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MARCH 30, 2012

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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Wildlife Montana Bald Eagle Geese 184

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Many years ago, back in the 1970s, I visited my sister, who lived in West Yellowstone, Montana, in the dead of winter. They were heavily hunted as food, and for the feathers. The executive director of the Wildlife Rehab Center, Phil Jenni, isn’t sure if [a particular shooting] shooting was intentional. All of them. Or almost so.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Assorted Galliformes: One of the bird-human interactions that tends to produce a lot of common names is hunting, and names bestowed by hunters will tend to focus on traits important to hunters: how do you find it, where do you find it, and how does it taste? photos courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Hunters Falcons Montana Ducks 203

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JULY 4, 2023

Jennifer Ackerman brings a sense of curiosity and wonder to her material, whether she’s interviewing evolutionary ecologist Christopher Clark about the mechanics of an owl’s silent flight or looking for Northern Pygmy Owl nests in Montana with a team from the Owl Research Institute. They are also hunted.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 244

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MARCH 3, 2011

Gareth Hazell Mar 4th, 2011 at 5:11 pm I’ll be on the hunt for Melodius Larks in the neighborhood and going to the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens for another look at the Grey Wagtail!! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Really nice! The proposal from U.S.

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2011 Los Angeles Deer Owls 145

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JUNE 17, 2011

So does this guy: Images by Jesse Achtenberg, courtesy of the National Fish and Wildlife Service. To my disappointment the biggest and most visible species I saw was the introduced Common (Ring-necked) Pheasant , and my first lifer was the equally introduced Gray Partridge.

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Rattlesnake Mules Bald Eagle Mammals 166

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) met Defendants Crooked Arm and Shane in Montana, as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,” an investigation into the unlawful sale of migratory bird feathers. He likes to hunt.” One of the agents later drove with Shane to Crooked Arm’s residence in Hardin, Montana.

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Eagles Bald Eagle Deer Montana 113

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Not long ago, I posted a list of the 25 best National Wildlife Refuges for birding. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a list of NWRs that have been created or expanded with Duck Stamp funds. Lee Metcalf NWR (Montana): 96.3%. And the U.S. The longer answer is below. But initially, some background is helpful. # # #.

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