An article about this in today's Oregonian can be found online at:

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/12/should_the_government_shoot_on.html

Killing Barred Owls is only part of the issue. As Bob Sallinger of Portland
Audubon says in the above article, "I think to kill barred owls without
having a real plan in place to recover our forests is obscene."

Barred Owls appear to have made it here on their own. We can shoot all the
Barred Owls we want, but that won't change the fact that Spotted Owls breed
every other year, while Barred Owls breed every year, and Barred Owls are
aggressive.

As Wayne points out about the restoration of habitat being the key for
Kirtland's Warbler long term success, the long term solution for saving the
Spotted Owl is habitat, habitat, habitat.

http://www.westerngrebe.com/Birds/Strigidae/SPOW/

Scott Carpenter
Portland, Oregon


On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Wayne Weber <contopus at telus.net> wrote:

> Jo and Tweeters,
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> There should be nothing disturbing about this proposed action. It has been
> proposed and seriously considered by wildlife agencies for quite a few
> years. Spotted Owls are threatened, Barred Owls are not; Spotted Owls are
> native to Washington and Oregon, Barred Owls are not.
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> For comparison, the Kirtland?s Warbler exists today only because many
> thousands of cowbirds, which were parasitizing them and severely reducing
> their breeding success, were trapped and killed on the breeding grounds. The
> cowbird control program continues, although the restoration of suitable
> breeding habitat for Kirtland?s Warblers may soon decrease or eliminate the
> need for cowbird control.
>
>
>
> Wayne C. Weber
>
> Delta, BC
>
> contopus at telus.net
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> *From:* tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:
> tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *JO ANN WALDRON
> *Sent:* December-10-09 9:43 AM
> *To:* 'Tweeters'
> *Subject:* [Tweeters] RFI killing barred owls to save spotted owls in Cle
> Elum area
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> Tweeters ?
>
> I read a disturbing article this morning In CBS news. Does anyone in the
> know have more information to impart on the subject? I am curious to hear
> what knowledgeable Tweeters have to say about killing one to save the
> other.
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> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/10/national/main5962417.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.1
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> Jo Waldron
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> Edmonds, WA
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> Joaw9 at verizon.net
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