Feathers are Gettin Ruffled
Recent news has reported that the Bridgeport HOA is trying to rid their community of the American coot. A species of birds that has migrated from Alaska and have made their way here to our lovely Santa Clarita. Specifically the waters of Bridgeport.
I have to laugh at this because as a side note, while I think Bridgeport is nice to look at, I always thought it was strange that they built a lake in the middle of the city and often wondered what animals would find shelter there. I assumed it’d be mosquitoes, but I was wrong, it was the coot.
Santa Clarita Real Estate Agent, Darla Vanderlip has a nice write up on the story along with a photo of these lovely creatures relaxing on what looks like a beautiful spring day (in January).
Where I live (Tesoro) we have rabbits. Lots of cottontail rabbits. They eat my plants and leave their little pellet poops all over my yard. I don’t mind it. I feel like it’s part of living where I live. I just deal with it.
So, in my opinion, to the Bridgeport HOA, cry me a river and poop on you. Leave the birds alone. Just deal with it.
Sean Furmidge | Jan 19, 2008 | Reply
After hearing about this story, I have to say that I am very upset that anyone in the Bridgeport community would want these birds removed. It is an honor and a great educational experience for children to be exposed to such a migration. This is the kind of attitude that has caused me to move out of Santa Clarita twice now. While I still work there (down the street from Bridgeport in fact), I could never live in SCV again.