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Trumpeter Swans: Don’t Shoot Them

10,000 Birds

Many years ago, back in the 1970s, I visited my sister, who lived in West Yellowstone, Montana, in the dead of winter. There are a lot in the Mississippi Flyway these days. They (hunters) see this white thing, and they aren’t entirely sure what it is,” Naumann said. The other reason is due to inexperienced or uninformed hunters.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

10,000 Birds

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Ruddy Quail-Dove – Geotrygon montana. At the far ends of the world, our southern beats are poised to welcome them back. Melbourne hike #1.

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