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Birding Southeastern Washington (McNary NWR)

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In April, when I recently visited, there are huge flocks of Snow Geese , with the occasional smaller groups of Canada Goose , Cacking Goose , and Greater White-Fronted Goose. There were many other species of waterfowl, including a large number of Ruddy Ducks. (My My eBird checklists are here and here.)

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Seal Meat Served in Canada

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And this is despite the bad press received by the annual seal hunts. It also has been a traditional food for generations of hunters in Canada's east who serve it up roasted, or sometimes with a hearty Burgundy sauce. Many diners are huge fans of its taste, describing the mammal's meat as somewhere between duck and veal.

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Sentient: a book review

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As late as 1963, Higgins says, there were various theories that sought to explain the hunting prowess of owls – smell, night vision, the ability to detect body heat. Atria Books, New York, $28 (U.S.); $37 (Canada). Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses, by Jackie Higgins.

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Cinnamon Teal at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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.” The Cinnamon Teal ( Anas cyanoptera ) is one of the least abundant dabbling ducks in North America. More than three million ducks and one million geese migrate to the Sacramento Valley every fall. The picture was the same across Canada, where a large percentage of the United States’ wintering waterfowl nest.

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My 2018 Great Backyard Bird Count

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The ranch’s ponds yielded several Ring-necked Ducks … large numbers of American Wigeon … several Bufflehead … and Pied-billed Grebes. Of course, Lema Ranch is one of the locations of my bluebird trails, so I found several Western Bluebirds , including this female intensely hunting ground dwelling insects.

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Covenham Reservoir

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The reservoir offered Tufted Ducks , Eurasian Wigeon , Gadwall , Northern Shoveler , Common Pochard , Eurasian Teal , Eurasian Coots , Great Crested Grebes , Little Grebes , Canada Geese and Greylag Geese. Canada Geese. Common Goldeneyes , Tufted Duck and Eurasian Coots. Birds at the edge of Covenham Reservoir.

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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bob White

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The same can’t really be said of a confusing Orange Bishop or gaudy Mandarin Duck loose in a city park. And because of the resemblance they bear to their New World cousins in the family Phasianidae , they even look the part of an “authentic” wild bird in North America.