10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Eventually, the name came to be attached to another kind of game hunting device with which we’re more familiar today: life-sized wooden carvings of waterfowl floated on water to fool birds into landing within range of nearby hunters lying in wait. Decoy: Cabernet Sauvignon (2016). Good Christmas Bird Counting and happy drinking!

2016 108

2016 Ducks California Hunters 108

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JANUARY 31, 2016

The year 2016 has just surrendered its first month to the abyss of time, leaving lingering memories of January warmth in its wake. As you can see from the feature pic, my lousy owl luck precluded me from getting too close to one of these crepuscular hunters. How about you?

2016 101

2016 Hunters Owls Birds 101

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AUGUST 11, 2016

An explanation is given about how market hunters and the draining of wetlands left no place for migrating waterfowl to land or feed and “ the Great Plains soon became a mass graveyard for migratory birds, raising the question, how do we protect birds from man ? Hunters are not doing it as much any more. It did neither.

Ducks 103

Ducks 2016 Hunters Wildlife 103

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JANUARY 10, 2016

The very handsome bird wasn’t hanging out where expected, but I was lucky enough to spy it chilling (literally) on an ice-encrusted pier, unperturbed by the duck hunters that chased everything else away! I was smart enough to chase a Snowy Owl at Sodus Point.

2016 100

2016 New York Hunters Birds 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

As of this posting Donald Trump LOST the popular vote of the 2016 presidential election by over 1,000,000 votes. Of course one of the first things the Republican Congress will do is fill the empty Supreme Court seat vacated by Antonin Scalia who died on February 13, 2016. According to National Public Radio (NPR).

Wildlife 145

Wildlife 2016 Oklahoma South Carolina 145

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APRIL 13, 2021

In 2012 , the NFC revised some of its goals and set forth a new vision of waterfowl management that emphasized a core of hunter and conservationist supporters. In an effort to better understand the “human dimension” of its conservation efforts, several surveys were conducted, including the National Birdwatching Survey (NBS).

Minnesota 264

Minnesota Research Pennsylvania Ohio 264

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APRIL 21, 2016

a) Recommendation : Develop and support implementation of a marketing plan with specific sales and revenue goals for waterfowl hunters, other hunters, non-hunters and wildlife viewers, etc. The physical stamp could be sent to hunters after March 10th each year. 1) Action : U.S. no physical stamp required).

Ducks 100

Ducks Hunters Hunting Wildlife 100