10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Last year, I wrote about the rulemaking process used by the Trump Administration to change the requirements of the art contest for the Federal Duck Stamp. And in order to reflect that contribution, the Administration proposed that the Duck Stamp contest have a mandatory hunting element.

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Ducks Hunters Hunting 2020 216

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

For example, the process applies to, among other things, the listing (and delisting) of species under the Endangered Species Act and interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition.

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Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2023

I mean that in a good way: By automatically showing one’s new year list each January 1st, and comparing it to one’s last several year lists, they always make me want to hit the ground running with as many species in my first week as I can manage. For example, of the 9 duck species we saw, 7 are winter-only.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2019

But with the new year just around the corner, it’s time for us to stop ducking Grey Goose and take a gander, as it were. Whatever the identity of the Grey Goose, be sure not to get too loosey-goosey with this vodka if you plan to head out early on New Year’s Day to get a start on your 2020 year list. This may be your Anser.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. 05 Jan 2018.

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