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I agree with Mark Martell that the falconer was more than likely unaware of the gyr. I have met a falconer, I can't think of his name who is really into kites and flies them any chance he gets. I've met him in Duluth. I've emailed a couple of falconry friends to find out of it's him. As for banding they gyr, I personally would like to see it banded. I would be interested to see if this is in fact the same bird that has shown up for the last four years and a chance to learn where its breeding ground is. Look at the cool information we learned about the green-tailed towhee. Sharon Stiteler www.birdchick.com Minneapolis, MN On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:03 PM, MARTELL, Mark wrote: > The season for trapping birds for falconry closed on Dec 30. No > trapping technique I am aware of uses a free flying hawk to lure in > another hawk. A good way to get your valuable, trained bird killed. > > I have no explanation for the kite other than some people use kites > with food attached to train their bird to gain altitude. > > I am guessing this falconer was unaware of the gyr. > > > Mark Martell > Director of Bird Conservation > Audubon Minnesota > 2357 Ventura Drive #106 > St. Paul, MN 55125 > 651-739-9332 > 651-731-1330 (FAX) > http://mn.audubon.org > > To donate to Audubon Minnesota online, visit our secure site at > <http://mn.audubon.org/support_ways.html> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu] > On Behalf Of jeffbirds > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:09 PM > To: mnbird; mou > Subject: [mou] Fw: Falconer at 180th Street today > > > > Jerry Pruett, Chuck Krulas, John Hockema, and I went looking for > the good birds that have been appearing in the Hastings region > today. Among the birds we searched for was the Gyrfalcon that has > been seen around 180th Street. When we stopped at around 2PM we > noticed an SUV parked in the field to the south of 180th. I then > noticed a raptor flying away from the vehicle. We all got out and > watched a falcon soar around the field for a while and then land at > the feet of the person at the SUV. It then hopped onto his hand so > we assumed that he was a falconer and it was his bird. We then > observed him put the bird away and begin flying a kite for a while. > We assumed that he must have been trying to attract the wild > Gyrfalcon that has regularly been reported as being seen there. > Maybe there was some other reason for fly this small falcon sized > kite but we couldn' t think of one. So it raises the question as to > whether a falconer is legally allowed to trap a wild Gyrfalcon? > Maybe this person was also a bander and was trying to lure in the > bird to band it? Anyway I guess I would prefer the Gyrfalcon that > many have enjoyed watching be left alone. If there is anyone out > there that knows the regulations perhaps they would publish an > email on the listserve about this subject. I did get the persons > license plate if they were breaking any game laws but I don't know > anything about the falconer regulations. > > > Jeff Stephenson > Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County > Phone: 507 289 7635je > _______________________________________________ > mnbird mailing list > mnb...@lists.mnbird.net > http://lists.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird --Apple-Mail-2-419903290 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I agree with Mark Martell = that the falconer was more than likely unaware of the gyr.=A0 I have met = a falconer, I can't think of his name who is really into kites and flies = them any chance he gets.=A0 I've met him in Duluth.=A0 I've emailed a = couple of falconry friends to find out of it's him.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>As for banding they gyr, I = personally would like to see it banded.=A0 I would be interested to see = if this is in fact the same bird that has shown up for the last four = years and a chance to learn where its breeding ground is.=A0 Look at the = cool information we learned about the green-tailed towhee.</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <BR><DIV> = <SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Sharon = Stiteler</DIV><DIV>www.birdchick.com</DIV><DIV>Minneapolis, = MN</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan = 26, 2007, at 5:03 PM, MARTELL, Mark wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> = <DIV><SPAN class=3D"281475922-26012007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" = color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2">The season for trapping birds for falconry = closed on Dec 30.=A0 No trapping technique I am aware of uses a free = flying hawk to lure in another hawk. A good way to get your valuable, = trained bird killed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN = class=3D"281475922-26012007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2"></FONT></SPAN>=A0</DIV> <DIV><SPAN = class=3D"281475922-26012007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2">I have no explanation for the kite other than some people use = kites with food attached to train their bird to gain = altitude.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN = class=3D"281475922-26012007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2"></FONT></SPAN>=A0</DIV> <DIV><SPAN = class=3D"281475922-26012007"><FONT face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2">I am guessing this falconer was unaware of the = gyr.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D"281475922-26012007"><FONT = face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2"></FONT></SPAN>=A0</DIV> = <DIV>=A0</DIV><P><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Mark Martell</FONT> = <BR><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Director of Bird Conservation</FONT> = <BR><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Audubon Minnesota</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">2357 Ventura Drive #106</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">St. Paul, MN 55125</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">651-739-9332</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">651-731-1330 (FAX)</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"><A href=3D"http://mn.audubon.org/" = target=3D"_blank">http://mn.audubon.org</A></FONT> </P><P><FONT = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">To donate to Audubon Minnesota online, visit = our secure site at </FONT><FONT face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000ff" = size=3D"2"><<A href=3D"http://mn.audubon.org/support_ways.html" = target=3D"_blank">http://mn.audubon.org/support_ways.html</A>></FONT> = </P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV = class=3D"OutlookMessageHeader" dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><FONT = face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu [<A = href=3D"mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu">mailto:mou-net-ad...@cbs.umn.edu= </A>]<B>On Behalf Of </B>jeffbirds<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 26, = 2007 4:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> mnbird; mou<BR><B>Subject:</B> [mou] Fw: = Falconer at 180th Street today<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>=A0</DIV> = <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Jerry Pruett, = Chuck Krulas, John Hockema, and I went looking for the good birds that = have been appearing in the Hastings region today. Among the birds we = searched for was the Gyrfalcon that has been seen around 180th Street. = When we stopped at around 2PM we noticed an SUV parked in the field to = the south of 180th. I then noticed a raptor flying away from the = vehicle. We all got out and watched a falcon soar around the field for = a while and then land at the feet of the person at the SUV. It then = hopped onto his hand so we assumed that he was a falconer and it was = his bird. We then observed him put the bird away and begin flying a = kite for a while. We assumed that he must have been trying to attract = the wild Gyrfalcon that has regularly been reported as being seen = there. Maybe there was some other reason for fly this small falcon = sized kite but we couldn' t think of one. So it raises the question as = to whether a falconer is legally allowed to trap a wild Gyrfalcon? = Maybe this person was also a bander and was trying to lure in the bird = to band it? Anyway I guess I would prefer the Gyrfalcon that many have = enjoyed watching be left alone. If there is anyone out there that knows = the regulations perhaps they would publish an email on the listserve = about this subject. I did get the persons license plate if they were = breaking any game laws but I don't know anything about the falconer = regulations.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></FONT>=A0</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></FONT>=A0</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Jeff = Stephenson<BR>Rochester, Mn, Olmsted County<BR>Phone: 507 289 = 7635je</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">mnbird mailing list</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"mailto:mnb...@lists.mnbird.net">mnb...@lists.mnbird.net</A></DIV><= DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://lists.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird">http://li= sts.mnbird.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mnbird</A></DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-2-419903290--