5- Blue Winged Teal
Usually one of the first birds to migrate. It is one of the faster flying ducks and since they are so small they appear to fly even faster. Adding to this is their erratic flight patterns which consists of dodges, twists, and circles which are done in unison, with the group acting as one. The Blue Wing Teal is a surface feeder.

Wild Turkey
Thirty years after we started Oakwood Game Farm, we're still a family-owned business, and we are proud and grateful to be one of the largest game bird propagation facilities in the U.S. Oakwood Game Farm is located on 100 acres of land in Central Minnesota.

Caracara
Rapa Nui National Park (Easter Island) Rapa Nui, meaning "navel of the worzona, wandered into the Imperial Valley a few years ago and was documented by a local birder. Since then I have been looking for it, especially whenever I see vultures because it is also a carrion eater and is known to tag along with them. If you see one in the Imperial Valley - please report the sighting to the Southern Calfornia Rare Bird Alert (San Diego 619-479-3400) - and let me know too!

Hawk Watch
For the eleventh year in a row, a hawk watch is being held at Militia Hill in Fort Washington State Park. Fort Washington State Park is located just north of Philadelphia on PA Route 73, 1 3/8 miles north of PA Route 309 For directions, see our map of how to get here.The watch started on Tuesday September 1st and continued through Saturday October 31st. Volunteer compilers will be on duty every day from 9 am to 5pm

Pacific Flyway Problems
The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation’swetlands and deepwater habitats. This information is used by Federal, State, and local agencies, academic institutions, U.S. Congress, and the private sector. The Emergency Wetland Resources Act of 1986 directs the Service to map the wetlands of the United States.

Ptarmagan
VANCOUVER Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan The Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan is a pigeon-sized bird with a distinctive white tail and wings. While White-tailed Ptarmigan are found across North America and are not considered to be particularly threatened, the endemic subspecies on Vancouver Island is on the BC provincial Blue List, and is considered to be vulnerable to human and natural disturbance.

Ptarmagan
VANCOUVER Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan The Vancouver Island White-tailed Ptarmigan is a pigeon-sized bird with a distinctive white tail and wings. While White-tailed Ptarmigan are found across North America and are not considered to be particularly threatened, the endemic subspecies on Vancouver Island is on the BC provincial Blue List, and is considered to be vulnerable to human and natural disturbance.

Ptarmagan
ICELAND Rjúpa - Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus The Rock Ptarmigan in Winter plumage. The hunting season is from October15th until December. The Rock Ptarmigan has, in latter years, been a traditional Christmas delicacy in Iceland.

Ptarmagan
HUNTING Quite possibly one of the most overlooked hunting activities in Alaska is hunting Ptarmigan over pointing dogs! From the middle of August through September, the fall hunting of Ptarmigan is as good as it gets at Tangle Lakes Lodge.

Ptarmagan
Ptarmigan PHOTO ALASKA The Ptarmigan is the state bird of Alaska. In the summertime the ptarmigan is mostly brown, but in the wintertime the ptarmigan's feathers turn to pure white. This ptarmigan is changing from summer to fall colors with the first snowfall. The ptarmigan is a popular game bird in the Interior.

Ptarmagan
Ptarmigan ALASKA On February 4, 1955 the willow ptarmigan, also know as Lagopus lagopus, was adopted as the State Bird of Alaska. Ptarmigans are found all around Alaska from the southwest to the arctic areas of the state. These small birds are usually nestled between the willows and open fields of tundra scattered over the regions in very high elevations. Ptarmigans often change their appearance with the different seasons. In the summer the ptarmigan has a dark brown coat with spots of white.

PygmyOwl
Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum The cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl is a small bird approximately 6 3/4 inches long. Males weigh about 2.2 ounces (62 grams), females about 2.6 ounces (75 grams). Pygmy-owls are reddish-brown overall. They have a cream-colored belly streaked with reddish-brown. Some pygmy-owls are grayish, rather than reddish-brown. The crown of their heads is lightly streaked, and there are no ear tufts. Their eyes are yellow. Pygmy-owls have a pair of black-and-white spots on their nape which look like eyes.

