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Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

10,000 Birds

The Ruffed Grouse is a bird of the forests across much of North America, from Alaska and the mountains of the west through Canada, and in the east down through the Appalachians to Georgia. BirdLife International lists the Ruffed Grouse as a Species of Least Concern because of its large range and population.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? Over the winter, the universe lost four whooping cranes to what appears to be recreational shooting: three gunned down together in Georgia on December 30, 2010, and another in Alabama on January 28, 2011. Do all hunters realize that?

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Duck Stamps and the Best National Wildlife Refuges for Birding

10,000 Birds

The argument is straightforward: birders (and others, including hunters) buy stamps and the federal government turns around and obtains important bird habitat. as to number of species). Aransas NWR (368 species and 42.7% Harris Neck NWR (Georgia): 0.0%. In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. 64 Edwin B.

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