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MARCH 13, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Bufflehead in Flight Bufflehead in Flight By Corey • March 13, 2011 • 8 comments Tweet Share Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks. Bufflehead are the smallest of North America’s diving ducks.

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Cabanis’s Ground-Sparrow. The name change of a small brown bird, a sparrow, is exciting. Split from birds in northern Central America (the White-faced Ground-Sparrow ), the Cabanis’s becomes a very special bird. To me, this is the most exciting change to the list. Yeah, I did just say that.

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Costa Rica Birds Owls South America 203

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MARCH 9, 2011

These Blasts From The Past 2 Book Giveaway Given Away Least Terns Doing Well in Oklahoma Honduras Trip Winner Has Blogged His Trip Should Subsistence Bird Hunters in Alaska Buy Duck Stamps? Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Thanks for visiting! The proposal from U.S.

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Deer 2011 Oklahoma New York 124

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MARCH 16, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service desperately needs your feedback as they craft a new vision for our National Wildlife Refuge System. The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond.

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2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

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MARCH 18, 2011

Fortunately, there are some people working to protect the Scarlet Macaws of Honduras. Though Scarlet Macaws are threatened in Honduras there is hope that they will get protection and recover at least some of their numbers and former range. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding. The proposal from U.S.

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Honduras 2011 Deer Birds 156

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MARCH 14, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Duck Migration Tsunami Pics from Midway Atoll » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. There, i said it. it’s your fault, all yours!!

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2011 Deer New York New York City 140

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MARCH 17, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Male Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis in Basic Plumage I and the Bird #146 » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. I was pretty scared.

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Squirrels 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 16, 2011

They are commonest where they are intensively protected and managed, but these places are often remote and hard to visit. I ducked down excitedly and switched on the read torch, shining the weak light under a large bush, and sure enough there was a North Island Brown Kiwi. In addition to this kiwi are nocturnal. The proposal from U.S.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 152

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MARCH 4, 2011

First published in November of 1843 the tale of a baby swan, or cygnet, being raised among ducks strikes a chord with many people, but in Denmark the works of Hans Christian Andersen bring feelings of national pride. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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Denmark 2011 Honduras Deer 169

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MARCH 6, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or Summer Foovay Mar 6th, 2011 at 9:43 pm I don’t know about anyone else but I like both the manky ducks and ganky geese. Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. We soon were close to the Mokohinau Islands , one of the many islands in the area that serve as wildlife refuges. Get yours today! Boring Winter Birding?

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 176

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MARCH 8, 2011

So when I was trying to keep my eye on some ducks out on the lake as I made my way to a more advantageous position, well, I did manage to not fall down and the gull was not harmed. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Let’s leave it there, shall we?

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Breeding 2011 Deer New York 145

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MARCH 16, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts First Phoebe of 2011 Duck Migration Review of Gulf Crossing Cold Front Connecticut in Carolina (or how migrants surprise us).Or Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Get yours today! One that’s way overdue is Mipit.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 159

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MARCH 7, 2011

A wide-open field in a wind-protected spot, recently visited by both mechanical and living manure-spreaders. • Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or This was Snow Bunting heaven. The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Birds Michigan Ohio 234

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MARCH 17, 2011

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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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 144

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Gathering more detailed information about wintering populations, and which roost sites they rely on, will help us protect them and develop more effective conservation strategies.” One count I undertake every year is the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Big Farmland Bird Count.

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Ireland Turtles Geese Farming 236

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MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 157

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Ducks and herons include Garganey and Ferruginous Duck , Squacco and Purple Herons , as well as the Eurasian Spoonbill. This protected area is of special importance for migrating waders, of which some 27 species were reported here, including Pied Avocet , Temminck’s Stint , Red-necked Phalarope , Sanderling and Dunlin.

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Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 174

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MARCH 14, 2011

of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jon Gassett has indicated that if enough people write in protest, the proposed hunting season–due to start this December– will be reconsidered. Hunting is on a steady downturn, and nonconsumptive wildlife pursuits are on a tremendous upswing. We can fight them back in Kentucky, too.

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2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 258

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MARCH 20, 2011

Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. In the only state in the Central Flyway that protects cranes from hunting.

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2011 Hunting Kentucky Hunters 244

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MARCH 14, 2011

The Islands hold important populations of Monk Seals as well as all the world’s Laysan Ducks and Laysan Finches. link] Duncan Mar 14th, 2011 at 11:20 pm My boss from Tern has let me know that Laysan apparently suffered “significant loss of wildlife and some damage and loss of infrastructure and equipment.&#

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MARCH 5, 2011

It is a well-named duck, as the male does have a red head. Of course, other ducks have red heads too but for whatever reason Aythya americana got the name and now has to live up to it with unlimited sex appeal. Save that for the duck butts. This post has been submitted to Bird Photography Weekly #132. Get yours today!

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2011 Ducks Deer New York 150

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MARCH 12, 2011

As part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway we asked readers of 10,000 Birds to name the bird in Brazil that they would like to see more than any other species. What follows are the responses that readers offered, a veritable aviary of sought after species. Get yours today!

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Brazil 2011 Birds Wildlife 222

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MARCH 21, 2011

The Nuttall’s Woodpecker Tufted Duck at Cold Spring Harbor, New York The northern southern Woodpecker.Or Looking at the Queens Bird List Again Ducks Winding Up Migration Where Are You Birding This Third Weekend of November 2010? Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 210

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MARCH 9, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Protect the Commons The Military Macaws of Jaumave, Mexico Canada… The Conservation Capital of the World Absence: Big South Cape Island Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat About the Author Duncan Duncan Wright is a Wellington-based ornithologist working on the evolution of New Zealands birds. Get yours today!

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New Zealand 2011 Deer Cats 150

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MARCH 6, 2011

• Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Deer India New York 197

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

It turns out that duck nests tend to be so similar that you need to identify the feathers lining the nest, usually the breast feathers of the parent, to identify the user. To be fair, the Sparrow Chart is cited in the sparrow family group write-up, but it could be easily missed.). Sometimes there’s even more than text!

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Eggs Birds United States Sparrows 250

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JANUARY 1, 2019

Mandarin Duck, Central Park, NYS. It is very possible that Mike and Corey will penalize me for including the Mandarin Duck–also known as the “Hot Duck,” “Mandy” only to tourists and the Gothamist–in this list, but its celebrity cannot be ignored. Everybody wants to know about the Hot Duck.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Researchers comparing these traits across groups of closely related species – parrots, tits, sparrows, darwins finches etc – find no general correlation between neophobia and exploration. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. sort of “bland&# diet (e.g.

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Cats 2011 Costa Rica Deer 153