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Columnist takes final look back on more than a decade of writing - 15 Aug 2008 Mail Tribune,...but some of my favorites are Western tanager (absolutely stunning), northern pygmy owl (a bird with a real "attitude"), northern pintail duck (the most Illinois waterfowl seasons - Aug 12, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times,Pintails - The northern pintail population of 2.6 million was 22 percent lower than last year. Pintails remain 36 percent below their long-term average, Vancouver a pit stop for 50 shorebird species - Aug 13, 2008 North Shore News,...for shorebirds) but they also host a wonderful diversity of dabbling ducks, like the green-winged teal, northern pintail, American wigeon and mallard. IN THE OUTDOORS: Hunters won't have as much luck with ducks next ... - Jul 17, 2008 Las Vegas Review - Journal,Biologists conducting the survey also saw significant drops in northern shoveler, northern pintail and gadwall numbers. The number of mallards is estimated Murrell: Duck numbers steady - Jul 20, 2008 Topeka Capital Journal,Northern pintail estimated 2008 population of 2.6 million birds was 22 percent below last year's estimate and 36 percent below the long-term average. Exciting things at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area - Jul 26, 2008 Greene County Daily World,Other rare ducks for the season have been; 1 Northern Pintail, 3 Green-Winged Teal, 1 male Ruddy Duck and 1 Black-Belled Whistling Duck. Online trail guide answers questions - Jul 22, 2008 Stockton Record,Highlights from the survey: Gadwall, shoveler and green-winged teal were 56 percent above the long-term average; northern pintail fell 22 percent below last Geese, swans, ducks arrive at Creamer's Field - Apr 24, 2008 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,...white-fronted geese, 20 trumpeter swans, six common mergansers, six common goldeneye, two northern pintail and one lone mew gull among 50 herring gulls. Barred Owl is magnificent - Apr 21, 2008 Pembroke Daily Observer,We should be receiving more of the spring ducks that include Green-winged Teal, American Widgeon, Northern Pintail, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Yet another feather in Johnstown teen's cap - Apr 15, 2008 Denver Post,By The Denver Post Jeriel Chalk's depiction of a northern pintail took the top prize in this year's Colorado Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Time to watch for new arrivals - Apr 12, 2008 Ottawa Citizen,Other new ducks included a northern pintail (Francine Streeting), with a pair of bufflehead and a hooded merganser. Eastern phoebes are friendly, Bird Watch - Apr 5, 2008 The Daily News of Newburyport,American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Common Eider, White-winged Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, A blissful weekend for winter-weary birders - Apr 2, 2008 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Ring-necked, Northern pintail, greater and lesser scaup, bufflehead, ruddy, gadwall, Northern shoveler and wood ducks, green-winged and blue-winged teal, USA Great Backyard Bird Count Results - Mar 28, 2008 Wildlife Extra,Northern Pintail are down 77 percent, greater scaup are down 75 percent, and Eastern meadowlarks are down 72 percent over the same time frame. Birding report: Waterfowl, raptors return - Apr 5, 2008 DL-Online,They reported six common mergansers and northern pintail on April 2, and on the 3rd, added pied-billed grebe, American coot, ring-billed gull, Rare sighting of white pelicans in Ohio is highlight of field trip - Mar 26, 2008 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Flocks in excess of 60 tundra swans mingled amid the rafts of canvasback, redhead, Northern pintail, lesser scaup, American wigeon, ruddy and bufflehead Each warm front will bring a fresh wave of migrant birds - Mar 28, 2008 Northumberland Today,...wet fields can be excellent places to observe dabbling ducks, such as wood duck, black duck, green-winged teal, American wigeon, and northern pintail, Preserve Cherry Valley as national wildlife refuge - Apr 9, 2008 Allentown Morning Call,...more unusual birds that have been found in Cherry Valley include the wood thrush, prairie warbler, cerulean warbler, field sparrow and northern pintail. Duck art tradition continues at HHS - Apr 3, 2008 Holmen Courier,Schroeder had something different in mind when he chose the northern pintail. “I wanted to paint a type of duck that had a classic duck look to it,� he said Holmen senior wins state Junior Duck Stamp contest - Apr 5, 2008 La Crosse Tribune,A Holmen High School senior’s painting of northern pintail ducks will represent Wisconsin in the 2008 Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest. Signs of spring abound - Apr 4, 2008 Interlake Spectator,Normally the first ducks to arrive in our region are the Northern pintail. Others ducks, such as the mallard and common goldeneye, are never far behind. Rare Bird Alert - Feb 11, 2008 MaineToday.com,Two NORTHERN PINTAIL and one GREEN-WINGED TEAL have been consistently found with the Mallards and American Black Ducks wintering at Collins Pond in North The story behind that Japanese duck - Feb 1, 2008 SunHerald.com,What followed was the