This is the second transmission of this message. I didn't see the first on the list have no responses.
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Bill Andersen
Seattle
ander at u.washington.edu<mailto:ander at u.washington.edu><mailto:ander at u.washington.edu>
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From: William R. Andersen
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:07 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Is bird feeding good or bad?

Friends: Is there a consensus on the question of whether it is good or bad practice to feed birds during seasons when natural food is plentiful? Some tell me that while this feeding may be pleasurable for us, it is bad for the birds as it blunts development of their food hunting skills. On the other hand, some argue that this feeding is good because many birds die for lack of nourishment and the more we feed them the more birds we?ll have.

Bill Andersen
Seattle
ander at u.washington.edu