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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

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And now we have the third iteration in Audubon’s guide book history: National Audubon Society Birds of North America. The National Audubon Society Birds of North America covers all species seen in mainland United States, Canada and Baja California. I didn’t.). This is a fairly large book: 907 pages; 7.38

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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The April arrival of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition was a supremely happy moment in a very difficult, sad month. A companion regional guide, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America was published in 1941; its fifth edition will be coming out in early September.

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WPAs: America’s Duck Factories

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But within the National Wildlife Refuge System is a frequently overlooked collection of properties burdened by a mundane name: Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs). The region has justifiably been referred to as the “Duck Factory of North America.” Ding” Darling NWR in Florida.

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“Dog Days and Poisons” – Collective Arts Brewing: Mash Up the Jam

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In that deviant spirit, this week’s beer is Mash Up the Jam, a new dry-hopped sour beer by Collective Arts Brewing of Hamilton, Ontario. I suspect this will be the first and last time we’ll see a beer featuring this species, an introduced Old-World songbird best known in North America from its St. Louis, Missouri population.

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Alaska Day: Birds and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

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Collectively, ANILCA set aside approximately 100 million acres, including millions of acres that were designated as “ wilderness ,” the most protective of federal designations. Yukon Flats NWR is one of the most productive waterfowl breeding areas in North America.

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Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage

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It won’t be long before the drake Ruddy Ducks are all in their breeding finery and doing their displays for the females so I thought I would take the time this past weekend to try to get some decent shots of the males that are still in basic plumage. Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:11 am To me, they’ll always be the Rubbery Ducks.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl–A Book Review

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The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl covers every residential, migrating, vagrant, exotic, and introduced swan, goose, dabbling and diving duck in North America (Canada and the United States): 62 Species Accounts on four swan species and one vagrant subspecies; 15 goose species; 46 duck species; plus accounts for hybrid geese, ducks and exotics.

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