story of how a Northern Pintail that had been banded on Hyoko Lake in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, had been shot by Georgia duck hunter Duck! Youngsters get taste of hunting - Feb 14, 2008 Myrtle Beach Sun News,Other species harvested were American wigeon (6), mallard (5), Northern pintail (5), blue-winged teal (4), scaup (3), American coot (2), black duck (1) and Spruce grouse: The fool hen of the northern forest - Feb 17, 2008 Rutland Herald,Highlights this week consist primarily of waterfowl, including a northern pintail on Lake Wantastiquet in Vernon; a canvasback drake, two redhead drakes and Bird Watch - Feb 16, 2008 The Daily News of Newburyport,Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, Snow Bunting, Horned Lark, Canada Goose, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Ohio birders can take part in annual four-day backyard count - Feb 6, 2008 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,...to track the spread of Eurasian collared dove and red-bellied woodpecker in recent years, as well as declines in American crow and Northern pintail. Bird Watch - Feb 9, 2008 The Daily News of Newburyport,Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island: Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Northern Flicker, Northern Shrike, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Quite shocking! - Feb 19, 2008 Deccan Herald,Northern pintail, ruddy shelduck, crested grebe, sandpipers, white stork, marsh harrier and many other bird species that migrate from Europe to India could Japanese duck killed in Delta - Jan 25, 2008 Biloxi Sun Herald,Instead of bagging a duck designed to help gather information in the Mississippi Flyway Zone, Scott dropped a banded Northern Pintail drake, according to Declining bird populations are cause for concern - Feb 3, 2008 Buffalo News,Northern pintail (23 percent). With the possible exception of the wood duck, the most handsome of our waterfowl. Losing this graceful migrant from our Androscoggin River and More Barred Owl Photos - Feb 4, 2008 MaineToday.com,...were off feeding wherever the rest of the Mallards were), I did score one treat: a hen Northern Pintail – very unusual for the location and the season. Northumberland's hills are alive with the sounds of music - Feb 15, 2008 Northumberland Today,From Presqu'ile, there have been a few reports of returning migrant waterfowl - tundra swans, gadwall, American wigeon, northern pintail. Special to the Free Press - Feb 8, 2008 BurlingtonFreePress.com,A drake northern pintail was found at the Colchester Causeway. Highlights at the South Hero Causeway included two male redheads, two Barrow's goldeneyes and Migratory birds double in Hakaluki Haor this year - Jan 27, 2008 The Daily Star,Birds of different species found during this year's survey include Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveller, Graganey, Blue-winged-Teal, Mallard, Gadwall, Bird watching amid flu fear - Feb 15, 2008 The Daily Star,Fulvous Whistling Duck or Boro Sharali, Northern Pintail or Lanja Duck, Garganey or Giria Duck, Common Till, Yellow Wagtail or Halud Khanjana, Town bares list of resident and migratory birds - Feb 3, 2008 Sun.Star,Also included are the Little Egret, Long- Toed Stint, Marsh Sandpiper, Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, Delhi's winged guests get a green house - Feb 1, 2008 CNN-IBN,The slim and long necked northern pintail, comes from North America. And the red crested pochard, a large diving duck comes from Europe. Nature Almanac: Male ducks dressing up to lure ladies for mating - Jan 31, 2008 Marin Independent-Journal,Birds such as this male northern pintail duck are in the courtship phase in Marin. (Provided by Len Blumin) (Editor's note: The IJ welcomes back David Feathered friends make stopover in Valley - 01 Dec 2007 Visalia Times-Delta,Large numbers of northern pintail ducks have arrived, as have northern shovelers and American wigeons. The males of all these ducks are in bright breeding Waterfowl hunters ready for annual fall migration - 01 Dec 2007 Pahrump Valley Times,Species that often can be seen in southern Nevada include: grebes, ruddy duck, cinnamon teal, gadwall, mallard, northern shoveler, northern pintail, Bird Race on December 2 - Nov 27, 2007 Hindu,Winter in Hyderabad is the peak season for spotting elusive birds such as Blue Rock Thrush, Yellow Wagtail, and Northern Pintail, a press note from the Bird population is falling rapidly - Nov 29, 2007 Waukegan News Sun,Some of those birds on the list include the American Bittern, down 59 percent; Eastern Meadow Lark down 72 percent; Northern Pintail down 77 percent; Quack, quack — it's the great Hayward duck hunt - Nov 21, 2007 Inside Bay Area,It was a northern pintail — an elegant migratory duck that Grover calls a "prestige" catch. "It's an old lifelong tradition that you want to get one," Lake Levels - Nov 1, 2007 Kansas.com,Approximately 150 teal, 100 Mallards, Gadwall and Northern Pintail are on the area, plus 120 Canada geese. Hunting conditions fair; success poor to fair. Rare Bird Alert - Nov 21, 2007 MaineToday.com,On November 18, a NORTHERN PINTAIL and a late BLUE-WINGED TEAL were among the 8 species of ducks at Sanford Sewage Treatment Plant. Lake Levels - Nov 8, 2007 