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Birding Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

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When in northwest Ohio there are many options from which to choose a birding site. But if you want herons and ducks and shorebirds and geese and egrets and swans and rails the best bet is the famed Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge along State Route 2 in Oak Harbor, Ohio. It is well worth the visit! … a.

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Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

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Others may be perfect for a free morning on a business trip to Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, or Las Vegas. Ottawa NWR (Ohio). Some are great for a specific bird, others for thousands of birds, and others during a particular season. Some just seem to be rarity magnets. But even with varied criteria, some locations rise to top.

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Wild Turkeys Causing Car Accidents

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In Boston, a turkey was the cause of a 2 car accident during the morning commute. A woman in Ohio had a turkey crash through her windshield. Where I live, a man driving on his way to work in a southwestern Twin Cities suburb slammed into a turkey (follow the link and check out the photos of his car and face–yikes).

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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As a talked to a couple from Boston, new to birding, I spotted a Clapper Rail walking close behind us. ” Meanwhile, a birder from Ohio was leading a small group down a nearby trail, looking down–“Hooded! I did bring my spotting scope with me, but it really wasn’t necessary here. Clapper Rail. Another Hooded!

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

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Shon Rahrig : While living in Ohio in 1999, Rahrig allegedly adopted several cats and a puppy from local shelters and tortured them sadistically. Rydzewski was convicted of “torturing or injuring” an animal, and he has since been arrested for assaulting people and resisting arrest. His whereabouts are unknown.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker. Ohio has tracked two families of their state-endangered breeding sandhill cranes and found them to have wintered over in Tennessee in 2010.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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She lives at Indigo Hill, an 80-acre wildlife sanctuary in Appalachian Ohio with her husband, Bill Thompson III, their children Phoebe and Liam, and their Boston terrier, Chet Baker. 14 Responses to “The Nonessential Whooping Crane&# Vickie Mar 20th, 2011 at 7:38 am Wonderful, heartfelt and enlightening post, Julie.

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