As a participating person in falconry, I don't really see a reason to take
wild birds either, as we do have TONS of breeders to buy birds from
9endangered, and NON-NATIVE birds). But it's also my understanding that it's
something only a falconer will understand. That is, an experienced falconer.
It's quite fun to actually go out and trap them. It gets your adrenaline
going, so the fact that you get to play waiting games and trap peregrines,
and get the occasional accident merlin or something, is quite a thrill to
most falconers, it's falconer's dreams to catch peregrines. But trapping
them will do absolutely nothing to the wild population at all. Really,
there's nothing to worry about.



Blake Iverson
Arlington, WA
coopershwk at hotmail.com





>From: "Eugene Hunn" <enhunn at attbi.com>
>Reply-To: "Eugene Hunn" <enhunn at attbi.com>
>To: <rutht at seanet.com>, <paul.webster at attbi.com>, "tweeters"
><tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re: Falconers and Peregrine Chicks
>Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 21:44:34 -0800
>
>Tweets,
>
>I personally object to falconers taking wild Peregrines, Gyrs, etc. It is
>my understanding that captive-reared birds are readily available. While the
>population of Peregrines may now be capable of sustaining a limited
>harvest, it seems inappropriate that individuals in pursuit of their sport
>should deprive the rest of us of the joy of enjoying a thriving wild
>population. I don't object to falconry per se, just to the harvest of wild
>birds for that purpose.
>
>Gene Hunn.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ruth Taylor
> To: paul.webster at attbi.com ; tweeters
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Falconers and Peregrine Chicks
>
>
> Paul, Tweets:
>
> The only successful nest in Seattle in 2002 was the Washington Mutual
>nest. *None* of the young were taken from the nest; all four fledged
>successfully. After the fledglings dispersed, of course, who knows?
>
> Ruth Taylor
> Seattle/Ballard
> rutht at seanet.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Webster <paul.webster at attbi.com>
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Date: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:31 AM
> Subject: Falconers and Peregrine Chicks
>
>
> Should the Washington State Wildlife Commission allow falconers to
>take up to 5% of peregrine chicks (or eyasses, as they're known in the
>arcane language of falconry)? I'm aware that falconers are already taking
>peregrine chicks -- one of the Seattle chicks was taken in spring 2002,
>according to a relative of the falconer in question
> Paul Webster
> Seattle
> paul.webster at attbi.com


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