10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

When I looked at lists of birds allowed for falconry in Minnesota years ago, I asked some of my falconer friends, “Really, owls?” Many general and master falconers with wild birds will also let them go after a few hunting seasons, especially if they are good hunters to give them a shot at spreading their genes in the wild.

Wisconsin 234

Wisconsin Falcons Owls Hunting 234

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

About 15 million birds are killed annually by hunters, and of course this is distributed among a very small number of species. I would be they are in less environmentally backwards states (and I say that with some authority having done EIS work in several states … Minnesota is the wild west when it comes to environmental protection).

Killing 274

Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Unlike most of the other units in the study, however, most visits were from hunters.). Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota): 274,000; $4.2 Despite its relatively inaccessibility, Rainwater Basin WMD had more than 53,000 visits, which generated $2.2 million in activity and 19 jobs. Kilauea Point NWR (Hawaii): 1,148,000; $34.3

Wildlife 238

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

This almost certainly can be argued to be true just on the basis of logic, because feral Cats are proficient hunters and are entirely out of ecological place. A hungry feral Cat in Minnesota goes and finds new prey in an area it previously had not explored, leaving the last few of one or another bird species alone for a while.

Feral Cats 252

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 252

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

How when he needed a dissertation topic in 2005 (studying at the University of Minnesota), it was either Hooded Crane or Blakiston’s Fish Owl, both iconic birds of the area. The fish owl is Jonathan Slaght’s grail and also, more prosaically, his dissertation topic. He wanted to do research that would have a conservation impact.

Owls 130

Owls Russia Fish Research 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

To a birder, migration means that you can live in Minnesota, New York, Paris or Moscow and see exotic tropical birds such as Piranga olivacea and Icterus galbula on a regular basis without buying a plane ticket. The birds do the flying for you. And, much of the research being done in those days was about the mechanisms.

Research 186

Research Humane Compassion New York 186

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

The argument is straightforward: birders (and others, including hunters) buy stamps and the federal government turns around and obtains important bird habitat. Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota): 0.0%. In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. Klamath Basin NWR Complex (California and Oregon): 0.0%

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203