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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

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Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Service is committed to strengthening and expanding hunting and fishing opportunities,” said Ashe. “By

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Tracking the Kirkland’s Warbler

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The jack pines of Michigan are well-known as the breeding grounds of the Kirkland’s Warbler —and thus, the best place to catch a glimpse of this exceedingly rare songbird. Eastern seaboard, and up to Michigan. Photo of Kirkland’s Warbler in Michigan by Jeol Trick, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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The Gas Station Bird

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It’s under the jurisdiction of the Exotic Species Division of the Department of Environmental Protection, which is a division of US Fish and Wildlife. You can own a gorilla in Indiana, but not a bear in Michigan. The bird is a captive-bred Peregrine/Gyrfalcon hybrid owned by people with an Exotic Species Permit.

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First Post-COVID-19 Birding Trip: Wisconsin and Horicon NWR

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During the summer, in addition to rails and bitterns, there are dozens of Black Terns ferrying little fish back to the nest, a treat for any birder. On the drive back to Chicago, I made a brief stop at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , a 185-acre preserve on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, that is well worth a visit. Indeed, 98.7%

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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What do you say when someone tells you they will be spending the summer in the Lower Michigan Peninsula? Recently it has also been documented as breeding in Wisconsin, Ontario, and the Upper Michigan Peninsula, but those birds are few and not always accessible. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. Forest Service.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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Evening Grosbeak, Michigan. There is a wonderful place in the lower peninsula of Michigan called Hartwick Pines State Park. It’s one of the only places in Michigan where you can walk under old growth white pines. Kirtland’s Warbler, NYC & Michigan. An eBird mystery. I also noted that the U.S.

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How To (And Not To) Transport Wild Birds

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Covered in fish slime! A pinky mouse…a day or two old… in a dishwasher box,” wrote Cindy Sobels Sniecinski in Michigan. “A Red-Tailed Hawk wrapped in an oily rag and transported inside the guy’s pickup truck toolbox,” said Johanna Walton. But there was a reason – the people found it in a lake, floating on the watermelon.” “A