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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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June 9, 2015 – It’s deja vu all over again. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. Why would you open it up to hunting?

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A kestrel in the rain

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Martin spent his working life in primary education, was formerly a trustee of Kent Wildlife Trust, and as a keen wildlife photographer, completed a Masters’s degree in photography in 2015. He lives in Southeast England, writes articles about wildlife for local journals, exhibits his photos, and gives talks.

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Are You Going to the 2015 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival?

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I certainly can’t wait for 21 January 2015! Who knows what great birds 2015 will bring? Oh, and I’ll make sure to harass Jeff Gordon about why Green Heron wasn’t chosen as the 2015 American Birding Association Bird of the Year. I had a great time back in 2012 and even more fun in 2014.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of February 2021)

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Apparently, this winter warrior has hunted the same farm field from the same vantage point for a couple of weeks now. Before Saturday Corey had only seen two in Queens ever, one in 2013 and one in 2015. Corey got out both mornings of the weekend, but his best outing by far was at Breezy Point on Saturday morning. How about you?

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of June 2015)

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They are a graceful tern and Corey appreciated watching it hunt, feed, and fly over the marshes. The usual summer residents were in attendance, most gaudy of which was a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak , no doubt flush with paternal pride on Father’s Day. How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of February 2015?

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On the other hand, the devils that drive Corey to relentlessly hunt rarities keep him warm even in freezing temps. At least we have birds… My desire to see boreal specialties pales in comparison to my passion for staying warm and dry. This does not bode well for my birding weekend. Some birders are both blessed and damned.

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Proposed Changes to the Duck Stamp Not Well Received

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In 2015 a Federal Duck Stamp Task Force was convened under the auspices of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) consisting of seventeen individuals. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015. ” The Task Group issued its final report on September 15, 2015.

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