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Neversink Spirits: Neversink Spirits Gin

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Juniper is a decidely wintery spice, and its piquant, piney flavor is generally used to season game, offal, and charcuterie, steaming heaps of sauerkraut, warming cordials, and other hearty fare best enjoyed during the shorter, darker days of the year. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are important pollinators (depicted here by John James Audubon).

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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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Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge : Expand big game hunting. The refuge is already open to migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and sport fishing. Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge : Expand migratory bird hunting, upland game hunting, and big game hunting. The refuge is already open to sport fishing.

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Trumpeter Swans: Don’t Shoot Them

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There are a lot in the Mississippi Flyway these days. There were other people in the vicinity who witnessed the swans flying into the water and being shot,” said Jenni,… DNR non-game wildlife specialist Lori Naumann believes the higher number of trumpeter swans visiting the hospital this season is for two reasons.

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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

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Swallow-tailed Kite : I had a hard time deciding between this species and Mississippi Kite. And are you as excited as I am to play this game again? Swainson’s Warbler : The last few years have seen this species in Brooklyn and Manhattan and there is a record of one from 2005 in Forest Park. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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15 Years: Things Will Never Be The Same

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A large portion of North American birders are relatively new to the game, with less than ten years under their belts. For example, take the Mississippi Kite (above), photographed at the Dairy Mart Ponds in Tijuana River Valley, between San Diego and the Mexican border. Hello my birding sons and daughters. Let’s get to it then.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now Sandhill Cranes: Game Birds? According to the authors of the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyway Council’s joint management plan, there are many problems with the current survey count methods and further studies are needed. Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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What Will Be Number 300 In Queens? Guess Correctly And Win The Warbler Guide!

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I recognize that this game might give an unfair advantage to those who are familiar with patterns of occurrence of birds in Queens or of my birding habits so I will list a few hints as to what birds seem most likely at this moment. A Brown Pelican would be a nice bird to add to the Queens list. Could a kite show up in Queens?

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