I received a call today from a resident from Bay Village, Ohio. He was extremely concerned about an ordinance about to be passed by the Bay Village City Council that would effectively ban bird feeding. It's aimed at people feeding deer in residential areas, but the language of the ordinance is such that it would ban bird feeding as well. The ordinance was dated March 28, 2012. The meeting minutes are archived on the Bay Village City Council website. I told him I would pass the word along to some people who might be willing to help. If you'd like to share your objections to the ordinance, time is of the essence, as they vote within a few days. Here are the email addresses of city officials to voice your opinion to. [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]> ; [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask],pa [log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]> Cc: Joan Kemper [log in to unmask] <http:[log in to unmask]> Thanks, Kimberly Kaufman Executive Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 419-898-4070 2011 League of Ohio Sportsmen Conservation Organization of the Year Award 2012 Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce Prism Award for Community Improvement www.bsbobird.org <http://www.bsbobird.org/> www.ohioyoungbirders.org <http://www.ohioyoungbirders.org/> www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com <http://www.biggestweekinamericanbirding.com/> BSBO on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/BSBOBIRD> and Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/BSBOBIRD> OYBC on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ohioyoungbirders> BIRDING OHIO <http://www.facebook.com/groups/BirdingOhio/> on Facebook ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]