The Wichita Eagle,Neosho: Approximately 10000 ducks are on area, primarily teal, Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Mallard and a few divers, along with 200 Canada Bird Watch - Nov 17, 2007 The Daily News of Newburyport,Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Common Eider, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Time to be thankful for great birding in area - Nov 22, 2007 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Bret McCarty found three pomarine jaegers, a white-winged scoter, long-tailed and Northern pintail ducks, a late Caspian tern and snow geese. Point Reyes is a wildlife wonderland in winter - Nov 25, 2007 TheReporter.com,Waterfowl found in the area include American wigeon, bufflehead, northern shoveler, cinnamon- and green-winged teal, northern pintail, canvasback and Birds for a whole year - Nov 2, 2007 London Free Press,Warming temperatures would also dry out boreal wetlands, valuable habitats for waterbird species like the northern pintail, which has been on the decline. "Amazon of the North": Boreal Forest near Fort Good Hope ... - Nov 22, 2007 BirdLife International,...sites for northward-migrating waterfowl like Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus, Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata and Northern Pintail Anus acuta. Faucet Snail Kills Wisconsin Water Fowl - Nov 11, 2007 Associated Content,Birds affected are lesser scaup, American coots, northern pintail, wigeon, northern shoveler, blue-winged teal, mallard, American black duck, gadweall, Outdoors Report: Prospects improving for deer, bird hunters - Oct 17, 2007 Seattle Post IntelligencerThe biologists also noted that early arriving migratory ducks, including northern pintail and greening teal, are appearing in large numbers in the basin. On pintails, latecomers, persistence and more ... - Oct 18, 2007 Pioneer Press,Two northern pintail ducks rest in a bed of reeds near a glassy pane of marsh water. Their backs catch the low fall light and the sky is a cloak of grey. Minnesota man wins 3rd Duck Stamp Contest - Oct 13, 2007 The News-Press,The five judges then voted on the remaining three and Hautman’s acrylic depiction of a male and female Northern Pintail won. Outdoor report - Oct 10, 2007 MaineToday.com,We also had two adult female northern pintail ducks taken; this species is a little less common in Maine, but they do show up every spring and fall. Bird Watch - Sep 29, 2007 The Daily News of Newburyport,Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Blue-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, YOUNG: Improving habitat is great for ducks - Oct 13, 2007 Rocky Mountain News,Though northern pintail and scaup numbers were about the same as last year, both species were well below their long-term averages, pintails at 19 percent Lots of Ducks Headed for Missouri - Oct 1, 2007 Kansas City infoZine,Waterfowl managers remain concerned about the trend in northern pintail numbers. That species is 19 percent below its long-term average. Duck stamp winner chosen on Sanibel - Oct 13, 2007 The News-Press,51, as judges presented their scores of the three finalists, choosing Hautman's acrylic image of a male and female Northern Pintail duck. It's prime time for Lower Columbia-Willapa birdwatching - Sep 26, 2007 Chinook Observer (subscription),Other waterfowl included blue- and green-winged teal, northern pintail, northern shoveler, American wigeon, harlequin ducks, hooded mergansers and Caspian Dry weather may cause birds to bypass Delaware - Oct 12, 2007 Cape Gazette,Mallards and American black and northern pintail ducks are among the birds that may fly by Delaware. “It’s not only the plants they eat, but invertebrates New signs offer on-site educational guide to lake viewers - Oct 2, 2007 Kodiak Daily Mirror,There are American wigeon, northern pintail, magpies, bank swallows, song sparrows, green-winged teals and Wilson’s snipe. In addition, silver salmon, Disappearing Common Birds Send an Environmental Wake-up Call - Aug 16, 2007 Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot,Another bird affected and that is seen locally is the Northern Pintail. According to the Audubon Society data, Northern Pintail populations in the Warming threatens crucial Fraser habitat, study says - Aug 9, 2007 Canada.com,...with intertidal marshes providing especially important foraging areas for waterfowl, including snow geese and ducks such as widgeon, northern pintail, Duck, goose regulations will look familiar in state - Jul 22, 2007 Green Bay Press Gazette,Northern pintail — 3.3 million, similar to 2006 and 19 percent below the long-term average. Greenwinged teal — 2.9 million, similar to 2006 and 55 percent Duck numbers soar - Jul 21, 2007 commercialappeal.com (subscription),Only the northern pintail took a slight (2 percent) dip from 2006. Several species also took quantum leaps over their long-term averages -- like the redhead Ducks Unlimited banquet on tap Aug. 24 - Jul 30, 2007 Brazosport Facts (subscription),Waterfowl that benefit from wetland conservation include mallard, blue-winged teal, green-winged teal, northern pintail, mottled ducks, gadwall, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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