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Birders As Family

10,000 Birds

The 2012 event was held at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The conference timed nicely with sparrow migration and everyone was anxious to get views of reported Nelson’s Sparrows that were obligingly hanging out in some mud along a beaver pond. There are worse ways to spend an hour than by standing on a beaver dam.

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

10,000 Birds

It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds. Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge : Expand upland game hunting. The refuge is already open to migratory bird hunting, big game hunting, and sport fishing.

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