Julie,

May I be so bold as to suggest that noninterference would have been the
preferred alternative.

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

"I love mankind -- it's people I can't stand."
Charles Schultz 1922-2000
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamonahan at aol.com <Jamonahan at aol.com>
To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 9:57 PM
Subject: starling chick addendum


>Another point about the chicks:
>
>I did leave the birds alone for several hours, from late afternoon to about
9
>p.m., hoping mother would come to help. That didn't happen, so I saw no
>alternative but to take them in.
>
>Julie Monahan
>Seattle