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Northern ShovelerArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlNews-Leader.com,Claim to fame: The northern shoveler is best known among waterfowl hunters and birders for the feature that gave this duck its name: a large, Surprise! Seven cave swallows roosting in Rocky River: Aerial View - Nov 13, 2008 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,American wigeon, Northern shoveler, gadwall, ring-necked and ruddy ducks. On the trails, the cedars and pines were alive with yellow-rumped warblers, CLIFFNOTES: Duck diversity needs healthy habitats - Nov 4, 2008 Jefferson County Journal,The four delightful images presented here-Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Canvasback and a pair of Blue-Winged Teal-are testimony to the unsurpassed beauty of The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife outdoor report. - Nov 10, 2008 EastOregonian.info (subscription),Mallards are most numerous but American wigeon, ring-necked duck, gadwall, northern shoveler, ruddy duck, northern pintail, common goldeneye, green-winged The birds of winter are arriving - Nov 5, 2008 Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,Northern pintail, northern shoveler, lesser scaup, ring-necked duck, American widgeon and redhead can be found in normal numbers. Irish birds in alarming decline - Oct 28, 2008 BirdLife International,Losing out are wintering populations of Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus, Northern Pintail Anas acuta, Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata, and Red Knot Calidris A prime winter home for migrating waterfowl - Nov 9, 2008 The News Journal,...not only the black duck but also pintail, wood, ruddy, blue-winged teal, northern shoveler and bufflehead ducks, as well as Canada and snow geese. Waters full of fowl in November - Nov 6, 2008 Mail Tribune,Northern pintail and northern shoveler have just begun to feel the stirrings of spring and are now entering their alternate molt. Last Light - Nov 6, 2008 San Diego Reader,...cackling goose, red-tail hawks, northern pintail, mallards, pied-billed grebe, tundra swan, northern shoveler, herons, sandhill cranes…enough. Lovely weather for ducks (and hunters) - Oct 22, 2008 Highland Community News (subscription),To prepare for his day, Armstrong used northern pintail and northern shoveler decoys that were given to him by his wife Marjorie. Long-Tailed Duck Depicted on Winning Duck Stamp - Oct 21, 2008 Blogger News Network...entrants had been asked to depict one of the following species of waterfowl: Canada Goose, Brant, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Duck, or Long-tailed Duck. Fewer ducks in Wheeler Refuge forecast this year - Sep 13, 2008 al.com,The drought appears to have had an impact on four of the 10 most common duck species: gadwall, canvasback, northern shoveler and northern pintail. Deer and geese numbers high while moose declines - Sep 5, 2008 Interlake Spectator,According to a July 8 Ducks Unlimited report, population estimates for canvasbacks were 44 per cent lower than 2007, northern shoveler’s were down 23 per 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 Shoveler estimated 2008 population of 3.5 million birds was 23 percent below last year's estimate and 56 percent above the long-term average. Last year's laws still in effect for waterfowl - Aug 6, 2008 Corpus Christi Caller Times,Northern shoveler -- 3.5 million bird, which is 23 percent below the 2007 estimate and 56 percent above the long-term average. - Scaup (lesser and greater) Rare Bird Alert - Apr 21, 2008 MaineToday.com,Notable sightings this week include snow goose, northern shoveler, rough-legged hawk, sandhill crane, lesser black-backed gull, red-bellied woodpecker, Rare Bird Alert - Apr 14, 2008 MaineToday.com,One drake NORTHERN SHOVELER continues through April 11. A PEREGRINE FALCON was hunting over the marsh on April 5. Two BLUE-WINGED TEAL and a PEREGRINE April is duck month on the Arrow Lakes - Apr 22, 2008 Arrow Lakes News,Green-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler were also present in good numbers last week; we saw 110 teal and 65 shoveler near the beach. Go Birding! Migrants, Esp. Hawks, are on the Move! - Apr 23, 2008 MaineToday.com,A goodly three pairs, plus an additional drake, Northern Shoveler behind the Pelreco building was the Sprawlborough Marsh highlight, along with my first Creature Feature - Wood duck - Apr 12, 2008 Annapolis Capital,Other Maryland ducks in this category include the American black duck, gadwall, mallard, pintail, American wigeon, Northern shoveler, blue-wing