[EBB Sightings] Oakland airport shooting birds

See Audubon California's blog site:  http://www.audublog.org/ for more information.

Here is the SF Chronicle article link:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/30/BAN71BBNBT.DTL&tsp=1

It would be good to let the Oakland Airport Authority know that their actions are being watched and that birders will speak out.

Thanks.  Graham

Graham Chisholm
Executive Director & Vice President
Audubon California
4225 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94608

Tel. 510-601-1866 x 1/office
        510-409-6603     / cell

gchisholm at audubon.org


On Dec 31, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Phila Rogers wrote:

Dear Birders:

Many of you may know by now (I received a google alert from EBRP yesterday) that the Oakland airport personnel have chosen to shoot a number of birds, including brown pelicans and cormorants that were feeding in the water near the end of the runway.  The situation first came to light when dead birds began washing up on the San Leandro shoreline.  We need to know many things -- most important were other methods of disbursement tried consistently before choosing this method?  I have notified GGAS.

-Phila Rogers



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