Buddy the talking Starling

Interesting idea. I have not checked out that article. As NZ has no native terrestrial mammals, if the thought is to identify a footprint of a non-native mammal in NZ, clearly that is pretty easy! Software to identify a foot of a Myna from some other bird would surely be vastly more difficult, though given digital capacity it may be possible. Philip —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Peter Shute Sent: Sunday, 19 January 2014 6:08 PM To: Greg and Val Clancy Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Buddy the talking Starling This thread has reminded me about this article I read recently about the use of digital track pads in NZ to identify animals that walk across them in real time, and potentially administer a poison: http://ensia.com/articles/building-a-better-rat-trap/ I wonder if birds like Common Mynas could be accurately identified by their foot prints. Peter Shute _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org