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Brooklynian » Topic: Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 12:18:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-531005 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:30 +0000 cat 531005@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ I don't buy this native vs. non-native argument. It's not a reason to kill a species. And also it's true, "we" are non-native. As for glass buildings, yeah, you would think, esp. that one so near the park, there would be some thought given to this!! Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530996 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:49:45 +0000 rockhound 530996@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ As for the Meier building, wait until spring when the warblers, etc start coming up from the tropics. You're going to find tiny colourful yellow bodies at the foot of that building, especially if you get up early before maintenance cleans them up, lol And I thought the big building at Underhill and Eastern Parkway was a bird killer. I have photographed ovenbirds, red eyed vireos and seen northern parulas killed there, among others. Foggy nights are especially deadly for migrating birds. Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530993 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:45:18 +0000 rockhound 530993@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Starlings make great pets! If only we could popularize them as pets, we could watch the population plummet. A well cared for pet starling is much prettier than the dirty greasy-looking street bird. They do have this annoying and painful habit of sticking their beaks into your ear canal and opening up as if to catch a worm, but if you can keep them away from your ears then everything's cool. You have to catch them when they are brown fledglings with dark beaks and tame them. I dream of having one but bird catchers are strongly discouraged in city parks. Mozart had one and taught it to sing snippets of his piano concertos. Starlings are excellent mimics. Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530916 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:41:33 +0000 Flo 530916@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZGdFD4eW3BaOsQuOx_q96Z5KraAD95VF0LO0" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hZGdFD4eW3BaOsQuOx_q96Z5KraAD95VF0LO0</a> <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&fkt=1234&fsdt=7099&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1296976855" rel="nofollow">http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&fkt=1234&fsdt=7099&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1296976855</a> Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530842 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:03:15 +0000 dakotas way 530842@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: dead starlingsI would post the article, but unfortunately I'm not that savvy. But with that said, I did see something on the Comcast home page that addressed this issue, so it may be on other websites. I'm not saying the birds weren't an ongoing problem. Just that the USDA should have thought ahead when they poisoned them not knowing where they were going to drop dead (like straight out of the sky) and telling anyone in the area they were going to do the culling and the impending results so people wouldn't panic. Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530660 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:40:31 +0000 GOD 530660@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>modsquad » </cite>[quote="GOD"] Ahem Brother. </blockquote> Fuck Dog! are you dyslexic 2?[/quote] Just clearing my throat. <img src="http://brooklynian.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" /> Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530589 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:47:24 +0000 modsquad 530589@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>GOD » </cite> Ahem Brother. </blockquote> Fuck Dog! are you dyslexic 2? Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530529 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:37:51 +0000 GOD 530529@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>modsquad » </cite>Dakotas way, can you post a link to this article? Starlings are a pest, responsible for pushing native birds out of NYC ever since they were artificially introduced in Green Wood Cemetery back in the 1800's. Starling "murmurations" have been responsible for plane crashes at Stewart Air Base in Newburgh and I think at Login in Boston. Go look at the empty Purple Martin house in Gramercy Square. Starlings and house sparrows, both British interlopers, are responsible for the the Martin's demise. "The only good Starling is a dead Starling".</blockquote> Ahem Brother. <img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f250/argo1965/bigbirdcarsonhead.jpg"> Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530426 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:43:46 +0000 modsquad 530426@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Dakotas way, can you post a link to this article? Starlings are a pest, responsible for pushing native birds out of NYC ever since they were artificially introduced in Green Wood Cemetery back in the 1800's. Starling "murmurations" have been responsible for plane crashes at Stewart Air Base in Newburgh and I think at Login in Boston. Go look at the empty Purple Martin house in Gramercy Square. Starlings and house sparrows, both British interlopers, are responsible for the the Martin's demise. "The only good Starling is a dead Starling". Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530342 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:05:18 +0000 dakotas way 530342@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: dead birdsOK. I found the article about culling the starlings. These are European Starlings that the govenment said have become too invasive, pushing other birds from their nests when breeding and eating grain at farms. When they relieve themselves in the area of the grain, it makes it inedible for the farm animals, costing more for the farmer to replace the compromised grain and spreading diseases. They didn't elaborate on what diseases. It seems that in it's infinite wisdom, the USDA decided to use a pesticide called DRC-1339 on the birds in Jersey down by Princeton. They swear it is inert once consumed by the birds and is metabolized. I'm sure. What they didn't take into consideration was that birds don't always roost where they eat. So the birds ate grain at a farm in that area and flew in all directions home. Without cluing anyone into what they did, birds started falling from the sky across central New Jersey and, apparantly, Brooklyn as well. Naturally, people were alarmed at the results since the USDA also forgot to tell anyone, including Franklin Township where they did the poisoning. And they did it on a Friday, so no one was around to pick up the phone when they started ringing off of the hooks over the weekend. Now they're giving a "Whoops!" kind of reaction to all who are appalled at their stupidity. And they are offering to help pick up the thousands of birds they killed in the process. But how do they know that only starlings were effected?? Once again, our government at work and at it's worst... Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530248 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:56:29 +0000 dakotas way 530248@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: dead birdsThis is not a natural phenomenon. The birds were poisoned to cull the amount of starlings. Last week in Jersey, they were literally dropping from the sky like rocks and dead before landing. It was some horrible government idea and it seems to take between 9-24 hours to kill them after they eat the poison. One woman found 150 dead birds on her lawn and the town and state says it up to her to remove them (even though they killed them.) Our ever forward thinking government at work. I'll see if I can find the info to fill in the blanks as to what they used and the actual reason for it. The ridiculous thing is they say it only kills the starlings. Not your cat or other wildlife that might eat it afterwards. Idiots. <img src="http://brooklynian.com/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_evil.gif" title=":evil:" class="bb_smilies" /> Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-530181 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:09:10 +0000 steveo 530181@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ The Meier building is on Plaza Street East, not West. Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-529056 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:18:59 +0000 raisedeyebrow 529056@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: Re: non-native species<blockquote><cite>GOD » </cite>[quote="raisedeyebrow"][quote="brooklynboy3"][quote="newcolonist"]I'd venture most people in Brooklyn today are a non-native species.</blockquote> Sadly true H[/quote] Why sad? Isn't that what this country is all about? I don't think anyone here is "native".[/quote] Colonizing is not just isolated to this country. Through out history, one group or another has been pushed out, killed or absorbed into the colonizing group. It's what people do. It's only "sad" for the person who gets the short end of the stick.[/quote] Yes. However, this is true not only on a scale as significant as when it applies to the lines of culture, race, and species. It also plays a part in more trivial things like where you went to high school or your work place. It is kind of a natural progression of anything. I agree it is sad if the individual is mistreated or if it is the result of negligence. Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-528935 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:08:33 +0000 GOD 528935@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: Re: non-native species<blockquote><cite>raisedeyebrow » </cite>[quote="brooklynboy3"][quote="newcolonist"]I'd venture most people in Brooklyn today are a non-native species.</blockquote> Sadly true H[/quote] Why sad? Isn't that what this country is all about? I don't think anyone here is "native".[/quote] Colonizing is not just isolated to this country. Through out history, one group or another has been pushed out, killed or absorbed into the colonizing group. It's what people do. It's only "sad" for the person who gets the short end of the stick. Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-528452 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:54:38 +0000 newcolonist 528452@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ And to some extent the non-natives are responsible for the demise of the natives, so don't pick on the birds! Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-528450 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:51:41 +0000 raisedeyebrow 528450@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: Re: non-native species<blockquote><cite>brooklynboy3 » </cite>[quote="newcolonist"]I'd venture most people in Brooklyn today are a non-native species.</blockquote> Sadly true H[/quote] Why sad? Isn't that what this country is all about? I don't think anyone here is "native". Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-528260 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:30:54 +0000 brooklynboy3 528260@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ Subject: Re: non-native species<blockquote><cite>newcolonist » </cite>I'd venture most people in Brooklyn today are a non-native species.</blockquote> Sadly true H Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-527615 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:26:40 +0000 Lo Kee 527615@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Karl the Druid » </cite>the sticker shock did them in first then they hit the glass</blockquote> HAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-527588 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:02:51 +0000 Carnivore 527588@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ They should get these: <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/21/ot-090121-bird-decals.html?ref=rss">http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/01/21/ot-090121-bird-decals.html?ref=rss</a> Richard Meier the bird killer http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/richard-meier-the-bird-killer#post-527564 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:54:20 +0000 mjl83lukas 527564@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Karl the Druid » </cite>the sticker shock did them in first then they hit the glass</blockquote> No kidding! My buddy and i went in there for shit's and giggles to see a 1 bedroom on the 2nd floor...when the sales lady asked if we were interested, i asked the price and she gave me some crazy number like 900,000. I was like, i was interested...and now i am going to take that interest and kill it because that # is not in my books! haha Besides, i like where i live now...i don't need some $900,000 tiny ass apartment...id rather go upstate and get a huge house and tons of property for that money...shit, maybe less.