Tweets,
On the geese thread, did anybody else catch the comment that one of the
local news stations made that "Canada Geese were introduced to the Seattle
area about 30 years ago", gee I wonder were they were introduced from....
Everett, Olympia (or any other northwest city) ;). I think they were
trying to imply that it was not natural for the geese to nest in the urban
area so readily, but I suspect many people who do not know the natural
history of the Canada Goose might get the impression that the CAGO is just
another introduced pest, like H. Sparrows, Starlings. Score another point
for the famed media introducing yet another piece of misinformation.

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA

"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood


On Wed, 5 May 1999 MBlanchrd at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/5/99 4:15:34 PM PST, wmmulligan at hotmail.com writes:
>
> > I am "interested in birds", and I say nuke the geese, along with the house
> > sparrows and starlings.
> >
>
> A bit extreme, don't you think? I should think you'd need to file an EPA
> statement before you start tossing nukes about..I'm assuming you're talking
> about a strategic nuke, rather than a tactical one...either way, I sure hope
> I'm up wind of your anti geese actions..........
> Michelle
>