In a message dated 8/6/99 7:13:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
lostriver at seanet.com writes:

<< Does anyone really think that if
all the Starlings, House Sparrows, and Rock Doves were wiped out tomorrow
that Seattle would suddenly be filled with warblers, flycatchers, and
Spotted Owls? >>

I don't know, but I for one would LOVE to see all Starlings, House Sparrows
and Rock doves wiped out tomorrow......and then we'll SEE if the native
species return.
And how do we know that our cities weren't filled with warblers and
flycatchers and Spotted Owls, before the invasion of the winged vermin? None
of us alive today can say they weren't.
Michelle