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Welcome Back Waterfowl at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

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Around thirty miles from Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley lies the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service a. At last we plunged into the woods, hoping for Great Horned Owls. Terry McEneaney did a spectactular job as guide, and meeting the local Audubon Society crew for the first time was a lot of fun.

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This is not a wood warbler!

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I was living in the hope that Richard Crossley would set it right with his brilliant new book, but alas even he decided to not shake the boat or upset the powers that be. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region cc on flickr Constructive ideas on naming norms and standards would be much appreciated. This is not a Wood Warbler.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). To Nitin, this was a recce trip for his new wildlife photography tours enterprise.

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Roadside Birding and Flathead Lake

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Alas, my hoped-for Tundra Swan did not materialize despite the proximity of Swan River National Wildlife Refuge. Migrants, alas, were not yet much in evidence aside from the Canada Geese (mild climate my foot.) We also spotted Raven , Bald Eagle , Black-billed Magpie , and the inevitable Canada Goose.

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To Drill, or Not to Drill? That’s the Wrong Question.

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Under fire for the last 30 years at varying degrees of effectiveness, the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is threatened again by salivating oil company execs and their political cronies. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But, alas, I’d have colored practically the whole letter. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge PETITION.

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Emerging birding destinations: Serbia

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You may have read about Kikinda in the Wall Street Journal or the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Alas, I am not among them. Have you heard of a small town in Serbia graced by the presence of its 700 communally roosting Long-eared Owls ? Great Bustard Sanctuary. The post Emerging birding destinations: Serbia appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Where have they gone?

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One count I undertake every year is the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Big Farmland Bird Count. Alas, there wasn’t this year, but this wasn’t due to a sudden collapse in bird numbers, but the weather. As dusk began to fall, just a single Herring Gull remained.

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