10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2012

We had a snow storm approaching Minnesota last weekend and the day before I headed over to the bird feeders at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge to see if they were getting any Pine Siskins or Common Redpolls (surprisingly, no). The feeders were incredibly active which is to be expected before a snow storm.

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APRIL 3, 2013

I see them all over in marshes in Minnesota but I had never seen a duck use one. It’s called Woodworking for Wildlife and even though it’s put out by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, it can apply in other areas as well. If you live near water, you can try some duck nesting tubes.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Feeding birds is generally regarded as a harmless past-time, a wholesome way for people to share nature and enjoy wildlife with the family. Sometimes people find themselves the victims of ill-informed home owners associations that have a phobic view of wildlife. How do you know when you are a little too involved with feeding birds?

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Bald Eagle Deer Minnesota 2000 248

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The 2012 event was held at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. On a Minnesota Birding Facebook page, someone related a story of finding four people taking photos of the birds only instead of standing at the dam, they were in the mud…well sinking in to the mud.

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Family Beavers Minnesota Sparrows 163

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 So keep that in mind. Or may be a tenth of that.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

One of the perks of visiting Florida in January is that it’s a chance to see some birds that are absent in Minnesota like the Tree Swallow. I watched this roost at Viera Wetlands while visiting the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Florida in January. The flock body takes on a mind of its own.

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AUGUST 13, 2014

.” Blackbirds, among other species, are also killed every year for consuming sunflower seeds mostly in Minnesota and the Dakotas. See Birdchick’s post here.

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Blackbirds California 2014 Sacramento 188

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’m in the middle of three different bird surveys for work and it’s been a fantastic way to watch the changes in fall migration in Minnesota. If you’d like to follow any of our waterfowl numbers this fall you can check out our updates on the US Fish and Wildlife site.

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Mississippi Ducks Minnesota Science 215

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JANUARY 8, 2014

I work part-time for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and here are some stunning views of our very urban park along the Mississippi River through the Twin Cities in Minnesota: This video is not only remarkable for the views, but also the places they take the small drone–behind waterfalls, are you kidding me?

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Bald Eagle Mississippi Eagles Ducks 197

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

The ruling today affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fish and Wildlife Service was not supported by the federal Endangered Species Act. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. District Court in Washington, D.C.,

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Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2009

Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. The problem of free-roaming cats — and their predation on birds and other wildlife — is hotly contested in communities across the country, and it triggered a lively exchange in the hearing room. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.

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Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 213

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

A hungry feral Cat in Minnesota goes and finds new prey in an area it previously had not explored, leaving the last few of one or another bird species alone for a while. Free-ranging domestic cats have been introduced globally and have contributed to multiple wildlife extinctions on islands. billion birds and 6.9–20.7

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2018

There are more than 550 national wildlife refuges in the United States, with at least one in every state and one within an hour drive of almost every major American city. Both birds and birders flock to national wildlife refuges. Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota). Fish & Wildlife Service. Malheur NWR (Oregon).

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Wildlife Las Vegas Minnesota Texas 214

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

After getting his engineering degree from the University of Minnesota he worked in the Standard-American-Rat-Race-Company for fifteen years. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced as part of Great Outdoors Month the agency is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities on 21 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System. National wildlife refuges provide premier outdoor recreational opportunities across the Nation.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Here in Minnesota they are listed as threatened. And apparently they are getting gunned down on a regular basis in Minnesota. This morning’s news had this: During this year’s open of waterfowl season, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center admitted more trumpeter swans for bullet wounds than ever before.

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MARCH 8, 2017

Birders are familiar with the National Wildlife Refuge System, which consists of more than 550 units distributed through all fifty states. National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), which are managed by the U.S. FWS calls WPAs the “Prairie Jewels of the National Wildlife Refuge System.”. Ding” Darling NWR in Florida. million acres.

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Factory Ducks North Dakota Nebraska 117

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APRIL 21, 2015

Close to 5% of turkeys being farmed in Minnesota have been or shortly will be destroyed , and the virus is also affecting chickens. The USDA … … has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Pope County, Minnesota. This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway.

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Mississippi Fowl Minnesota Turkey 176

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

How when he needed a dissertation topic in 2005 (studying at the University of Minnesota), it was either Hooded Crane or Blakiston’s Fish Owl, both iconic birds of the area. He wanted to do research that would have a conservation impact. And he hated being in larch bogs, the habitat of the Hooded Crane. .

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

If it is an emergency and since I get calls and texts from all over the country (even a few out of the country), I direct people to Rehabber Search or Wildlife Rehabber. Use the wildlife rahbber links at the top of this page to find a licensed pro near you. Try to get it too another family group or contact a wildlife rehabber.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip. Prairie Pothole Region of the United States , primary in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

The former must have been difficult for this book; conceived during the pandemic, Ackerman still managed to visit wildlife centers, banding stations, and field stations in the United States, South American, and Europe. “Well, that’s great,” you may be saying, “but what does that have to do with owls?

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 217

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2018

ADM’s proximity to existing water and wildlife management areas, its location far from existing transit lines and public services, and the plans for the 20 year expansion of the Graham Companies properties are all certain to spur the rapid, westward growth of the County. Again, really?

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Miami Las Vegas Alligators Minnesota 142

10,000 Birds

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. Minnesota Valley NWR (Minnesota): 0.0%. And the U.S. Klamath Basin NWR Complex (California and Oregon): 0.0%

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