Subject: Re: Feather collections
Date: Feb 26 09:18:13 1998
From: "Jane Westervelt" - Jwesterv at novell.uidaho.edu


> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:37:18 -0800
> Reply-to: rsaecker at thurston.com
> From: Rob Saecker <rsaecker at thurston.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Feather collections

> At 4:59 PM -0800 2/25/98, Kelly A. Bettinger wrote:
> >And the term "migratory" in the Migratory Bird Treaty is not used literally.
> >Basically all native birds are covered, and it is illegal to possess feathers
> >of any of them, even if just picked up in your own yard.
>
> Ahhh, so that leaves us with, what? Chickens, domestic turkeys, geese and
> ducks, starlings and English sparrows? Anybody out there, wanna talk about
> your feather collection? ;)
>
> Rob Saecker
> Olympia
>
So, what about having the whole stuffed and mounted bird? And what
of various decorations that have some of these feathers?
jw
Jane Westervelt
Moscow, ID