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From: john@oravax.UUCP (John Gregoire)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Bluebirds
Summary: use of nets
Message-ID: <425@oravax.UUCP>
Date: 1 Aug 88 14:29:43 GMT
References: <5446@ihlpf.ATT.COM> <3626@leadsv.UUCP>
Organization: Odyssey Research Ass., Ithaca NY
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In article <3626@leadsv.UUCP>, chris@leadsv.UUCP (Chris Salander) writes:
> 
> 	Exterminating sparrows:
> 	I have seen ads in magazines for "sparrow nets".  I would
> imagine they are variations on "mist nets".  They are cheap and
> reusable.
The advertised nets are meant to drape over fruit bushes or trees. They
don't catch birds except the unlucky ones that get tangled. "mist nets"
are a tool for the capturing of birds for banding and subsequent release.
They are a controlled item and only available to banders licensed by the
U.S. and Canadian Fish and Wildlife Services. Mist nets require much
skill and practice to use without harming the birds and therefore
require a "special" permission over and above the bird banding permit.

Glad to hear Jim has finally raised Bluebirds. His case on the English
House Sparrow is correct. The ONLY other species which is not 
protected is the Starling.