I received this message on the Minnesota birding list; it's possibly an
urban myth, but still quite amusing.
Mike Engh wrote:
>
> I got this from a friend. Don't know if its true...
>
> >According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the inscription on the
> >metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Interior to tag
> >migratory birds has been changed. The bands used to bear the
> >address of the Washington Biological Survey, abbreviated
> >
> > Wash. Biol. Surv.
> >
> >until the agency received the following letter from an Arkansas
> >camper:
> >
> >"Dear Sirs:
> >
> >While camping last week I shot one of your birds. I think it was a
> >crow. I followed the cooking instructions on the leg tag and I
> >want to tell you it was horrible."
> >
> >The bands are now marked Fish and Wildlife Service.
> >
> >
> >--------- End forwarded message ----------
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Paul Taylor Veni, vidi, tici -
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Mike Engh <> |
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I got this from a friend. Don't know if its true...
>According to the Knight-Ridder News Service, the inscription on the
>metal bands used by the U.S. Department of the Interior to tag
>migratory birds has been changed. The bands used to bear the
>address
>of the Washington Biological Survey, abbreviated
>
> Wash. Biol. Surv.
>
>until the agency received the following letter from an Arkansas
>camper:
>
>"Dear Sirs:
>
>While camping last week I shot one of your birds. I think it was a
>crow. I followed the cooking instructions on the leg tag and I
>want to tell you it was horrible."
>
>The bands are now marked Fish and Wildlife Service.
>
>
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