Pretty much most birds are protected if they are not a gamebird or 'nuisance' bird (blackbird, grackles, crows). Some introduced species like starlings, pigeons, house sparrows, and a few others aren't protected. Lots of protected birds have fallen victim to a bb or pellet gun on a bird feeder though:rotfl:

Forget what organization (Audubon?) but one of their goals is to keep common birds common. Passenger pigeons once numbered in the billions (with a b:eek:) and went extinct pretty quick but that was loss of habitat. Believe it or not in the 1950s the brown pelican was extirpated from Louisiana and almost went extinct. Hard to believe as common as they are now. Alligators have a similar success story

I think most of us honed our marksman skills at a young age with birds and a bb gun. Mom and grandma weren't always happy about it though.lol

I have ate lots of birds in my day that was taken by a pellet gun... we would cook em on a camp fire in our barn yard!!!

Name im sure we ate it!!


Killdee is not bad

Passenger pigeon went extinct due to over hunting. At least that's what they taught in my wildlife class, not due to habitat loss. Punt guns did some damage. Carolina parakeet went extinct due to harvest and habitat loss.

How many robins did we shoot as kids?... hahaha

I've never killed one and never eaten one...

But they are pretty darn tasty from what I hear

from loss of bottomland hardwoods and overhunting I believe, pretty amazing they went from a billion to zero in that little time




and yes many many robins still get killed south of I-10 in Louisiana:spineyes:

Humm never heard of a robin?? Thought it was a red breasted dove??

North of I-10 too... :)

Heck with all this bird talk. I want ot see more brown BOOBIES.

Brown boobies back on the lake Saw two today around Long Point:)

lol way to take the legal approach with the response

it may be hard for some to believe, but there are those of us who also notice other aspects of the natural world while we are fishing. My binocs are never more than arms reach away on my boat or in my blind.
Yes there are birds out here and some are quite cool to just watch.

Mr T you keep looking out for all those "birds". I'll keep my eye out for the boobies.

Being aware of your surroundings is important. I had to same opinion until I fished with a biologist and he pointed out the many things that make our area special. From oyster catchers to terrapins to Boobies. It makes the experience a wonderful learning experience.