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From: kan@ihlpb.ATT.COM (Casali)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Birds of Prey
Message-ID: <9534@ihlpb.ATT.COM>
Date: 6 Feb 89 19:32:23 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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> >  >     This is my first posting, so please bear with me.  I am extremely 
> >  >interested in birds of prey.  I live in the Pittsburgh area, and would like
> >  >to know if there is anywhere around me that I can go to see them up close.
> >  >Also, I would like to get accurate information on owning and raising birds of
> >  >prey. If anyone has any information at all on the subject, I would really like
> >  >to hear from you.
> > 
> > 	I don't know about the Pittsburgh area, but owning and raising birds of
> > prey is illegal without a license from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These
> > licenses are generally given to bird-banding operations and wildlife rehab
> > centers. 
> > 
> > 	What you could do is contact your local rehabilitation center and do
> > volunteer work for them. If you build a decent aviary at home and become
> > proficient at caring for birds of prey, they might let you do some of the rehab
> > at your home under the jurisdiction of their license.
> > 
> > Mike
> 
> 
> I must disagree with Mike's statements. I am a former falconer. A
> former falconer because of my limited time to properly care for my
> birds (a family and job can do that to you).




I think you are talking two different things. I kept an injured
Red tail and a rough legged under the jurisdiction of
the local animal control center. They did inspect the
facilities and bird. They set up the medical appointments
and provided some of the food. We supplemented the food
with live food for the red tail since he was released
(a broke wing that healed). The rough legged had a 
apputated wing and was blind in one eye. We supplimented
their food for a more varied diet (dead rabbits, mice,
etc) instead of dead chicks. We got the rough legged
because some nut went into their wildlife zoo and shot
or stole most of the animals. Since we were on
record for keeping and releasing the red tail, they
gave us the other hawk. We kept him until he died
(he was very old at the time they gave him to us).
There was no formal training other than working with the control
officier at first. I think what Terry was talking
about was a falcon license involving bird training
etc not just caring for hurt birds.


		Kathy