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Fw: Great Blue Heron Nest
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- Subject: Fw: Great Blue Heron Nest
- From: "James D. McIntyre" <james dot d dot mcintyre at worldnet dot att dot net>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 19:23:09 -0600
- Cc: "Bob Walters" <bobwalters at utah dot gov>, "Elaine York" <eyork@tnc.org>, "Ann Neville" <kanevill at kennecott dot com>, "Don S. Paul" <avocet at qwest dot net>, "Neka Roundy" <tour at co dot davis dot ut dot us>, "Ella Sorensen" <ellas at burgoyne dot com>, "Dawn Sebesta" <sebesta at parkcity dot net>
- Reply-to: "James D. McIntyre" <james dot d dot mcintyre at worldnet dot att dot net>
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DWR is on the ball!
The note that I previously published on BIRDNET about the disturbance of the GBHs at Lee Kay Ponds and cced to Bob Walters has reached sensitive ears and they are listening.
Great news. And the young herons have hatched and are OK.
I will sleep with a smile tonight.
Jim McIntyre
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Walters" <BOBWALTERS@utah.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 5:26 PM
Subject: Great Blue Heron Nest
> James -
>
> I ran out to West Pond (afternoon of May 20) and determined that the
> nest is occupied by three young-of-the-year great blue herons. An adult
> was right there on the nest supervising activities. Cool!
>
> I intend to have a discussion with the Supervisor of the Lee Kay Hunter
> Education Center along the line that boats, regardless of contents, are
> unacceptable! You are, of course, correct: the birds are protected from
> disturbance under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. I can't make any
> promises about the adult dog trainers running their dogs along the south
> shorelines: that subject involves historical baggage relative to
> agreements, etc. made a long time ago. I would love to arrive at some
> kind of understanding relative to just where dog trainers can allow
> their dogs to roam so the pond complex and adjacent upland areas can
> provide needed habitat for a great variety of birds and other wildlife.
>
>
> I'll let you know how things go asap. If you'd like, call me at (801)
> 538-4771 and we can discuss, compare notes, etc.
>
> Thanks for the "heads up".
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