Tweeters,

Burt Guttman's idea of a singles service for birds is OK, but only for
certain species. Pileated Woodpecker is fine, but should we do it for
overabundant species like Northwestern Crow and European Starling?? No
way-- BAD IDEA!

If this violates someone's discrimination policies, too bad! :-)
:-)

Wayne Weber
Kamloops, BC
contopus at home.com



----- Original Message -----
From: Guttman, Burt <GuttmanB at evergreen.edu>
To: <dpaulson at ups.edu>; <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: lonely woodpeckers


> I think that if birders and ornithologists and such were really
serious
> about conservation, they would set up a singles service for birds
like this.
> Every unmated bird is a drain on the gene pool, and you all know
what
> happens to a pool that gets drained too much. There ought to be a
place for
> birds to advertise. "Male PIWO [they'll have to have abbreviations
just
> like humans: SWM, and so on] with gaudy red crest seeks compliant
female
> for wild drumming on hollow trees and dramatic flights into the
sunset.
> Object: cavity full of fertilized eggs." Maybe we should set up
singles
> bars for them. "Bartender, gimme a glass full of bark beetles and
send some
> over to the little lady on the Big-leaf Maple, with my compliments."
Yep,
> that's what really serious conservationists would do.
>
> Burt Guttman
> The Evergreen State College 360-867-6755
> Olympia, WA 98505 guttmanb at evergreen.edu
>
> Reunite Gondwana
>