Snow Geese
Take a Gander at this Ecological Quandry Getting Rid of Snow Geese "Their massive numbers put such a high demand on the limited food supplies that vast tracts of the arctic have been converted to highly saline, bare soil where few plants can grow." Bruce Batt

Albatross
We get email of data from the project like the list below. The Latitude and Longitude data is then plotted on maps to trace the flights of these amazing birds. We then use the Pythagorean theorem and the "Flight Distance Calculator" at the website to see the distance the albatross' have flown. We are making maps of the trips of the birds using Paint program.

American Pipit
The American Pipit is an uncommon winter resident and uncommon to fairly common migrant. It is the only pipit in Kentucky. The American Pipit is about the size of a sparrow and stays on the ground. It is most often observed around water, but may also be seen in winter wheat fields and similar habitats to the Horned Lark.

American Pipit
American Pipit Anthus rubescens Related to a group called the "wagtails", American Pipits share their habit of wagging their tails when walking over open territory. Formerly known as the "Water Pipit". Habitat: Prefers open terrain during migration through the state, including mudflats, beaches, sandbars, and barren fields. Diet: Mostly insects. Will also eat seeds, especially those wintering inland.

Barred Owl
Barred owl (albino), Strix varia Photo Mostly ranging in the eastern half of the state, the barred owl feeds on small mammals such as mice and squirrels.

Bean Goose
Postage Stamps Honoring The Bean Goose

Birding
http://www.csubak.edu/FACT/PygmyOwl.html This miniature owl is rarely seen and RARELY recognized. An "earless" or "roundheaded" owl, it is smaller than a Robin and wouldn't be identified in flight by any but the experienced bird watcher. Nesting in natural cavities or old woodpecker holes in coniferous/deciduous or pine-oak forests in mountain regions, it is primarily diurnal, hunting small rodents, insects and birds at dawn and dusk.

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Pledge your support for bird conservation by pledging the Lab's World Series of Birding Big Day Team! Urban Kids' Interest In Science Fostered By New Cornell Lab Of Ornithology Bird Study Barn Owl Celebrities Bring Attention to Cornell Lab of Ornithology Study of Cavity-Nesting Birds Declining Forest Birds Need Help of Volunteer Birders for Cornell Lab of Ornithology Study. The search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Lab's Bioacoustics Research Program monitors Louisiana bayou with autonomous recording units.

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Brosbeaks
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Canada Geese
www.icu.com/geese/doc2.html Canada goose Branta canadensis (brant of Canada) SIZE- One of the most widely distributed waterbirds of North America. The smallest is Branta canadensis minima and the largest Branta canadensis maxima. Ranging in size from 22 to 48 inches long. Full grown can weigh from 3 to 24 lbs. Wingspans of more than 6 feet have been recorded. While both male and female Canada geese are similiar in appearance, the male of a mated pair is usually larger.

Canada Geese
Report on Humane Methods of Goose ControlThe Coalition is pleased to make available a copy of the report entitled, "Non-Lethal Controls for 'Resident' Canada Geese" presented by the Rockland County Executive Committee of the Canada Geese Citizens' Advisory Committee. This report presents the findings of the Citizens' Task Force on Canada Geese, Rockland County, New York, that met during 1994. The task force was organized by members of Rockland County's government for the purpose of thoroughly researching the issue and evaluating non-lethal ways to address the concerns of those complaining about geese.

Canada Geese
PHOTOS

Canada Geese
DID YOU KNOW? Geese often mate for life, and can pine to death at the loss of their mate (Konrad Lorenz) . They are aggressive only when protecting their young They are devoted parents and never leave their goslings unguarded Migrating geese in Canada have been known to allow hitchhikers! Smaller birds have been found on their backs. True Story- Last year I helped bring up two injured Canada goslings. They grew so tame they would sit on my lap for a cuddle while I watched T.V. When fully-grown they had to go to an animal sanctuary.

