10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

That’s right, the overwhelming benefits to the environment and the economy are generated by non-consumptive uses of the refuges like wildlife photography, environmental education, wildlife observation and interpretation, not hunting and fishing. Note in this 2010 video, birders, birdwatching and kayakers are mentioned, not hunters.

Fish 143

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2012

Russell National Wildlife Refuge , more than a million acres of prairie, badlands, coulees, and the massive Fort Peck Reservoir on the Missouri River. The cottonwoods in the river bottoms echo the branching antlers of the elk that bugle among them each falls (abundant, but never enough so for Montana’s voracious hunters.)

Wildlife 184

Wildlife Ferrets Montana Prairie Dogs 184

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

The migrants face many perils, hunters, predators, adverse weather conditions and lack of refueling opportunities due to habitat loss. Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. US-ND-Little Missouri National Grassland (46.5556,-103.4306). Please remember to give migrating birds the space that they need.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113