http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/12/22/fun-in-the-cold-and-snow-at-morton-nwr-noyac-ny/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/12/22/fun-in-the-cold-and-snow-at-morton-nwr-noyac-ny/comment-page-1/#comment-486 birdsasart Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:30:38 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=853#comment-486 I am quite confused as I have had several interactions with refuge staff members who have never said a word other than a friendly hello. And there are many on-line articles about feeding the wintering songbirds at the refuge. Please e-mail me the name and an e-mail address for the refuge manager. Thanks. I am quite confused as I have had several interactions with refuge staff members who have never said a word other than a friendly hello. And there are many on-line articles about feeding the wintering songbirds at the refuge. Please e-mail me the name and an e-mail address for the refuge manager. Thanks.

]]> http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/12/22/fun-in-the-cold-and-snow-at-morton-nwr-noyac-ny/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Caroline Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:11:06 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=853#comment-485 Dear Arthur, I am the Student Conservation Intern working at the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. I wanted to inform you that bird feeding at Morton is highly discouraged. It is changing the natural behaviors of the wildlife there. They are growing dependent on humans for food, and research shows that this changes migratory patterns of the birds resulting in increased spread of disease and breeding between different species. In my opinion the worst part is the attraction of the Norway rat. This is an invasive species, and populations have increased due to the seed people have left behind at the refuge. Please do not promote the feeding of birds at Morton. This is a major issue. Dear Arthur,
I am the Student Conservation Intern working at the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. I wanted to inform you that bird feeding at Morton is highly discouraged. It is changing the natural behaviors of the wildlife there. They are growing dependent on humans for food, and research shows that this changes migratory patterns of the birds resulting in increased spread of disease and breeding between different species.
In my opinion the worst part is the attraction of the Norway rat. This is an invasive species, and populations have increased due to the seed people have left behind at the refuge.
Please do not promote the feeding of birds at Morton. This is a major issue.

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