teal and Rare sighting of white pelicans in Ohio is highlight of field trip - Mar 26, 2008 The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Scattered ponds and marshes also held good numbers of ring-necked, Northern shoveler, green-winged and blue-winged teal, hooded and red-breasted mergansers, Migrant waterfowl are passing through - Apr 18, 2008 Wilmington News Journal, OH,Examples of marsh ducks would include blue- winged and green-winged teal, mallards (some are feral or domestic), northern shoveler, wood ducks and pintails. Bird Watch - Apr 5, 2008 The Daily News of Newburyport,Ring-necked Duck, Eastern Meadowlark, Great Horned Owl, Ring-necked Pheasant, Piping Plover, Killdeer, Northern Shoveler, Horned Lark, Snow Bunting, Rare Bird Alert - Apr 4, 2008 MaineToday.com,Other noteworthy birds were NORTHERN SHOVELER, REDHEAD, CANVASBACK, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, and HOARY REDPOLL. BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS are on the move in southern 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, Bird watchers participated in backyard count - Apr 9, 2008 El Defensor Chieftain,The top 10 results from the refuge were snow geese, sandhill cranes, northern shoveler, American crows, northern pintails, American coot, Canada geese, 22 1/2 Species of Waterfowl from Biddeford to Scarborough - Apr 6, 2008 MaineToday.com,In addition to the aforementioned teal-age, we had a pair of Blue-winged Teal (my first of year), a drake Northern Shoveler (my first of year), Pineridge Natural Area: a playground for all seasons - Mar 30, 2008 The Coloradoan,BY MILES BLUMHARDT Scaup, mallard, canvasback, Canada geese, Northern shoveler, I mumble to myself while glassing Dixon Reservoir, when all of a sudden a Duck! Youngsters get taste of hunting - Feb 14, 2008 Myrtle Beach Sun News,The harvest included five Northern Shoveler, four green-winged teal and four wood ducks. DNR's Jim Lee led the hunt at Samworth WMA, located between the 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, Interest in birds a decades-long passion - Feb 15, 2008 Salt Lake Tribune,Steenblik remembers the first time he saw a Northern Shoveler. "I couldn't believe how beautiful it was," he said. "I laid down on the bank of the river and 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, The beauty of the nest - Jan 31, 2008 Thousand Oaks Acorn,Among the resident mallards, snowy egrets and coots was a greater scaup, Aythya marila, and a northern shoveler, Anas clypeata. As the day progressed, 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, Lake Levels - Nov 1, 2007 Kansas.com,...mcpherson Valley Wetlands: About 1000 ducks on the area, including teal, Mallards, Northern Pintails, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler and Wood Ducks. Lake Levels - Nov 8, 2007 The Wichita Eagle,Approximately 100 Canada geese and 350 ducks -- mostly gadwall, American wigeon, northern shoveler and mallards -- are on the area. Bird Watch - Nov 17, 2007 The Daily News of Newburyport,Red Crossbill, Common Goldeneye, Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, 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 Dozens of birds killed, hundreds of thousands threatened by spill - Nov 9, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle,...a consulting ecologist conducting a preliminary shorebird survey, saw two oiled ducks, a greater scaup and a northern shoveler as far north as Novato. 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, Scarborough Marsh Yesterday, Sabattus Pond Today. - Nov 12, 2007 MaineToday.com,The 643 Ruddy Ducks, 176 Common Mergansers, and 76 American Coots were great tallies, and the dingle hen Northern Shoveler was a surprise – my first for Murdock: Hog Heaven - Nov 7, 2007 National Review Online Blogs,The Blue-Winged Teal, Northern Shoveler, and other waterfowl that nest on such tracts should start packing their bags. A Byzantine blend of federally Are we putting rosies out on a limb? - Nov 4, 2007 Daily News - Galveston County,The ibises, northern shoveler ducks, American coots, common moorhens, red-eared slider turtles and others that shared it with them have had to relocate or Dedicated photographer speaking to naturalists - Oct 19, 2007 Comox Valley Record,His accidental discovery of Northern Shoveler Ducks changed his life forever. He was fascinated by the uniqueness of the Shoveler’s wide, shovel-like bill Patch Listing - Oct 18, 2007 MaineToday.com,Over the course of 6 years of birding Dragon Field, I have seen some great birds: Northern Shoveler (1 flyover), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2), Short-eared