The Duck Stamps are in!
The 2018-19 Duck Stamps went on sale at the end of June. Mallards graced the Federal Duck Stamp, and an Emperor Goose the Junior Duck Stamp.
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Migration and Flyways
Ducks Galore
Congratulations to Ducks Unlimited and its project partners who received a 2018 North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant this spring.
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Fraser River Delta & Estuary
At its annual meeting this past winter, the Pacific Birds International Management Board reiterated the need to focus in on British Columbia’s Fraser River Delta and Estuary, an area vital to the Pacific Flyway’s migratory birds.
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Passerine Diversity In Veracruz
In the final of a three-part series about migration through Veracruz, Mexico, Jacob Drucker talks about why Veracruz is rich with warblers- both resident and migratory.
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A River of Raptors in Veracruz
Four to six million birds move through Veracruz in the fall, en route to Central and South America. But it isn’t just raptors that make the area so compelling for birders and avian ecologists.
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North America’s Busiest Flyway
Jacob Drucker spent several months last fall counting raptors while perched up high on an observation tower. He was working for the Mexican non-profit Pronatura that has partnered with several organizations to count raptors moving through Veracruz, Mexico since 1992.
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New WSHRN Site Connects Birds Across Flyways
This fall, WHSRN designated the Georgia Barrier Islands as a Landscape of Hemispheric Importance. The area is used by 35 species of shorebirds, some of which travel from habitats in the Pacific Birds region.
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Citizen Scientists Keep an Eye on Migrants
Western Sandpipers, Surfbirds (shown above), Dunlin and numerous other species move through the Homer, Alaska area during spring migration. The Kachemak Bay Birders have been keeping an eye on them. The 2017 monitoring report is now available.
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Northern Wheatears Begin Journey to Africa
I have been looking for Northern Wheatears along Alaska’s Dalton Highway. It is a small old-world thrush that will soon be heading back to its wintering grounds in Africa. Alaska to Africa?
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