10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2013

Here’s another thing to watch for: When I was at Estero Llano Grande in the Rio Grande Valley in early April, there was an Eastern Screech-Owl perched at the opening of an owl box right along one of the trails. Here’s the view of the owl: Note the eye on the right, a tiny slit is open and you can see the pupil.

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Owls Barn Owls Agenda Zoos 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 28, 2014

After scrolling through piles of furious emails regarding a recent blog about Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest , it seemed to me that all of us needed Dr. Phil. The subject was not hunting; it was contest killing. And being anti-hunting does not weaken our position when it comes to contest killing.”. It will never happen.

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Killing Hunting Hunters New York 259

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Texas and North Dakota together account for 88% of the total yearly kill of sandhill cranes. This represents 6% of the estimated mid-continental spring population of 322,700 birds for the same two decades. Isn’t that neat? Tennessee found that out in January.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 248