Native birds endangered Santa Clarita CA What do you think? Residents of Valencia in the Santa Clarita Valley find Coots, also known as mud hens, a pest to their community. Coots are an endangered migratory bird that is native to california. And since there aren%26#039;t very many sources of water left in parts of developed california, these birds fly to man made bodies of water. Bridgeport is a community in Valencia that has a man made lake in the center of it with houses build all around. The Homeowner%26#039;s Association wants to get a permit to kill these birds which show up only a couple of months out of the year. The residents are complaining that they eat their grass and leave dropping everywhere.

What is your opinion? Does a homeowner%26#039;s assocation have th right to kill native endangered species just because they don%26#039;t like what they do? Even though the birds are attracted to what they build.

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I think if that damn HA gets the permit to do that they%26#039;re either going to have a lawsuit on their hands and/or a ton of environmentalists knocking on their doors to try and beat the hell out of them. That%26#039;s despicable. No wonder we have so many species on the endangered list: people like this believe they have the right to kill off their inconveniences! Why can%26#039;t people just deal with it? Birds poop. Big freakin%26#039; deal! Clean your damn car once in a while and maybe the bird crap won%26#039;t bother you so much! That%26#039;s what I think about the stupid HA.

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thank you for your answers. To the first poster, A lot of people from Santa Clarita go to Cal Poly. And to the Top contributor, thanks for the info. Thank you Valerina.

Other Answers (3)

• The American Coot is NOT an endangered species. If it were...NO one would be allowed to kill it legally. However, it is a native bird and is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Unfortunately, this particular species is often considered a pest..especially on golf courses, and often permits are given to shot the birds. You can contact your local US Fish and Wildlife Department and make a stink about it...maybe even start a petition and you may see some results. I agree, people need to just get over it and stop trying to stop nature. Birds are having enough trouble keeping their populations up with all the habitat destruction going on..especially in the Santa Clarita Valley...condos and mini malls going up EVERYWHERE! I recently reported a golf course to the Fish and Wildlife Service for illegally killing coots without a permit. They were fined. Me: ornithologist, wildlife biologist that lives and works in So. California.
• those so cal people should off themselves, plus santa clarita is basically fresno but in la, its dirty, sucks, stinks and no one like it, long as you dont come to SLO county i dont give a shhhhhhh
• That homeowners association had better check with a lawyer. If they arent careful, they might end up with a protected wetlands classification, and then their bird/animal problems will Really start. Sometimes its better to let the birds go their way, and keep the government unaware.