Canada Geese
Canada Geese: An Update on Local Actions and the Habitat Modification Report by Deb Doncaster, Co- ordinatorAs many of you are probably aware, Animal Alliance continues to try to resolve the urban human/goose conflict in a humane and ecological way. Killing off the urban goose population through the American-originated program of culling geese and donating the meat to food banks is a fine example of our local government's tendency to blindly adopt the current (mis)management paradigm of the Canada Wildlife Service (CWS). Present day "wildlife management" or "wildlife control" or "wildlife damage management" perpetuates an outmoded single-speciesorientation, targeting game and nuisance species as the "objects" of study and management. Neither human actions nor ecosystem integrity provide a context for the determination of so-called issues of "overpopulation" such as Canada Geese. PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE GEESE

Canada Geese
Atlantic Population of Canada Geese Status and ManagementThe Atlantic Population (AP) of Canada geese was once considered the largest Canada goose population in North America and the staple of waterfowl hunters in the Atlantic Flyway. Winter indices approached one million birds by the mid-1980s and annual harvests often exceeded those of any duck species. However, between 1986 and 1995, the number of wintering Canada geese in the Atlantic Flyway declined from 900,000 to 650,000. This alarming decline occurred despite a rapid increase in numbers of local breeding or "resident" Canada geese.

Canada Goose
Rouge River Bird Observatory Canada Goose races in Dearborn No, not which geese are fastest! We mean the different types or subspecies of Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). These subspecies are most often distinguished by size, but as you'll see from our pictures of local "little honkers," what you see isn't always what you get. There are about 11 recognized subspecies of Canada Goose in North America. The most common in Dearborn is the Giant Canada Goose, or B.c. maxima. This largest of the races was extinct in much of eastern North America, and in Michigan, at the turn of the 20th century, wiped out by habitat destruction.

Capian Tern
PHOTO

Caracara
This endangered bird, most likely a stray from Baja California (Mexico) or Arizona, wandered into the Imperial Valley a few years ago and was documented by a local birder. Since then I have been looking for it, especially whenever I see vultures because it is also a carrion eater and is known to tag along with them. If you see one in the Imperial Valley - please report the sighting to the Southern Calfornia Rare Bird Alert (San Diego 619-479-3400) - and let me know too

Caracara
After Audubon unsuccessfully hunted a single Caracara for several days, one of his assistants,Lehman or Ward, shot it. Lehman or Ward, shot it. This double portrait was made of that bird in St. Augustine on November 27, 1831. This South American species, Mexico's national bird, can be found in the United States.

Caracara
This photo was taken at the Pronatura Museum in Xalapa, Mexico.

Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara This caracara (lenght 45 cm) has a light yellow-brown head and breast and pale spots on its long and dark wings. Most people know the harsh cat like cries it utters when it flies over their houses.

Caracara
Crested Caracara - Polyborus plancus They have large, compressed and strongly hooked bills. Their legs are long, the talons thin and blunt. In scientific classification, the caracaras are grouped with falcons, although they share few, if any, of their visible physical and behavioural characteristics. The Crested Caracara, otherwise known as the Southern Caracara, Crested Caracara and sometimes Mexican Eagle

Chukar
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Conservation Reserve Program
Waterfowl Hunters Enjoy Historic Success According to numbers published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), today's waterfowl hunters are spending more time in the field and bagging more birds than any other time in modern history. Although the total number of active adult hunters remains relatively low, those who do hunt are setting new standards for North America's waterfowling sport.

Dippers & Divers
Waterfowl Identification in the Central Flyway Common Merganser (Fish Duck, Sawbill)Male - Winter Body: Large bird, up to 3 1/4 pounds, 25 inches long. Black back. Belly, chest and sides white, tinted with pink. Greenish black head with narrow, serrated dusky red bill. Eyes reddish brown. Feet reddish. Wings: Middle coverts creamy white. Speculum white with black leading edge.

