10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The Trumpeter Swans above, for example, winter in Washington’s Skagit Valley, where Hashimoto “attempted to capture the low light and soft grays of winter,” while also rejoicing in this conservation success story–in the early 1960’s the swan numbers in the Valley were down to 15 due to hunting, they now number 11,000.

Birds 161

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 161

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2016

While checking floating logs for ducks, I counted European pond turtles (strange things birders do?) In India, no one goes at mid-day because of the heat and the law. Pity, it is the sleeping hours and not the hunting (morning/evening), but at least they are not forced to socialise with people all day.

Birds 117

Birds India Africa Serbia 117

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

It didn’t occur to me till I started reading The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird that there was also a possible threat to the eagle herself: poachers, who steal raptor eggs and chicks. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Falcons 226

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 226

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Under federal and state law, mineral owners have legals right to access and extract their mineral rights. There were already many Snow Geese (along with some Ross’s Geese) as well as countless ducks, primarily Northern Pintail. Those rights were — and continue to be — owned by third parties. So the oil wells keep pumping away.

Oklahoma 138

Oklahoma Texas Dallas Wildlife 138

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

This species’ population is suspected to have decreased rapidly, owing to levels of hunting on the staging and wintering grounds, and habitat deterioration (largely as a result of land cultivation). In the Western Palearctic at least 20-30% of the population are shot each year, often accidentally during hunting of other species.”

Serbia 203

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

APRIL 28, 2020

For those interested in avian conservation, some knowledge of the bureaucratic process is useful, as it is used to implement many important conservation laws. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently sought public comments on its proposal to permanently add a hunting element to the Duck Stamp art competition.

Ducks 214

Ducks Hunting Hunters Legislation 214

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2021

Nordmann’s Greenshank photographed hunting on the Cairns Esplanade [Ken Cross]. I would be away from my family for a time and my visiting in-laws from Tasmania….Perhaps There were other target birds in this area of the state; namely Spotted Whistling Duck, Chestnut breasted Cuckoo and the migrant Black faced Monarch.

Australia 264

Australia 2019 Thailand Russia 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I’d like a beer too, please, as I have never seen a Masked Duck. I did get to visit the in-laws at the German Baltic coast in January before the lock-down hit, and we took advantage of a short lull in restrictions during the summer and visited the island of Sylt in far northern Germany.

2020 247

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 247

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among them are Federal Duck Stamps and related waterfowl conservation programs. As background, a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Thus, Duck Stamp money goes into the MBCF and the MBCC decides how to spend those funds.

Ducks 202

Ducks New Hampshire Kentucky South Carolina 202

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. Birders have been encouraged by the American Birding Association and others to buy Federal Duck Stamps. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. But initially, some background is helpful. # # #.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

Among them are Federal Duck Stamps and related waterfowl conservation programs. A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Duck Stamps and import duty contributions were similar, at about $34-38 million each.

Maryland 165

Maryland 2017 Texas Ducks 165