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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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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “The

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A Birder’s Guide To…INDOCTRINATION

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The more you know about bird physiology, migration, hunting methods, longevity, etc. Just because you can’t spare the time to watch a California Towhee anymore doesn’t mean your non birding buddy won’t decide that a towhee is the best thing since sliced bread. Photographed near Lostwood, North Dakota.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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Mountain Plover, California. 2018 was a good year for Mountain Plover in California, with a congregation (that is what you call a flock of plovers, says the Internets) seen regularly in Antelope Valley from early November on. Baird’s Sparrow, North Dakota. Another sparrow!

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