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I'm reading the July/August 1993 issue of Bird Watchers Digest and came acr=
oss something which strikes me as odd. =20
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"A recent article in a Maine newspaper detailed the state's new bird watchi=
ng laws. According to the report, the Maine legislature has imposed a fee =
for bird watching in the state. The annual license will cost $15.00, plus =
$2 for the issuing town clerk. People watching migratory waterfowl will ne=
ed to acquire a special wildfowl stamp at a cost of $15. The regulations s=
et limits on the number of birds that can be seen on one day or in one year=
. There is also a limit on state and life lists, but unlimited observation=
of herring gulls, chickadees, starlings, and blue jays is permitted. Ther=
e are very tight restrictions on the observation of rare birds: Only one n=
orthern cardinal may be observed per day, and observers must close their ey=
es in the presence of any endangered species such as bald eagle or peregrin=
e falcon." It goes on. Anyhow, from this I'm assuming this was a joke and=
in fact no license to watch birds ever existed in Maine. They have in the=
magazine amongst a bunch of straight/real articles.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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I'm reading the July/August 1993 issue of Bird Watchers Digest and came acr=
oss something which strikes me as odd. <BR>
<BR>
"A recent article in a Maine newspaper detailed the state's new bird watchi=
ng laws. According to the report, the Maine legislature has imposed a=
fee for bird watching in the state. The annual license will cost $15=
.00, plus $2 for the issuing town clerk. People watching migratory wa=
terfowl will need to acquire a special wildfowl stamp at a cost of $15.&nbs=
p; The regulations set limits on the number of birds that can be seen on on=
e day or in one year. There is also a limit on state and life lists, =
but unlimited observation of herring gulls, chickadees, starlings, and blue=
jays is permitted. There are very tight restrictions on the observat=
ion of rare birds: Only one northern cardinal may be observed per day=
, and observers must close their eyes in the presence of any endangered spe=
cies such as bald eagle or peregrine falcon." It goes on. Anyho=
w, from this I'm assuming this was a joke and in fact no license to watch b=
irds ever existed in Maine. They have in the magazine among=
st a bunch of straight/real articles.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><br /><hr /> </body>
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