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Posted by Larry Manfredi on 09:01:11 11/08/07
In Reply to: Wildlife Wars posted by Jeff Weber
But why bother with the European Starlings, House Sparrows and Eurasian Collard-Doves, that is what the Coopers Hawk is there for!
We should all be extremely happy that we are seeing so many raptors in this day and age. I remember as a kid we hardly saw any, Bald Eagles were pretty darn scarce as well as Ospreys and all of the other raptors. The birds are natives and are adjusting to loss of habitat, it is nice to see them make such a great come back. If they eat a few native birds, well, thats just life. They certainly eat plenty of Rock Pigeons, Eurasian Collared-Doves as well as European Starlings. Leave the native species alone, they can only multiply to as many as the habitat can support. If they eat all of the native birds or exotics in a particular area, they will move on or die off. A good balance will then take place after that.
Larry Manfredi
Homestead, FL.
E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net
http://www.southfloridabirding.com
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