Why is it that an established population of feral Greylag Geese is
considered by most to be a non-listable bird, whereas a Ring-necked Pheasant, an
introduced species and possibly farm raised and released for the hunter's pleasure
is listable? Likewise the previous discussion about Chukars - east side
listable, west side not listable. Both sides introduced, but apparently those
on the west side not released long enough ago to be a viable population? In a
similar situation the Monk Parakeets at Yacolt aren't on the Washington bird
list or the Skamania Count list, but they seem to be a pretty viable
population -- viable enough to require human intervention to eliminate them before
the become a "pest"?

Jeff Jendro
Longview, WA
_jeffjendro at aol.com_ (mailto:jeffjendro at aol.com)





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