Vermont’s Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Are Announced (State of Vermont)
(Source: State of Vermont) Vermont's Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Are Announced The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board approved the 2014 migratory bird hunting season dates at its August 13 meeting in...
View ArticleFrozen waters causing ducks to starve to death
The waterfowl being found dead or dying near Western New York’s frozen lakes and rivers aren’t sick and they didn’t freeze to death, local bird experts say, although the cold weather is responsible for...
View ArticleDEC Announces 2013-2014 Waterfowl Season Dates
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens today announced that information is now available about the upcoming waterfowl hunting seasons, including season...
View ArticleEarly Migratory Bird Seasons Set
Changes this year will allow hunters to keep more birds in their possession. HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's early migratory bird seasons have been approved, and...
View ArticleGreat Refuges for Birding (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
(Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service) Great Refuges for Birding July 23, 2013 Contacts: Martha Nudel 703-358-1858 martha_nudel@fws.gov Vanessa Kauffman 703-358-2138 vanessa_kauffman@fws.gov For...
View ArticleBook documents 25-year goose-banding project
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Robert Paniyak looks back wistfully to a time more than two decades ago when he and other Alaska Native youths helped scientists capture and band geese to address declining...
View ArticleUD researchers study Arctic nesting sites of Atlantic brant geese (University...
(Source: University of Delaware) Predators pose a threat to the Atlantic brant goose, making off with its eggs. The UD research team shows the colors in the Arctic. The UD research team's camp. Access...
View Article'Wild Goose Sanctuary' a unique setting along banks of Skaneateles Creek
It's easy to miss Jerry and Sheri Houde's "Wild Goose Sanctuary." Their 10 acres is located off a side road on the banks of Skaneateles Creek in Elbridge. The land along the road is heavily wooded and...
View ArticleWaterfowlers can expect another liberal hunting season
North America's unprecedented streak of strong duck populations and record-setting numbers of some goose species will result in Texas waterfowlers seeing another hunting season governed by liberal...
View ArticleDEC Announces Changes to September Canada Goose Hunting Seasons (State of New...
(Source: State of New York) For Release: Monday, August 26, 2013 Special Measures Adopted to Address Overabundant Goose Populations Statewide New York State Department of Environmental Conservation...
View ArticleBig ducks from Sweden a oddity at Trailmark Pond
LITTLETON — It's a bird. It's a giant waterfowl. It's a ... duck duck goose? By any name, a pair of truly odd ducks waddle and swim among the mallards and Canada geese at Trailmark Pond, a neighborhood...
View ArticleTHOMPSON APPOINTED TO MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Mike Thompson)
(Source: Mike Thompson) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) was appointed by Speaker John Boehner to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. Thompson will fill the spot vacated by...
View ArticleParks Department Releases Egg Addling Report (City of Boston, MA)
(Source: City of Boston, MA) The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has released figures for the 2013 egg addling program undertaken by the Boston Park Rangers. The program targets Canada geese...
View ArticleSeptember goose season opens, aiming to shrink the state's nagging flock of...
Sterling --- It was 5:20 a.m. and waterfowl hunting guide Capt. Jay Barnes and three others were in a privately owned, grassy field in northern Cayuga County, busily spreading out 60 Canada goose...
View ArticleIroquois Wildlife Refuge is teeming with waterfowl
For me, April 6 marked the end of a long and dreary winter. On that bright, clear day, Chris Hollister and I spent an hour observing waterfowl at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge Cayuga Overlook...
View ArticleWaterfowl starving in harsh winter, say experts
SARNIA, Ont. — No longer accustomed flying south for the winter, ducks and other migrating waterfowl have been dying off in huge numbers in Ontario, say experts. Dead birds have been reported in...
View ArticleDuck season brings a boost in bag limits
Throughout the hunting careers of a significant percentage of Texas' 100,000 or so waterfowlers, duck season dates in the state's North and South duck zones have always mirrored each other. Only a...
View ArticleSpotting winter birds
IT was a glorious sight to see the North Shore Mountains sparking with a cloak of snow recently. It was also a reminder that winter has arrived. Winter is a special season in the lives of birds, with...
View ArticleState Waterfowl Report
By Ed Godfrey Duck season is open statewide Duck season is currently open statewide. For zone maps and complete waterfowl hunting regulations log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com. NORTHWEST Canton –...
View ArticleSouthampton Town officials ask for the public's help to feed starving ducks
Add comment Reprints + - Ducks and geese walk on a the frozen Fellers Pond in Lindenhurst, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Photo Credit: Steve Pfost advertisement | advertise on newsday The harsh winter has...
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