General Discussion

I collected feathers for years before I learned that you should leave almost all bird feathers on the ground. The reason is to avoid creating a feather trade, cuz humans would kill birds to extinction for money. Some Native American organizations are exempt & when I die my feathers will go to them.

https://www.fws.gov/law/migratory-bird-treaty-act-1918

https://www.fws.gov/media/list-birds-protected-migratory-bird-treaty-act-2023