I always felt the rule titled "Possession of dead wildlife" was strange,
particularly since it applies to parts of animals like shells found on the
beach or old bones or a dried up starfish. I suppose, though, that you could
call the Department of Fish and Wildlife or State Patrol (it would be more
fun to call the State Patrol and begin the conversation with, "In compliance
with Washington Administrative Code 232-12-287, I am calling to notify you
of my intention to remove and dispose of dead wildlife on my property.) and
inform them, as stipulated in this rule, that you are removing a dead Brown
Creeper from your property and disposing of it by donating it to the Slater
Museum of Natural History. As far as I can tell, as long as you aren't going
to retain the Brown Creeper for personal use (such as fashioning a brooch or
lapel pin from it) or consumption, you should be fine.



Kelly McAllister

Olympia (where all such rules are born)



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Hills of
Kalama - A & S Hill
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 5:48 PM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Dead Brown Creeper - never mind



Tweeters,



Since I got ZERO replies to my inquiry about the dead Brown Creeper I found
in the yard today, it made me wonder if there is some sort of law against
picking it up and offering it as a specimen to a legitimate authority. Being
new to this state, I am not yet familiar with all the regulations.



I did some searching online and finally ended up at the page of the
Washington State Legislature.



According to WAC 232-12-287, it's illegal for me to even pick up a dead bird
on my own property. Well, I hope the bird didn't die of something
contagious; it's going back outside where I found it. *sigh*



Amy Hill

Kalama, WA

Cowlitz County

628 feet up

60stops2home at kalama dot com