Links/info to Fed/State laws re: birds of prey? advice?

[Bear Foot Farm]

Strangely and suddenly the entire family of hawks (3) are gone

Imagine that.
Who would have thought it?

LOL

Keep your birds penned up for a while and they will leave​

 

[aprophet]

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and there may be a neighbor who did not know they needed a permit LOL lota farmers here do not realize this

 

[dretd]

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I contacted Wildlife officials before about 4 legged predators and he said their position was you can haze wildlife but not harrass them. I think they were using the two terms to differentiate between those trying to get the critters to move away from your property vs those that want to torment the critters for the fun of it.

I agree that the hawks fledged and are moving to better hunting ground.

Now might be an ideal time to talk to the Wildlife officials about removal of the nest. You may be legal in removing nests that are not active (not sure what kind of hawk you are talking about):

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 703-712): This federal law (MBTA), first adopted in 1918, generally prohibits taking or attempting to take any migratory bird, nest, egg, or parts thereof, except as permitted by the USFWS. To Take is broadly defined as to pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, possess, or collect any migratory bird species, their nests, or their eggs. In April 2003, however, the USFWS provided clarification (USFWS 2003) that destruction of inactive nests of migratory birds not otherwise protected (i.e., bald or golden eagles, and Threatened or Endangered species) is not prohibited under the MBTA, provided that no possession occurs during the destruction of said nest . Nest destruction that entails possession of the nest, or that results in the unpermitted take of migratory birds or their eggs, though, remains illegal and fully prosecutable under the MBTA.​

 

[UrbanFarmerGirl]

Thank you that's very helpful. I had not considered the fact that the next might get re-used in the future. I will look into that a bit more.