I am outraged by this. Crows are one of the most intelligent creatures we share the Earth with. They have been documented to fashion and use tools. They are highly social and live in family groups. My fascination with them led me into birding long ago.
Thank you to those in this group for letting us know how best to address this issue. Stella, let us know Audubon New York's position on this and if they will advocate to stop this. Rick & Linda Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:53 PM, Stella Miller wrote: > By the way, the Club took down the Crow Down announcements on their > FB page. A few of us had already made comments. > > Attached is the announcement for those of you that have not seen it. > > Stella > > > > > "Conservation is sometimes perceived as stopping everything cold, > as holding whooping cranes in higher esteem than people. It is up > to science to spread the understanding that the choice is not > between wild places or people, it is between a rich or an > impoverished existence for Man." Thomas Lovejoy > From: Richard <[email protected]> > To: Jonathan Perez <[email protected]> > Cc: Lynne Hertzog <[email protected]>; Cesar Castillo > <[email protected]>; NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]>; Jim > Osterlund <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 7:34 AM > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Crow Shoot scheduled in Greene County > > The congressman is actually Peter Lopez. But I think this is a rule > generated or regulated at the state level. > > Sent from my wireless tin can > > On Mar 17, 2014, at 6:56, Jonathan Perez > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am no longer in the metro area, but still a member of the list. >> As I am in DC, I usually think of who is the representative. >> Paul Tonko, a Congressional Democrat in the House represents >> Palenville. >> >> Here is his contact from a general Google search. http:// >> tonko.house.gov/contact-me/ >> >> Hope that helps! This is inhumane, indeed. >> >> -Jonathan >> >> Jonathan A. Perez >> >> J.D. Candidate >> American University Washington College of Law, 2015 >> M.A., University of Virginia, 2008 >> B.A., Bowdoin College 2005 >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Lynne Hertzog >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Here is the page from the DEC on crow shooting. >> Doesn't seem right, shooting crows, at any time of year. >> http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/65847.html >> Lynne Hertzog >> On Mar 16, 2014 11:22 PM, "Cesar Castillo" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Is this just for sport, or is there a valid reason for this? >> This reminds me of >> The Birds of Killingworth by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow >> >> >> >> On Sunday, March 16, 2014 10:46 PM, Jim Osterlund >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> There aren't usually organized shoots, but you can "hunt" Corvids >> in Suffolk County 4 days a week for half the year — September >> through March. They make no distinction of species, so I suppose >> our feeble return of Corvus corax only adds targets. >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> >> >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > --<crow hunt.JPG> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
