tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post982257761275808278..comments2023-09-18T06:38:04.194-04:00Comments on Palemaleirregulars: Will NYU's Red-tails, Bobby and Violet Also Become Victims of Rat Poison?Donegal Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-70951684739157422702011-05-08T22:44:48.589-04:002011-05-08T22:44:48.589-04:00Thanks for the update Anon. Violet now seems to h...Thanks for the update Anon. Violet now seems to have extricated herself from the fishing line and is able to leave the nest when she wants to. Whew! Not out of the woods yet as that leg isn't looking good.Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-5825592206799085282011-05-08T00:31:08.862-04:002011-05-08T00:31:08.862-04:00According to the the latest news, Violet now has s...According to the the latest news, Violet now has some plastic or twine wrapped very tightly around her leg. She has tried without luck to remove it. The leg has become very swollen and the situation is not looking good for her. Unfortunately the window looking out at the nest does not open, but an attempt will be made to capture Violet from the roof to treat her inflamed leg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-10270982150132271722011-05-06T18:42:13.439-04:002011-05-06T18:42:13.439-04:00Department of good news and bad news. First, the ...Department of good news and bad news. First, the good news - one of the NYU eggs has hatched, and there is an eyeass flopping around in the nest! Saw the little fella moving around with my own eyes.<br /><br />http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2011/05/06/surprise-one-of-the-nyu-hawks-eggs-has-hatched/<br /><br />Bad news - I'm worried to death about the rat poison in Washington Square Park. Also, Bruce Yolton on the UrbanHawks blog has asked for a letter-writing campaign and is organizing a June 20 demonstration/candlelight vigil to redress the tragic death of the Riverside dad (plus last year's eyeasses) by rat poison, and I plan to participate in both.<br /><br /> I will also write NYU President John Sexton praising his decision to install the HawkCam (when a less enlightened person might have removed the nest), but also pleading for the removal of the rat poison in the park.<br /><br />It's a small thing, but I chat with the guy at the pizza parlor in my corner strip mall in suburban Connecticut about the red-tailed hawk that likes to perch on the telephone pole across the street from his shop. I told him the story of the Riverside dad and encouraged him to educate his fellow strip-mall restaurateurs about proper sanitation and not using anticoagulant rat poison. One dumpster at a time....Julia Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-24676724957299488422011-05-06T12:12:17.929-04:002011-05-06T12:12:17.929-04:00How about spraying the rat stations with something...How about spraying the rat stations with something that will cause the rats to avoid the bait?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com