10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
This has resulted in a reduction of the number of duck stamps sold. Sales of duck stamps have funded the preservation of wetlands and other wildlife habitat, which in turn has supported an increase in waterfowl populations. This has benefited both the waterfowl hunters and everyone else who likes ducks and their kin.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2017
The region has justifiably been referred to as the “Duck Factory of North America.” The resulting properties—WPAs—are small ponds, wetlands, and associated grasslands, primarily in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana, but also in Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa. But taken as a whole, WPAs total almost 3.8
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2019
Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species. Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 13, 2019
The Rainwater Basin in Nebraska is one of the most significant waterfowl stopover areas on the continent. Of course, birders interested in contributing more concretely to the National Wildlife Refuge System should buy a Duck Stamp every year. Duck Stamps help conserve critical avian habitat regardless of who is in the White House.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2019
Although little-known, WPAs provide critical breeding, resting, and nesting habitat for millions of ducks, geese, and swans, as well as shorebirds and grassland species. Dozens of WPAs are located in the Rainwater Basin , a region south of the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, at the narrowest point of the Central Flyway.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2019
For me, there was the Limpkin in Loxahatchee NWR in Florida, the Atlantic Puffin at Petit Manan NWR in Maine, the Falcated Duck at Colusa NWR in California. My profile page identifies the states that I have not eBirded, including Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Mississippi, and Vermont.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
The genus Bucephala includes three familiar ducks with big heads. About the Author Rick Rick Wright studied French, German, philosophy, and biology at the University of Nebraska. Where Are You Birding this Second Weekend of May 2009? Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008? at Princeton University in 1990.
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