Help needed at Mifflin.

wrote, On 10/9/2013 5:56 PM:
Eric, I shared your post with my pet canary, and he was quite
offended at the implication that small non predator avian species
would be considered inferior. I must admit he has a point. I
personally think crows are the most intelligent North American bird.
You wont see them flying into a whirling blade. I have absolutely
no data to support my position in this matter. DLB

Canarys are too smart to fly into windows and cars, since they are
working hard, deep in the coal mines. I was thinking more of starlings.
which even our Audubon fanatic neighbor detested.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 5:56:57 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Eric, I shared your post with my pet canary, and he was quite offended at the implication that small non predator avian species would be considered inferior. I must admit he has a point. I personally think crows are the most intelligent North American bird. You wont see them flying into a whirling blade. I have absolutely no data to support my position in this matter.

DLB

yes, but before going to far on the side of crows I must share this:

Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found
over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there
was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird
Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to
everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT
Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.

However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying
colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By
analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the
crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were
killed by an impact with a car.

MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if
there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck
kills versus car kills.

The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause:
when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a
nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that
while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one
could shout "Truck."

Brad

http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/23/st...wind-turbines/

Convenient how the liberally controlled federal governments "errors" always seem to go in favor of what they are pushing (global warming, climate change, etc) until their research gets called out as bull****. Then it gets corrected, reluctantly. Here is another great example.

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-...ats-every-year

http://trib.com/business/energy/fed-...b3ea3670b.html

....and my personal favorite...WIND ENERGY GETS AWAY WITH MURDER! http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamescon...y-with-murder/

And the same for global cooling (sorry, I meant warming...), wait a minute............ 15 years of cooling? How is that even possible? WTH?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/env...cientists.html

Sean F (F2) wrote, On 10/10/2013 9:28 AM:
And the same for global cooling (sorry, I meant warming...), wait a
minute............ 15 years of cooling? How is that even possible?
WTH?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/env...climatechange/...

Please, PLEASE DON'T START THESE POLITICALLY CHARGED ARGUMENTS
ON RAS!

There are literally thousands of internet sites to discuss global
warming and climate change, places where everyone there WANTS to discuss
it, unlike here at RAS, where discussing soaring is what everyone wants.

So, please, anyone that wants to respond to Sean's post
(for/against/whatever), please do it privately and not on RAS.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

Sean F (F2) wrote, On 10/10/2013 9:25 AM:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/23/st...underestimated....
Convenient how the liberally controlled federal governments "errors"
always seem to go in favor of what they are pushing (global warming,
climate change, etc) until their research gets called out as
bull****. Then it gets corrected, reluctantly. Here is another
great example.

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-...2013/07/24/us-...
http://trib.com/business/energy/fed-...duce-bird-kill...

...and my personal favorite...WIND ENERGY GETS AWAY WITH MURDER!
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamescon.../wind-energy-g...

I really hope we will all stay focused on Karl's concern. Dividing us up
into various political groups and arguing about which energy source is
best will not help soaring at Mifflin.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:28:36 -0700, Sean F (F2) wrote:

And the same for global cooling (sorry, I meant warming...), wait a
minute............ 15 years of cooling? How is that even possible?
WTH?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/env...ange/10294082/
Global-warming-No-actually-were-cooling-claim-scientists.html

Hey, there is a good reason why the Telegraph is known as the Torygraph
in these parts. To put that in perspective: our Tories have a lot in
common with your Tea Party.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |

On 10/10/2013 4:00 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
arguing about which energy source is best will not help soaring at Mifflin


As glider pilots, I think we can all agree that the best energy source
is the SUN

Cheers,
Luke Szczepaniak

agree ... argue to put them on the ridge next to Harrisburg ... on Blue Mountain ... easier hookup to the grid, as well.

kk

Karl, as a long-time WSJ reader, can you comment on Friday's editorial on windmills killing raptors ?