for the "established"
> bird-watching community.

Michael--

I have a falconer friend who has been called for several of
these type of situations. Once he was called by a Game
agent to trap a Merlin in downtown Tacoma that had a
blow gun dart threw it's breast. It was killing pigeons
and in fact was on a pigeon when he got it. I know other
falconers who have assisted in some way to get Sharpies
out of warehouses, etc.. I guess I would advise to not
overlook the local falconers as they can help a lot..
they handle all kinds of BOP's daily..

Tom