Double Crested Cormorants
Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Photo Only

Elf Owl
www.audubon.org/bird/watch/elf/elf.html Relative Abundance 1.Abundant 2.Common (includes locally abundant) 3.Uncommon to fairly common (includes locally common) 4.Rare to uncommon (includes locally fairly common) 5.Very rare to rare (includes locally uncommon)

Elf Owl
Chihuhuan Desert and Mexican Mountains in Texas (E8) Habitat: The Chihuhuan Desert and Mexican Mountains in Texas (also known as the Trans-Pecos) region covers approximately eleven percent of west Texas. This area is the northern part of the Chihuhuan Desert. There are several distinct mountain ranges in this region with peaks ranging from 5,000 to 8,75 feet in elevation.

Gallinules
Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica) The Purple Gallinule is a common spring and summer breeding resident on theUTC. Adult birds are unmistakable. Bright purple bodies, a red bill with ayellow tip, and light blue face shield looks like nothing else. Purple Gallinule share habitat (fresh water marshes) with the Common Moorhen.

Grosbeaks
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Status: Regular migrant and nesting species. Migration: Common migrant throughout the Valley. Spring migrants arrive 1-5 May (earliest-30 April 1978, St. Croix County), reaching peak abundance 10-20 May. Fall migration begins in the Northern Highland 15-25 August. Peak fall migration through the Valley occurs 5-20 September. Departure from the Northern Highland occurs 20-25 September and elsewhere by 5 October (latest-26 October 1965, Washington County).

Grosbeaks
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) Status: Casual spring migrant. Records: This western grosbeak has been recorded in the Valley on four occasions. The first record was a male on 27 May 1970 in Washington County (Huber 1974a). A female was observed in Washington County 11 May to 1 June 1974, and a male was noted in the same location on 13 May 1974 (Savaloja 1974). I observed a singing male in Glen Park at River Falls, Pierce County, on 25 May 1979 (Eckert 1979).

Grosbeaks
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) FIELD MARKS The Black-headed Grosbeak has a large, heavy, conical bill, from which it gets its name. The male has black on his head, throat, back, wings and tail and his breast is dark orange. He has white patches on his wings and tail. The female has a brown head, neck and back with black streaks. She also has white streaks down the middle of her head, over her eyes and on her cheeks. Her breast is white and her wings and tail are greyish-brown with two white wing bars and yellowish wing linings. Approximate length: 18 cm

Grosbeaks
Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Identification Tips: · Length: 7.25 inches · Large, conical, pale bill Adult male: · Rosy-red, triangular breast patch · Black head and upperparts · White underparts · White patches in wing · White spots in black tail · Rosy-red wing linings · Male in Fall and Winter is duller, browner · Immature male similar to adult male in Fall and Winter but duller

Grosbeaks
A Day In The Life Of Wild Birds Unlimited Bird FeederCam! Nine photos portraying Rose-breasted Grosbeaks;

Grosbeaks
Identification of Female Rose-breasted and Black-headed Grosbeaks (Published in Birding 23:220-223, 1991) by Joseph Morlan Although we have progressed in our ability to differentiate female Pheucticus grosbeaks, some individuals still defy field identification. Most field guides emphasize differences in the amount of buff on the breast and head, but many Black-headed Grosbeaks have the underparts and head as white or whiter than those of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak females and immature males frequently have a band of cinnamon or tawny-buff across the breast, especially in fresh fall plumage.

Grosbeaks
Blue Grosbeaks (Guiraca caerulea) Blue grosbeaks exhibit intra-specific variation in plumage coloration. Because variation in plumage coloration in blue grosbeaks is related to territory quality and body size, plumage color may function as a signal. Using captive experiments, I tested if female-choice was functioning in the evolution of bright plumage coloration in blue grosbeaks. I found that females chose male irrespective of plumage color manipulation. Thus, I concluded that female-choice was not a selective pressure driving the evolution of bright plumage coloration but may function in male-male competition. Additionally, I investigated the function of song in blue grosbeaks in terms of female-choice by examining changes in song patterns as it related to female fertile periods.

Gyrfalcon
Iceland Gyrfalcon For over ten years we cooperated with Icelandic biologist Olafur Nielsen in a study of the Gyrfalcon and Rock Ptarmigan populations in northeastern Iceland. The Gyrfalcon is the largest species of falcon and breeds in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the world. Four hundred or more pairs may breed in Iceland.