Warbler not an obstacle?
MARQUETTE - "Though a rare songbird was found on the Yellow Dog Plains in June, interested parties suggest it’s unlikely the presence of the Kirtland’s warbler will block a Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. underground mining project proposed for the area."
Link: Full Article from The Mining Journal
Kirtland's Warbler image © 2006 Mike McDowell
posted by Mike McDowell @ 3:49 AM
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4 Comments:
What a weird, misleading way to begin an article. It goes on to say that the bird was not on mining property, and that of course the proposed mine will have to make allowances for the endangered species, should this lone bird ever become a nesting pair or population. Further, it was on timber property, who harvests jack pines in rotation. It would, in fact, be great if a Kirtland's Warbler population established itself on private land that was managed in such a way that the landowner and warbler benefitted. That should have been the positive slant to the piece.
I agree, Nuthatch. It's weird. The best bird news this spring/summer has been an increased number of Kirtland's Warblers being seen in Wisconsin. I got to see my first one last month. I'm breaking my silence and vow to secrecy that I saw one, but I'm still not going to reveal the location (I'm sure many WI readers know where I'm talking about). However, even that location has been made public in a recent newspaper article.
Mike
What a great blog! Glad I found it. Excellent photos.
I just hope the mining company knows what it's doing and actually has a way to protect the warbler, although I'd think just the mere presence of the workers and noisy machinery would send them away.
All this development going on is going to be the bane of every species of bird, if we continue at the rate we're going. Woodpeckers, who need dead trees in which to build their nests, and other cavity nesters including the familiar chickadee will become homeless as more and more trees are removed.
Along the North Shore in Duluth, MN, which overlooks Lake Superior, they're tearing apart the land to build fancy condominiums for people who want to "observe" and "live among" nature... and of course they're destroying the habitat for the very nature the occupants want to see.
How far will our wildlife have to run before there's suddenly no habitat left that they need to procreate and survive? Wish more people would view your site to get an idea of what we'll be losing.
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