Alien Abductions

As a man of science I do appreciate the need for study. But I cannot help but sympathize with the family of crows panicking while we kidnap their young for metrics and tagging.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/LivingBird/spring98/crowsSp98.htm

Sedating them might be the better option, but we really aren't clear if the after-affects might not be harmful, especially for the chicks.

http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v062n04/p0450-p0453.html