[NatureNS] License To Bird

Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:56:05 -0400
From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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Hi James,

Sounds like a joke to me - are you sure it wasn't the April 1st edition?

Bob


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  From: James Hirtle=20
  To: Naturens Naturens=20
  Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:37 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] License To Bird


  I'm reading the July/August 1993 issue of Bird Watchers Digest and =
came across something which strikes me as odd. =20
  =20
  "A recent article in a Maine newspaper detailed the state's new bird =
watching 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 need to acquire a special wildfowl stamp at a =
cost of $15.  The regulations set 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.  There are very tight =
restrictions on the observation of rare birds:  Only one northern =
cardinal may be observed per day, and observers must close their eyes in =
the presence of any endangered species such as bald eagle or peregrine =
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.
  =20
  James R. Hirtle
  Dublin Shore


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi James,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sounds like a joke to me - are you sure it wasn't the 
April 1st edition?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bob</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=jrhbirder@hotmail.com href="mailto:jrhbirder@hotmail.com">James 
  Hirtle</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 
  href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Naturens Naturens</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:37 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] License To Bird</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>I'm reading the July/August 1993 issue of Bird Watchers Digest 
  and came across something which strikes me as odd.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;<BR>"A 
  recent article in a Maine newspaper detailed the state's new bird watching 
  laws.&nbsp; According to the report, the Maine legislature has imposed a fee 
  for bird watching in the state.&nbsp; The annual license will cost $15.00, 
  plus $2 for the issuing town clerk.&nbsp; People watching migratory waterfowl 
  will need to acquire a special wildfowl stamp at a cost of $15.&nbsp; The 
  regulations set limits on the number of birds that can be seen on one day or 
  in one year.&nbsp; There is also a limit on state and life lists, but 
  unlimited observation of herring gulls, chickadees, starlings, and blue jays 
  is permitted.&nbsp; There are very tight restrictions on the observation of 
  rare birds:&nbsp; Only one northern cardinal may be observed per day, and 
  observers must close their eyes in the presence of any endangered species such 
  as bald eagle or peregrine falcon."&nbsp; It goes on.&nbsp; Anyhow, from this 
  I'm assuming this was a joke and in fact no license to watch birds ever 
  existed in Maine.&nbsp; They have in&nbsp;the magazine&nbsp;amongst a bunch of 
  straight/real articles.<BR>&nbsp;<BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>Dublin Shore<BR><BR>
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