10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

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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10,000 Birds

JULY 14, 2020

I recently drove from my home in Portland to Conboy Lake NWR in southern Washington for a birding day-trip. According to eBird , just over 200 species have been observed at the refuge and just under 1,000 checklists have been submitted. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot effectively restore the lake or other natural hydrology.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and they are located in every state as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. 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.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2016

Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who love to share thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. The CCP also identifies challenges, whether endangered species, invasive plants, fish, or animals, pollution from adjacent lands, encroaching development, or any number of others. According to the U.S.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2017

After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for “the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Fish and Wildlife Service signs, usually in English, are also in Spanish. Indeed, The U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

There is a small resident population in Polk County, Florida, in the middle of the peninsula, mostly on protected land, and once in a while they show up in a place where they can be easily observed. Whooping Crane is not listed as a “sensitive species” for Florida, and there are reports for other locations in the area. I don’t know.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Because of is huge range and large and growing population it is classified as a Species of Least Concern , great news for those who like to feel the gaze of the Bufflehead upon them. One place I’ve seen them is in southeast Portland. In winter most head to the coasts though some stay inland on open water. The proposal from U.S.

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