June Summers president of Genesee Valley Audubon Society (GVAS) asked me to post the following on our forum for her.
"I know that you have all been waiting to find out about the dead bird that was on the ledge of the Crossroads Building a week ago. Patience is a virtue some of us need more of. Despite my instructions, several people contacted the management of the Crossroads Building. The DEC called the Crossroads management and asked to come up to go on the roof. By the time the DEC technician got there, a few hours later, the manager had changed his mind because, they had spent enough time on the issue. The DEC can force private property owner to allow them on their property. It seems several people had called before the DEC, taking time away from the manager’s work. The actions of these people have cost us the chance to find out if this bird was a Peregrine Falcon or if it had a band.
We need to remember that Peregrine Falcons are Federal listed threatened species and a New York State listed endangered species. Under both laws, regulations prohibit harassment of live birds and/or possession dead birds for example. So you see it is not the DEC that does not allow us to run around picking up dead Peregrines, it is the law. We need to obey the law and let the DEC do their job. Sometime that requires patience."
June
What a shame we won't find out about this bird!
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He's so cute! (pic by Reenie on BCAW)
