10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

I am not anti-hunting. The “Crow Down” is a “hunting contest” where both adults and children slaughter as many crows as they possibly can in two days. A hero of the Rip Van Winkle Rod & Gun Club is – no doubt – Bob Aronsohn, who lives in Kansas and in December 2013 celebrated killing his 150,000th crow.

Killing 272

Killing Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Abuse 272

10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2013

Lest you think that modern technology robbed all the challenge from my hunt, though, I would point out that there were a couple of confounding factors. First, we were on a schedule that, while not tight, did involve being in Kansas City before nightfall. A helpful site gave me not only the block, but the very backyard to check!

Sparrows 164

Sparrows St. Louis Kansas City Kansas 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Quivira NWR (Kansas): 99.1%. How important are 10,000 or 100,000 or even 1,000,000 acres and where are those acres anyhow?

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Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203