Owl Bird Watch - Sep 29, 2007 The Daily News of Newburyport,Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island: Whip-poor-will, Northern Shoveler, Razorbill, Turkey Vulture, Northern Harrier, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Angler poisoned by catch? - Sep 30, 2007 Salt Lake Tribune,People also are urged not to eat any of three species of Great Salt Lake ducks - the common goldeneye, the cinnamon teal and the northern shoveler - because 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 Nationwide study on migrant birds - Aug 13, 2007 Hindu,You might not know that you have just sighted, Northern Shoveler in the first instance and Western Marsh Harrier in the second but you treasure them in your Answering some questions about migrating birds - Aug 12, 2007 Hindu,The Northern Shoveler: One of the nine birds about which volunteers can post their observations. Bangalore: Every year, hundreds of species of birds migrate Out & About - Jul 31, 2007 Orange County News,American wigeon showed the most significant increase, 29 percent, followed by canvasbacks, 25 percent, northern shoveler, 24 percent, and gadwall, Duck, goose regulations will look familiar in state - Jul 22, 2007 Green Bay Press Gazette,Northern shoveler — a survey-record 4.6 million, 24 percent increase and 106 percent above the long-term average. Scaup — 3.5 million, similar to 2006, ONE FOR THE BIRDS - Aug 6, 2007 New York Post,These include ducks like the gadwall and northern shoveler. Birds of prey love the cooler weather because there are lots of small mammals for them to eat, Sandy Ridge blunder a gem for birders Nov 22, 2006 The birds cooperated, too, with bountiful numbers of Northern pintail, Northern shoveler, ruddy, wood and American black ducks, American wigeon, gadwall, green ... - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wildlife Viewing Nov 17, 2006 ...mergansers -- are arriving. Green-winged teal, northern pintail, northern shoveler, gadwall and bufflehead are plentiful. A few ... - Salem Statesman Journal, Winter birds are here Nov 2, 2006 ...open water. Northern shoveler, northern pintail, American wigeon, redhead, lesser scaup and canvasback can all be seen now. There ... - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, Mercury pollution broadens Oct 28, 2006 Aquatic birds: Bald eagle, great egret, wood stork, Northern shoveler, common loon, red-winged blackbird, white ibis, common tern, belted kingfisher. ... - Florida Today, Cape Cod Weekly Wildlife Sightings Oct 31, 2006 At Mill Pond in Marstons Mills on Oct. 23 a northern shoveler was seen along with an Eurasian wigeon, 102 American wigeon, 10 gadwall, and 6 blue-winged teal. ... - Harwich Oracle, Field notes Nov 2, 2006 ...goose, lesser snow goose, greater white-fronted goose, mallard, green-winged teal, blue-winged teal, American wigeon, gadwall, northern shoveler, scaup, common ... - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, Davis wetlands open for tour Nov 3, 2006 ...migration into the Central Valley has begun for thousands of waterfowl, from tundra swans and white-fronted geese to pintail and northern shoveler ducks, with ... - Daily Democrat, Rewarding return to spots near Wooster Mar 30, 2006 ...birders reported sightings of gadwall, American black duck, both teals -- green-winged and blue-winged -- Northern pintail, Northern shoveler, canvasback and ... Cleveland Plain Dealer, Birders take a hike in the shrike zone Mar 23, 2006 Ducks included redhead, bufflehead, ring-necked, Northern shoveler, gadwall, black and ruddy, with hooded merganser, green-winged teal, horned grebe and mute ... Cleveland Plain Dealer, Waterfowl on the move Mar 23, 2006 JTL ponds. American widgeon, northern pintail, green-winged teal and northern shoveler are all increasing in numbers. Lesser scaup ... Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, DID YOU HEAR? Bird count sets records Mar 14, 2006 Robins totaled 5,330 to lead the list, followed by the American coot (3,373), northern shoveler (3,277) and green-winged teal (3,022). ... The Times and Democrat, Officials to Check Migrating Birds for Bird Flu Mar 9, 2006 They'll single out the Tundra Swan, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, and the Green Winged Teal, which could be high risk birds. ... KSL-TV, Water fowl bird flu risk Mar 8, 2006 BirdWatch Ireland of wild bird species at higher risk includes dabbling ducks, wigeon, gadwell, teal, mallard, northern pintail, northern shoveler, diving ducks ... Irish Examiner, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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