Thanks for the "heads up" Jim. I purchased six acres of what was "Family
Land" passed down generation to generation. Even after diligent title
search that proved clear, I talked with a number of people in the area who
said this land was part of a large farm owned by some Bird Brain. Now I
don't know if there is a connection or not.
Perhaps the best I can hope for is the Window Pecker intruder that comes
here meet the same fate as others in his species and smack into a power
pole, flag pole, telephone pole, high hill or collide with a piece of space
junk tumbling to earth before he decides to perch on my window ledge again.
Matter of fact, I haven't seen him for a while so perhaps he can now swivel
his head 360 degrees as result of meeting some obstacle in his flight
path... I wonder what would happen if he smacked into one of several small
black metal poles that support one of several bird feeders I put out to
offer my fine feathered friends a free meal. What if his foot got caught in
the wire mesh holding suet I put out for the critters to enjoy; would I be
found guilty of mistreating creatures by enticing them to dine at Jacks?
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Miller
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 3:12 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Endangered Bird - who ya gonna call?
You may be in for a fight here. It is possible that an ancestor of the
cardinal owned this property long before you or the previous owners and they
still have legal ownership to it. I would suggest checking on your title
insurance or making sure you had a title search done when you bought the
property. At least if it goes to court and lose the battle due to his still
valid ownership, you will be compensated for the removal of your house and
restoration of the property to it's previous state.
73, Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "J A Ritter" <w0uce@nc.rr.com>
To: "'Dale Martin'" <kg5u@hal-pc.org>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Endangered Bird - who ya gonna call?
> Dale:
>
> I must strongly object to you saying the house must go but the tower can
> stay.
>
> You see, I built the house on this very spot fifteen years ago and I am
> confident this stupid window fluttering bird is not fifteen years of age.
> Perhaps one of his ancestors was around at the time of construction but
not
> this space invader...
>
> Should I be mistaken and he has attained the ripe old age of fifteen, he
> should have learned his lesson by now.
>
> I agree the tower must stay and the house as well only because it provides
> shelter to the rigs which feed the antennas that hang on the tower behind
> the house that Jack built!
> 73,
> Jack W0UCE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dale Martin [mailto:kg5u@hal-pc.org]
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 12:08 PM
> To: w0uce@nc.rr.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Endangered Bird - who ya gonna call?
>
>
>
> Your house must be bulldozed.
>
> The bird has a right to live in peace and harmony. The presence of your
> window and the structure that supports it contributes to infringes on his
> rights by lowering his quality of life.
>
> Therefore, the house must go. But, the tower can stay.
>
> Have a nice day.
>
> :-)
>
> 73
> Dale, kg5u
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of J A Ritter
> > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:26 AM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Endangered Bird - who ya gonna call?
> >
> > Every spring a male Cardinal endangers himself by perching on
> > the outside bay window ledge in my dining area. He guards
> > this space with gusto and apparently sees his reflection then
> > flies, up and down pecking the window as if attacking an
> > intruder. If anyone walks by the window even on the inside
> > he attacks... He does this hour after hour. I am afraid he
> > is going to break his P..... errrr, I mean beak.
> >
> > I have putting up warning signs and left notes for him to be
> > careful, all to no avail, he insists on ignoring every
> > attempt I make to help him avoid possible injury.
> >
> > My tower is approximately 100 feet away, perhaps I am
> > mistaken about the bird guarding his territory and he is
> > actually seeing a reflected image of the tower and is trying
> > to climb it, which I know is dangerous, so... I put a
> > "warning - danger - do not climb" sign on the tower and even
> > reversed the letters so the poor bird could read the sign
> > with accuracy when he looks at the window glass.
> >
> > I am at a loss what to try next; I have called every shrink
> > in town but they refuse to make house calls to come here and
> > council the endangered creature; they tell me I should make
> > an appointment to come to their office for therapy sessions myself.
> >
> > Can anyone please tell me who or what department I should
> > contact at the FCC; they may be the last and only source of
> > possible hope or assistance in preventing the bird from
> > injuring himself.
> >
> > Thanks in advance...
> >
> > Jack W0UCE
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Anderson
> > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:56 AM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower threat
> >
> >
> >
> > Guess I'm in trouble. A male and female Cardinal each spring
> > use my 50 foot crankup for a clandestine meeting place on one
> > of the elements of the Tennadyne T-10, then fly off someplace
> > together. With 10 elements its not a very inconspicuous
> > place to meet, especially when the other nine elements are occupied.
> >
> > Tom, WW5L
> >
> >
> >
> >
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