Hi im Mark and i thought id introduce myself to the group. My main interest is Owls but i also love Birds of Prey. Im currently working in a Owl Sanctuary in...
I have a juvenile barn owl that came to me with 8 broken blood feathers! The outermost 3 primaries on each side, and an inner primary on each side. What the...
Robin, If you are not a licensed rehabilitator, or a sub-permitee, you should transfer that bird to one immediately. Your Yahoo Profile does not indicate your...
Dear Doug, It is good that you questioned my authority to possess this bird and I apologize for not including imortant info in my user profile. It was late...
Robin, Sorry to hear about your illness. I am also a wildlife biologist specializing in barn owl (Tytonidae). You may wish to review my web site to understand...
Hi Doug, Couldn't you give me some good news about this poor little guy. It is nice to have "met" you and good to have you in my arsenal of contacts. Thank you...
Robin, Below is our private E-mail correspondence reposted here so that others may learn as well. The questions you ask in the last post and the E-mail are...
I've added a new link on the main page (homepage) that relates to Barn Owl Research on a World-wide Scale. Please join this group only if you are either...
During migration these birds are very common in North America. This one (pictured on the main page) has captured something on its way south. If you can...
We are all set with the Wilson Park area reserved for falconers including a fenced weathering area and restrooms on October 25, 2003. We even have shelter if...
The winners of the Raptor Quiz are listed below, in order from first to last correct guess. The bird is a Cooper's Hawk, and the prey is a gull (unknown...
I have a question for any falconers willing to answer in this group. If i kill a squirrel with a lead pellet, then feed the pellet-killed squirrel to a hawk,...
Yes, the lead will poison the hawk. You should not only make sure the slug is out of the way, but also avoid letting the hawk eat the area of entry which gets...
what do you mean ''smudge''? I know to take the pellet out, but Id really like to see what my neighbors say about a 12 guage going off in my yard. lol. I dont...
Throw away the part that the pellet went through. When you shoot a target you see lead marking on the paper at the hole. That is the smudge, and it also...
Lead is a dangerous poison to all animal life, and raptors can die suddenly from lead poisoning. In any case, I do not personally approve of children becoming...
I owe even knowing about falconry to Jean Craighead George. I read her books, and thats what got me wondering if falconry was even legal. I know alot now, and...
To Mr. Doug. I understand your point-of-view. I am 13 now, and Georgia requires me to be 14 before i can be licensed. He didnt just tell me to kill-away. We...
Lead has been attributed, in part, to the endangerment of birds as large as the Bald Eagle and the California Condor. In fact, even as restoration efforts for...
I may be way out of line here considering that I am not a falconer but I do have a strong interest. I am an adult, a single mom, with a good job and income to...
Hi fellas, Let me stir the pot a little , too.<g> I tend to think it depends on the individual. I am slowly meeting our falconery community here in arkansas...
I am happy to see that we are all of the same basic opinion regarding young falconers. As I have said, there are exceptions where children have proven...
to everyone, I think Ive done it again. I didnt explain enough. I was talking about a bb gun pellet when i said ''lead pellet''. My maybe sponsor would never...
Nicole Peretta (Nikihawk), one of our founders, will be featured on The Tonight Show with Late Leno on Monday (10-13-03) as she demonstrates here ability to...
I've added a link to Nicole Peretta's Bird Calls CD ordering page, on the main page of this group. Nicole is one of the founders of this group, and her calls...
For those who have not noticed, we have a new face on the group main page. It is an animation of hawk watch numbers, and the monitored species is changed...
(August 2003) The outstanding production of young Harpy Eagles in 2002 at The Peregrine Fund's Neotropical Raptor Center in Panama created the opportunity to...
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