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Flock to Marion

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Hannah Buschert was first exposed to birds and birding during a required ornithology course at Oregon State University and she quickly caught the birding bug. This is a cruise like no other, full of scientific lectures, over forty guides spread out on deck, bird-themed parties, and a lights-off mandate to protect birds at night.

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Western Snowy Plover

10,000 Birds

Even our local Greater Sage Grouse , which now are receiving a huge effort at habitat protection, and restoration, were just those really cool birds out in the desert. There were many weekends at the Oregon coast, and as always I was on the look out for this diminutive little shorebird. Not for lack of trying, mind you.

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The Brightest Bird at HJ Andrews Experimental Forest

10,000 Birds

At the edge of the Oregon Cascades, rain is expected, and the researchers and scientists thought little of it as they continued about their daily tasks. Conservation of both their breeding and wintering habitats is essential to protect this bright light in the dark forest.

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

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Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” The refuge was established in 1958 to protect and enhance habitat for migratory birds. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge : Open to migratory bird hunting (youth only).

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