Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsd!jlevy
From: jlevy@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (janet.levy)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Ravens
Message-ID: <13493@cbnewsd.ATT.COM>
Date: 5 Mar 90 21:04:03 GMT
References: <19861@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
Reply-To: jlevy@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (janet.levy,ih,)
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In article <19861@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> dragon@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sam Conway) writes:
>Ravens, like many animals, suffer greatly at the hands of Mankind.  Not
>only are we throwing more and more plastic and other indigestible garbage
>out there to tempt them, but ravens are very often mistaken for crows
                                                                 ^^^^^
>and shot.  There are many subtle yet definite differences:  crows are
>small, have small pointed beaks, and a hawk-like short tail in flight.
>Ravens are larger, have big Jimmy Durante shnozzes, a diamond-shaped
>tail in flight, AND ARE FEDERALLY PROTECTED.  This doesn't help the
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

As far as I know, crows are also protected under the Migratory Bird
protection laws.  They were added some years back.  I believe only
a few birds are unprotected: English sparrows, starlings, and pigeons
(rock doves).  Right?




Janet Levy
jsl@ihlpm.ATT.COM