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Is It So Hard To Understand Why Birders and Wildlife Conservationists Don’t Buy the Duck Stamp?

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Ring-necked Duck ( Aythya collaris ) photo by Larry Jordan. Over the following thirty-seven years there has never been a concerted effort to promote what is still called the “ Duck Stamp ” by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to anyone other than hunters and philatelists. million hunting visits.

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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I spotted a Eurasian Wigeon amongst the American Wigeon right out of the gate, but that wasn’t the best sighting of the day. 6 Responses to “White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge&# Birding is Fun! Larry Jordan Mar 10th, 2011 at 2:13 am @Dawn thanks and happy birding and happy trails to you and Jeff!

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Duck Butts

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Larry Jordan Mar 1st, 2011 at 3:06 am I plan on doing an entire post on bird butts sometime in the future. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Wicked, right? I guess I’m one of those pervs. Jennifer Clement Feb 28th, 2011 at 11:01 pm Did you want Woodcock?

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Duck Migration

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Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles. Larry Jordan Mar 17th, 2011 at 12:13 am Wow Corey, that must have been some sight to behold, and sound too! Wicked, right? What a spectacle indeed.

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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Corey Mar 11th, 2011 at 12:03 am Well, it did swim pretty much directly in front of me, which made it easy… Larry Jordan Mar 13th, 2011 at 10:29 am Great find Corey! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Wicked, right? I for one missed it. The proposal from U.S.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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The homeowner, Fred Jordan, has been hosting visiting birders who heard of the bird through word-of-mouth since November. from left to right Fred, Mike, Isaac, Andrew, Gene (in back), Tom Though it was an absurdly long trip and the ratio of birding to driving was not ideal the twitch was well worth it.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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That’s what you do with other game, right? Fish and Wildlife Service tells states when they may propose a hunting season on cranes, and has ultimate jurisdiction over whether the states get their seasons. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say. Street, N.W.

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