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From: gpasq@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Any migration going on? (plus other things)
Message-ID: <662@picuxa.UUCP>
Date: 29 Aug 88 11:38:51 GMT
References: <658@picuxa.UUCP> <27909@oliveb.olivetti.com> <1244@inuxd.UUCP>
Reply-To: gpasq@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190)
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In article <1244@inuxd.UUCP> jla@inuxd.UUCP (Joyce Andrews) writes:
>cattle and snowy egrets, we have not had ONE common egret.  But
>the common egret is very common (:-)) down here...they are all
>over the center grounds looking for handouts.  They are all over
>the Keys, especially in the winter.  Why don't they get into
>trouble with fish hooks and lines and broken wings and broken
>legs like the rest of the long-legged water birds.  There are
>-- 
>	Joyce Andrews King                      


Once in the hackensack meadowlands, I saw a common egret that had flown into 
the guy wires of a large antenna tower.  Apparently, the wire caught it 
perfectly under it's chin, in the crook of the neck, because the bird actually
looped once around the wire, and tied it's neck into somewhat of a knot.  
Needless to say the bird's neck was probably broken instantly.

In the winter, this place is a haven for owls.  It amazes me that the night 
flying owls don't meet the same fate.

Anyway, sorry for the morbid article.  I hope I didn't ruin anyone's morning.

Greg

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