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Unlucky Ducks, Lucky Penguins, and Good-Luck Ostriches

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On the less feel-good front, ducks have been taking an awful beating lately. Insert your Peking Duck jokes here.) near Little Rock, Arkansas, an oil spill has polluted a lake. Some ducks have succumbed to the oil, while others have been rushed to rehab facilities. And here in the U.S.,

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The Best Birding Locations in the United States (according to ChatGPT)

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Pelee National Park – Ohio Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge – Texas These locations offer a variety of habitats including marshes, wetlands, forests, coastal areas, and deserts, attracting numerous bird species throughout the year. Please note that the availability of specific bird species may vary depending on the season.

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Auto-pilot Conservation in the Era of Trump

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Other than a sweeping public lands package in 2019 , there has been little or no progress on the environment or wildlife protection. Among them are Federal Duck Stamps and related waterfowl conservation programs. Duck Stamps and import duty contributions were similar, at about $34-38 million each.

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What does the Keystone XL Pipeline have to do with Birds?

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More than 1 million birds, including tundra swans, snow geese and countless ducks, stop to rest and gather strength in these undisturbed wetlands each autumn. Just look at the recent spill in Arkansas. National Wildlife Federation. For many waterfowl, this area is their only nesting ground 2. Sierra Club. Friends of the Earth.

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Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring

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• Explore These Related Posts March by Goethe Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or Winter Hits New York City Desert Finch in Arkansas (!?!?!) I concluded that this must be pair bonding behavior, after all, Spring is in the air! Does anyone know for sure?

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Collaborative List – May 2018

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The collaborative profile has been boosted by 2 new American states, adding Tennessee and Arkansas to the coloured patches across the map of the USA. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

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