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Birding at a Historic Sporting Estate

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It was over 90 degrees F on a Georgia afternoon, the humidity adding an extra dose of discomfort. In a rare afternoon to myself, I had driven across the Florida/Georgia border to pick up a few things in a nearby town (curbside + social distancing), and discovered a historic estate, open to the public, along the road on my way back.

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Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

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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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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

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There are two things you need to know about A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia , edited by Robert Burton and John Croxall, and produced by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. First, if you are, like me, geographically challenged, then you need to know that this is not about Georgia, the U.S.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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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

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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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