Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 08:51:05 -0500 Reply-To: paulas@erols.com Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Paula Sullivan Subject: Shooting of Trumpeter Swan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I imagine most of you have already read the distressing news in today's WASHINGTON POST about the shooting by pellet gun on Sunday of one of the 10 Trumpeter Swans that had been released on January 18 at the Horsehead Wetlands Center in Grasonville. An act of vandalism is suspected. Remembering my disappointment in not being able to catch a glimpse of any of the 10 birds when I was there on Saturday, I find it ironic and heartbreaking that some sick idiot apparently found it easier to locate one of the birds than I did. Paula Sullivan Alexandria, VA paulas@erols.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================