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A Modest Proposal for a Wildlife Conservation Stamp

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2013

A mockup of what a Wildlife Conservation Stamp might look like. If this all sounds like a great idea to you, check out the Wildlife Conservation Stamp’s website to learn more. Duck hunting is big business in the United States.

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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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JULY 17, 2013

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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Cinnamon Teal at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Cinnamon Teal ( Anas cyanoptera ) pair by Larry Jordan (click on photos for full sized images) Winter is the time to visit the National Wildlife Refuges in California. Fish and Wildlife Service; they serve as resting and feeding areas for nearly half the migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway.”

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

After several minutes of this deep water foraging behavior, this White-faced Ibis made its way toward me into more shallow water Posed for a little while, and then began to preen I’m glad I took the time to visit Colusa National Wildlife Refuge on this day. You never know what you might see! Get yours today! Beautiful bird.

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Northern Pintails at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Northern Pintails ( Anas acuta ) photos by Larry Jordan (click on images for full size) It was a dark and stormy night … OK, it was a dark and stormy morning when I got to the photo blind (also known as a hide) an hour before dawn, as is required by the refuge rules.

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California Peregrines Victims of Their Own Success?

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2013

This Peregrine close-up courtesy of Larry Jordan. Fish and Wildlife Service, which granted permits to rescuers who moved Peregrine chicks away from bridges, more precarious spots than cliffs or buildings for young just learning to fly. But it also means that some baby falcons are likely to plunge into a watery grave.

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Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Sales of duck stamps have funded the preservation of wetlands and other wildlife habitat, which in turn has supported an increase in waterfowl populations. Eventually, the pigeons, as it were, may come home to roost and the waterfowl and other wildlife, as well as hunters and bird watchers, will be sitting ducks.

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The Unique Black-necked Stilt

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Black-necked Stilt ( Himantopus mexicanus ) photos by Larry Jordan Click on photos for full sized images. I found these beauties at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, one of the many locations the Black-necked Stilt breeds in the California Central Valley (map courtesy of Terry Sohl at South Dakota Birds ).

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The Western Screech-Owl Nests in Tree Cavities

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2012

Western Screech-Owl ( Megascops kennicottii ) photos by Larry Jordan It’s been an interesting winter in my neck of the woods. Birders in Northern California have been treated to rare sightings of several species, sending avid twitchers from all over the west in our direction.

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Duck Butts

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

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. I guess I’m one of those pervs. Jennifer Clement Feb 28th, 2011 at 11:01 pm Did you want Woodcock? The proposal from U.S.

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I and the Bird: What is an Ibis?

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge – Larry Jordan, 10,000 Birds. Roseate Spoonbills at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. White-faced Ibis Killed by One-eyed Peregrine – Alex Lamoreaux, The Nemesis Bird. Glossy Ibis , photo by Valerie Gebert.

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Duck Migration

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

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! What a spectacle indeed.

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica New York

Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

10,000 Birds

MARCH 9, 2011

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. I for one missed it. Do you think it is the female?

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

The homeowner, Fred Jordan, has been hosting visiting birders who heard of the bird through word-of-mouth since November. Many thanks to Fred Jordan for being a wonderful host with great enthusiasm for his awesome avian visitor. Third of all, the bird that was first seen on 30 October is, as of this blog posting, STILL THERE!

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I and the Bird: What is a Wren?

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2013

Wren Babblers are befitting the name as skulking songsters, and while Australian Fairy Wrens may not be true wrens due to their ostentatious, though beautiful, plumage they fill the lovable little garden bird domain pretty well on a continent that has so many unusual caveats with regard to its wildlife. House Wren , Troglodytes aedon.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

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. It brings to question the purpose of wildlife management. Street, N.W.

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Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

About the Author Larry Larry Jordan was introduced to birding after moving to northern California where he was overwhelmed by the local wildlife, forcing him to buy his first field guide just to be able to identify all the species visiting his yard. Larry Jordan Mar 20th, 2011 at 12:03 pm @Beverly thank you very much.

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Best Bird of the Year 2013

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

My fiance and I drove nearly two hours to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area in rural Indiana to watch them come in for the evening. Northern Spotted Owl by Larry Jordan. But by far the best was witnessing the autumn migration of Sandhill Cranes. A very much appreciated life bird!

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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird spent the 2011-2012 winter at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in northern California, migrated someplace exotic and distant in February, and returned to the same pond at the beginning of this month. Black-backed Woodpecker by Larry Jordan Alan Tilmouth chose a bird that I would love to see myself.

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Spotted Thick-knee

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

Larry Jordan Mar 21st, 2011 at 12:31 am Awesome photos Redgannet! Fish & Wildlife Service expects sea levels to rise due to global warming, swamping beaches on which Snowy Plovers currently nest, it is good news that the number of beaches proposed for protection as Snowy Plover nesting habitat has doubled. The proposal from U.S.

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Cinnamon Teal at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

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California Peregrines Victims of Their Own Success?

Duck Numbers And Duck Stamp Sales No Longer Correlate

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The Western Screech-Owl Nests in Tree Cavities

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I and the Bird: What is an Ibis?

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I and the Bird: What is a Wren?

The Nonessential Whooping Crane

Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring

Best Bird of the Year 2013

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