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AUGUST 11, 2016

As a birder, this 72 minute documentary film about the Duck Stamp Contest didn’t accomplish what I was hoping it might – get people excited about the Duck Stamp, or at least wildlife conservation. That being said, in preparation of opening day judging of the Duck Stamp Contest, the judges were informed of the contest rules.

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MAY 22, 2013

Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp (Duck Stamp) sales were at their peak in the 1970′s with 2.1 This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. The Duck Stamp has been around since 1934, nearly 80 years, and has raised over $800 million during that time. million hunters.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Many refuges are strategically located along major flyways, allowing ducks and geese to hopscotch their way up the continent to northern breeding grounds and back down again. The Laysan Duck is found on only two remote Hawaiian atolls, both NWRs. Additionally, many federal lands have further protections.

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DECEMBER 16, 2023

It is an excellent site in the winter months in particular, when seabirds including ducks, divers and grebes are quite reliable here. Ruddy Turnstone To conclude the visit, I checked out the area around the Kennemermeer , were several duck species can sometimes be seen.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

And used the opportunity to send an open letter to the City Mayor, enquiring about his still-unfulfilled promise of this particular area finally becoming protected. I usually forget about the World Wetland Day, 2nd of February, but this year I remembered.

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JUNE 17, 2021

Also, it is a part of the international ecological corridor and the “Confluence of the Sava and the Danube Rivers” Important Bird Area (IBA), already proposed for a nature reserve by the Government’s Institute for the Protection of Nature of Serbia. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1

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MARCH 9, 2011

What I am getting at here is that I have seen lots and lots of Ruddy Ducks at Jamaica Bay but never one that looked like this particular individual. She was essentially cream-colored, much lighter than the typical female Ruddy Duck. Anyway, enjoy the images and keep an eye out for odd ducks! Go check it out! Get yours today!

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MARCH 14, 2023

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

Hopefully, this role gives the birds some protection, as indicated here : “Himalayan vultures are highly respected within the Buddhist culture of the Tibetan plateau, playing a unique role in a centuries-old sky burial tradition (feeding of human corpses to vultures at specific sites) that is followed by about four million Tibetan people.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Most of the estuaries of Puget Sound in Washington State have been developed, but one of the few that remain is the Nisqually River Delta, which was protected as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1974. Nisqually NWR is a major staging area for migratory birds , a wintering area for many ducks and geese, and a breeding area for numerous songbirds.

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JULY 28, 2016

We’ve worked to change the dialogue around the Duck Stamp in public discussions and meetings, and we’ve reached out to Refuge officials and conservation officers to argue for the viability of this concept. Since we first launched the Wildlife Conservation Stamp Project, we’ve made our case to thousands of birders and photographers.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The shallows are full of ducks in eclipse, a real puzzle that requires a bit of time and a sharp eye – something you usually reserve for warblers and such. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. The autumn migration has clearly started.

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JULY 14, 2020

Although the refuge was established in 1964 in part to protect crane habitat, a pair did not return until 1972, and the first nests were observed in 1976. Like many of the top NWRs for birding , much of Conboy Lake NWR was obtained with funds from the sale of the Federal Duck Stamp : 94.5%

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MARCH 26, 2020

Dubovacki Rit (Dubovac Wetland) is a part of the Labudovo okno Ramsar Wetland and protected within the Deliblato Sands Reserve. It is an important stopover site and wintering area that attracts the largest congregations of waterbirds anywhere in the country. Nature reserve since 2002. Dubovacki Rit; photos (3) by Slobodan Puzovic.

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APRIL 9, 2019

Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) estimates that 2-3 million geese and 7-9 million ducks use use the basin every spring as staging grounds on the journey north.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Their strong presence here at Nanhui in combination with their highly threatened status should be a good argument to protect Nanhui better. In case the local government needs further incentives to protect Nanhui, Oriental Storks are also listed as endangered. Can’t say I heard this though. An Eastern Buzzard had goose for lunch.

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MARCH 15, 2016

Individually, many NWRs protect crucial bird habitat. Because many NWRs were established to protect migrating birds, they lie along one of the four primary flyways. These refuges support huge numbers of swans, geese, ducks, cranes, and shorebirds as they hopscotch their way to breeding grounds in the north.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

They are dabbling ducks which feed by upending and, you guessed it, dabbling. Unlike most other dabbling ducks however, the Northern Shovelers strain aquatic vegetation, plankton, and tiny invertebrates through the comb-like edges of their shovel-shaped bill. Birds dabbling ducks ducks National Wildlife Refuges Northern Shoveler'

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JUNE 1, 2023

Ecka Fish Farm by Mileta Cekovic Soon we reached the Ecka Fish Farm, a part of the wider Carska Bara Important Bird Area (yet, not a part of the protected Carska Bara Reserve). Why should something so unimaginable in Germany be possible in Serbia? Protest indeed!

