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JUNE 17, 2015

The Service proposes opening the following refuges to sport fishing for the first time: North Dakota. Located between the Mississippi River and Illinois River, the refuge encompasses 9,225 acres of riverine and floodplain habitat scattered around the confluence of the rivers.

Fish 142

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 142

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In June, I visited North Dakota for the first time. Three papers coming out of the study are in peer review, and the research continues, with citizen science opportunities and additional data partnerships anticipated in the near future.

Species 173

Species Science Los Angeles 2000 173

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MARCH 14, 2011

For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. The sandhill crane has the lowest recruitment rate (average number of young birds joining a population each season) of any bird now hunted in North America. Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

2011 238

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 238

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus, photographed above by Ken Behrens, flies nonstop from staging areas in North Dakota to Chesapeake Bay and eastern North Carolina, a fact indicated by both arrows and text. It is both discouraging and exciting to read that little is known about waterbird migration along the Mississippi River.

Ducks 224

Ducks Groups Species North America 224

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Donna was first amongst beats to reach North Dakota and brought the number of Lower 48s to 32, adding Sharp-tailed Grouse , Sprague’s Pipit and LeConte’s Sparrow to the life list. Mississippi Kite – Ictinia mississippiensis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Melbourne hike #1.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101