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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters. Located between the Mississippi River and Illinois River, the refuge encompasses 9,225 acres of riverine and floodplain habitat scattered around the confluence of the rivers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_5pt9OTLA. v=sk_5pt9OTLA.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. A Great Backyard Bird Count Miracle Best Bird of the Weekend (Last of January 2011) What is the International Bird Rescue Research Center Anyway? Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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I never researched the resort, imagining that it lacked the amenities my family wanted, but visiting for dinner allowed us to rent its grandeur without forking over the considerable room rates. Panama inflicts usurious car insurance policies on visitors, so do your research. Mississippi Kite. Black Vulture. Turkey Vulture.

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Faithful Loons and Human Lunacy

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Maybe it was a version of the Mississippi River, maybe it was a version of the Warren River, likely both. But now there is some research on that. From a press release about that research: >Common Loons (Gavia immer) nest on lakes across Canada and the northern U.S., Deepwater Horizon, 2010; Paruk et al.

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition: A Field Guide Review

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The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd edition (2014) covers 923 species; The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2010) 816; Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America (2008) 544; Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2008) 528; and the Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America (2005) covers 392 species.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). White-winged Chough – Corcorax melanorhamphos. Melbourne hike #1. 24 Apr 2018.

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