Birding/Re:sandcranes

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Expert: - 6/11/2007


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You did not answer my question. Someone else must have written you with a similar question. Thank you.  

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No, it was exactly the same question and I did answer it, but apparently you did not receive my answer. Must have been some slippage in the computerized system.Sorry about that.
Anyway, the answer is that no, your mother will not get in trouble feeding Sandhill Cranes as she is not doing it on purpose. In some states Sandhill Cranes are hunted and feeding them would be considered "baiting" which is illegal. I can't imagine anyone would enforce that rule in thsi case. It is also very unusual that Sandhill Cranes would visit a backyard bird feeder.

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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.

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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.

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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico

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