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JUNE 3, 2021

Once I observed a man walking his two small dogs here, passing by a perched White-tailed Eagle but looking down at grass and not noticing the largest raptor in Europe at all.

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APRIL 9, 2019

Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) estimates that 2-3 million geese and 7-9 million ducks use use the basin every spring as staging grounds on the journey north.

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Nebraska Dissection Geese Ducks 113

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JULY 24, 2014

New Zealand had a widespread dabbling duck, the Grey Duck ( Pacific Black Duck if you’re an Aussie) but these were declining a in number because of changes to their habitat. Some wild Grey Ducks from the Northern Territory ( GDW45 Creative Commons ). By the 1970s the Mallards were beginning to rule the roost.

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Species New Zealand Ducks Game 167

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

When I reached the levee earlier that morning, I met an elderly hunter from whom I learned that there was an ongoing duck and pheasant hunt, but no one was shooting from, nor towards the embankment, hence I should be safe there. Annex II of the Bern Convention lists 45 of Beljarica’s bird species, with a further 91 species in Annex III.

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JULY 10, 2014

, and at the same time not grumpy enough to make them draw their guns (yep – it’s a true story, but do not trust the first impression: they were rough on the outside and soft on the inside, e.g. being fiercely protective of stray dogs and cats – that particular guy kept about five dogs and 15 cats, and they all lived together peacefully).

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APRIL 25, 2022

On a side note, the bird is also kind of ugly, so maybe the chicks never seeing their father has a certain protective function. You will not find the Australian Wood Duck in the HBW, as they prefer the name Maned Duck for it. It breeds in tree holes, presumably explaining the more commonly used name for it.

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APRIL 22, 2022

The connections between human and animal perception are a fertile field; a piece in last month’s New York Review of Books [password protected] lists five recent books on that, or on related subjects, and there are others, as well. Sentient is a fine addition to that field. __.

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MAY 8, 2021

In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than the things that fly in urban spots. Seasonally, a good number of ducks were there too along with loons and other choice waterbirds. That makes sense. I mean, who comes to Costa Rica to bird on city streets?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Many of these refuges and associated Conservation Areas, which have the potential to protect more than 1 million acres of vital wildlife habitat, have been forged through creative partnerships with sportsmen, conservation groups and private landowners. President Obama has added 10 new refuges in his first term.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Conservationists at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have been using remote controlled drones to watch the nests of endangered breeds and monitor the progress of reintroduced species. But how can we protect animals from drones in the hands of irresponsible pilots ? Image © Womackke.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Scope to the left, there are three Ferruginous Ducks now… but what are those fishes doing? The Reva is not protected. In May I plan to discuss the possibilities of the legal protection with the city officials and your comments and views may strengthen that case. Because they aren’t fishes, but – Eurasian Otters!

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Otters Serbia Fish Mammals 179

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Breezy Point, the westernmost tip of the barrier islands that protect Long Island’s south shore, is also the southwestern most portion of Queens and one of my favorite locations to look for birds. It was my favorite type of wildlife watching, a real spectacle. A very small portion of the action.

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JANUARY 1, 2017

But of all the species I saw I most appreciated the various ducks and other waterbirds that were “cutting the corner” at Breezy Point in the predawn light, overflying the beach and the jetty as they made their way from the open ocean to the protected waters of New York Harbor.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Still, six years ago I nominated that central Belgrade zone for an Important Bird Area – some parts of it should become protected any time soon and all the data that can further strengthen that protection is welcome.

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JUNE 6, 2020

The potential for contagion through clicking on links has long been acknowledged and with a desire to protect our precious readers, the links have been discontinued. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

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JANUARY 14, 2021

There are many species of waders and ducks, vultures, raptors and storks. Serengeti NP protects a huge swathe of almost 15,000 km2 / 6000 mi2 in north-west Tanzania. During the northern winter, large numbers of migrant waders and ducks may be seen. Serengeti National Park. The greatest wildlife spectacles in the world!

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The world record holder is the town of Kikinda, further north, with 700 birds in their town square which has recently become an officially protected owl habitat – a small, urban nature reserve. First stop and – bingo – Northern Shoveler , the last of the common duck species that I haven’t seen this winter.

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JULY 6, 2017

The Convention on Migratory Species (the Bonn Convention) lists two of these species – the Ferruginous Duck and the White-tailed Eagle – in Annex I, with a further 64 species in the Annex II. Because the house of the eagle literally protects the homes of Belgraders, they are more than worth fighting for.

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