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  • Fight pits pigeon, hawk lovers (OR)

    06/09/2007 6:23:38 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 21 replies · 1,732+ views
    The Oregonian ^ | June 9, 2007 | Michael Milstein
    Specialty breed - Members of the Northwest roller club are accused of killing birds of prey, some endangeredShowing a visitor through the Hillsboro shelters where he raises "roller" pigeons, Ivan Hanchett described how he trapped hawks so they wouldn't bother his precious flock. He suffocated the hawks in garbage bags, he said, and put them in the trash, noting he had "never seen a hawk that could hold its breath more than three seconds." Hanchett went on: Oregon aficionados of the roller pigeon -- a special breed flown in competitions -- commonly capture and kill hawks and falcons that attack...
  • EGGS-ELLENT NEWS ON WATER ST.

    04/23/2003 9:34:19 AM PDT · by Carpet Kitten · 9 replies · 1,084+ views
    AP ^ | 4/23/3
    <p>A pair of peregrine falcons is tending four eggs in a perch on the 14th floor of 55 Water St. in downtown Manhattan, the city's Department of Environmental Conservation announced yesterday. Placed on the endangered species list in the '70s, 16 falcon couples now live in the city, the DEC said. Their return shows "environmental conditions are improving," said DEC Commissioner Christopher O. Ward.</p>