To the folks who've told me the Malheur story I just posted here is false. I've heard that, but all I hear is rumor even less persuasive than the tale itself, but so be it. I must admit owlets in January sounds a bit odd. Actually I'm glad to hear no one got frostbite. Let's just say as the Italians do: Si non è vero è ben trovato! BW On 1/14/2016 9:11 AM, Haans Petruschke wrote: > Hi Bill, > > The story is satire. Fake news like The Onion. It didn't really happen. We > can only wish. > > Haans > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > This > email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> >> http://thelapine.ca/79-year-old-bird-watcher-takes-down-oregon-militant-with-old-high-school-wrestling-move/ >> >> The link above extends the saga of the confrontations of birders and >> anti-government occupiers in Oregon. By the way, "malheur" means >> "misfortune". >> Bill W >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >> Please consider joining our Society, at >> www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. >> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >> >> >> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >> listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]