Hi Franny, Greg and Tweeters,

It is sounding like the gulls get to keep their nest
so then it would be to find a plan B. Hopefully the
events can be rescheduled someplace else so the gulls
can finish out their nesting.

I am dissapointed about the number of postings where
bird nests have become incovenient to people (Barn
Swallows) as well. I have a nephew who is in deep
doo-doo because he powerwashed a Robin's nest down
because the adult birds were annnoying him. It must
be that time of year...

Kathy
Roosting in South King County

--- Greg Toffic <Greg.Toffic at Zoo.org> wrote:
> Franny,
> I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the
> obvious... Have one of the lawyers in your office
> investigate the legality of disturbing a migratory
> bird nest. Two agencies have regulations regarding
> bird nests, US Fish and Wildlife and WA Department
> of Fish and Wildlife.
> Greg
> Greg Toffic
> Curator of Birds and Invertebrates
> Woodland Park Zoo
> 601 N. 59th. St.
> Seattle, WA 98103
> 206-684-4836 (desk)
> 206-233-7278 (fax)
> greg.toffic at zoo.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Franny Drobny [mailto:fdrobny at cairncross.com]
> Sent: 29 June, 2004 4:00 PM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Need bird nest help - time urgent
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> Tweeters:
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> I work in a law firm in a 5 story brick building in
> Pioneer Square. On our roof, we have a large deck
> with railing around it. On the side of the roof
> next to the railing, a Glaucous-winged gull has
> built a nest and has laid a few eggs. Here's the
> problem: Our firm plans to have several events up
> on the deck with food and large groups of people.
> Once the eggs hatch, we anticipate that the mother
> gull will dive bomb people on the deck to keep them
> away from her young. This has happened to me at my
> condo, and also other people in our office have had
> the same happen at their places. Our firm is trying
> to figure out how to get rid of the gull and nest,
> so people won't be dive bombed. They don't want to
> call some type of animal/pest removal service and
> have the nest and eggs destroyed, so we are seeking
> some kind of alternative to remove the nest and
> birds without destroying them. Does such an
> alternative exist? Any help or guidance would be
> greatly appreciated. We are in a dilemma and don't
> know what to do.
>
> Franny Drobny
>
> Seattle, Washington
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> <mailto:fdrobny at cairncross.com>
> fdrobny at cairncross.com
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