SCOTT SHALAWAY Readers' chance to respond

Nearly 10 years ago I conducted my first reader survey. It has since become a biennial event and an invaluable tool for me. I think you enjoy participating as well; I usually get over 1,000 responses.
So I invite you to answer the 20 questions listed below. To make tallying the results as easy as possible, number a postcard from one to 20 and answer the questions, or clip this column, circle your responses, then send your answers directly to me (R.D. 5, Box 76, Cameron, WV 26033). Or respond by e-mail to "sshalaway@aol.com."
You need not identify yourself. I'll report the results in a future column. Thanks for your time and thoughts.
1. Of the following backyard birds, which is your favorite?
A. Robin B. Chickadee C. Bluebird D. Cardinal E. Hummingbird.
2. Is it OK to kill house sparrows, which are unprotected and compete fiercely with bluebirds, to help nesting bluebirds?
A. Yes B. No.
Watched wildlife? 3. In the last year, have you traveled more than 20 miles to watch birds and/or other wildlife?
A. Yes B. No.
4. In the last year, have you traveled more than 200 miles to watch birds and/or other wildlife?
A. Yes B. No.
5. Do you like columns that recommend books, nature-related products, and nature-related travel destinations?
A. Yes B. No.
6. Have you ever paid a professional wildlife damage control specialist to remove nuisance wildlife from your house or property?
A. Yes B. No.
7. Have you sprayed insecticides inside your home in the last 12 months?
A. Yes B. No.
8. What's the most you've ever paid for a bird feeder?
A. $20 B. $35 C. $50 D. $75 E. $100 or more.
9. Do you buy any premium foods such as nuts, nyjer, sunflower kernels, or mealworms to feed backyard birds. A. Yes B. No.
10. How many backyard birds can you identify by sight?
A. None B. 1 to 10 C.
11 to 20 D. More than 20. 11. How many backyard birds can you identify by sound?
A. None B. 1 to 10 C. 11 to 20 D. More than 20.
12. Do you feed birds all year long?
A. Yes B. No.
Topic of trust: 13. Do you trust your state wildlife management agency?
A. Yes B. No.
14. Do you think it's a good idea to reintroduce wildlife such as wolves, grizzly bears, whooping cranes, and red-cockaded woodpeckers to areas where they once thrived, but are now absent?
A. Yes B. No.
Payment plan: 15. Do you think everyone, not just hunters, should help pay for wildlife management and conservation?
A. Yes B. No.
16. Would you support allocating a small portion of your state's general fund (one half of one percent of a state sales tax, for example) to conservation and wildlife management?
A. Yes B. No.
17. Should President Bush open Alaska's pristine and unspoiled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration and drilling?
A. Yes B. No.
18. Do you favor selling off federally owned public lands (such as grasslands for grazing, mountains for mining, forests for timber, coastal areas for oil drilling) to private business and industry?
A. Yes B. No.
19. Two parts: Gender?
Age?
20. What newspaper are you reading?
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