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New Music: The USA Is a Monster: "Cocaine Wedding" [MP3]  -  Nov 18, 2008
Pitchforkmedia.com,Layered on top are the trombone of guest Johnny Mateo and Langenus' cryptic, high-pitched couplets: "Cocaine wedding/ Shit shoveler/ No drone surrounding/

Northern shoveler: Best known for its large, spade-type bill  -  Oct 30, 2008
News-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,

A quacking good time at gravel pits  -  Nov 14, 2008
Get Bracknell,In between there are gadwall, widgeon, teal, pochard and shoveler. There are also lots of gulls, the occasional wader (actually declining now – the bare

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

Global warming causes winter migratory birds to shun UK  -  Nov 17, 2008
guardian.co.uk,The numbers of ducks such as wigeon, teal and shoveler all fell, with wigeon suffering a decline of one-fifth, the report showed. Redshank — a type of wader

Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify  -  Nov 1, 2008
ScienceBlogs...[Mystery bird] photographed at Shoveler Pond, Anahuac Refuge, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ

Uptown Magazine - Winnipeg's Online Source for Arts, Entertainment ...  -  Nov 6, 2008
Uptown,I became a social convenor and a snow shoveler and then a drifter and writer of oddly unpalatable little stories. I never made much money, and if I ever did

Wetland birds at risk from climate change  -  Nov 17, 2008
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,The numbers of wigeon, teal and shoveler ducks all fell, with wigeon falling by fifth. The number of redshank - a type of wader - declined for the third

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,

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

BUSINESS LICENSES HENRICO  -  Nov 14, 2008
Richmond Times Dispatch,A & O Janitorial Services (cleaning services); licensee Patsy A. Turner, 7701 Shoveler Drive, Richmond 23231. Oscar's Place Concession (peddler perishable);

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kansas grab bag yields variety of game  -  Oct 31, 2008
Pratt Tribune,...pintails, widgeon, Gadwalls, green wing teal and shoveler — six different species of ducks, as mixed of a grab bag as you’ll ever find on a duck hunt.

Delectable memorial for a brewer in Avon  -  Oct 27, 2008
Vail Daily News,Marc Weinberger, Luhr’s best friend and co-worker, wears a lot of hats at the Dillon Dam Brewery — from beer salesman to snow shoveler to computer

Volunteers clean up Chippiannock Cemetery  -  Oct 25, 2008
Quad City Times,...“Last week’s rain was perfect for us,� said his fellow-shoveler Tom Golden, also of Bettendorf. “It makes the digging easier.� Jim Wynes of Earthworks noted

Trout derby coming to Lake Berryessa  -  Oct 24, 2008
Napa Valley Register,The most popular ducks in their bags were the shoveler and the green-wing teal. On Sunday the success rate dropped significantly to an average of only 1.7

Call for action for Irish birds  -  Oct 23, 2008
Surfbirds NewsThe populations of Bewick's swan, pintail, shoveler, and knot wintering across Ireland have declined by more than half during the last 25 years.

Birds and wildlife of Malawi  -  Nov 8, 2008
Dumfries and Galloway Standard,At Caerlaverock a recent count of up to 80 whooper swans, 1800 barnacle geese, pintail, light bellied brent geese and up to 100 shoveler.

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

Pittsfield Cinema Project Breaks Ground  -  Sep 18, 2008
iBerkshires.com,..."You'll have to use a wide lense," one shoveler joked to the array of media recording the event. "This venture hasn't been without its ups and downs," said

Linda LeGarde Grover: Speaking of redneck Indians  -  Sep 4, 2008
Budgeteer,Before that he worked as a dish washer, a forest firefighter, snow shoveler, truck driver and shoe shiner. He served as a private in the Army.

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.

Ducks, raptors arriving and on the move  -  Sep 25, 2008
Casper Star-Tribune Online,Smaller numbers of northern shoveler, northern pintail, American widgeon and canvasback have been reported recently. American coot is gathering in large

Pointe Mouillee Festival benefits wildlife, wetlands  -  Sep 16, 2008
Toledo Blade,He also took best of marsh in the class with a shoveler. Best diver in the class went to Bud Shell, of East China, Mich., with a long-tailed duck.

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

Rare Bird Alert  -  15 Aug 2008
MaineToday.com,Species listed this week include: NORTHERN SHOVELER, SPRUCE GROUSE, GREAT EGRET, MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, WILLET, MARBLED GODWIT,

Outdoors digest: Mark your calendar  -  Jul 27, 2008
Kansas City Star,The good news for Missouri and Kansas hunters is that the numbers of mallards, teal and scaup are similar to last year. Pintail, gadwall and shoveler

Punch Drunk Hangover 08.04.08: El Matador is Tired of the Bull  -  Aug 3, 2008
411mania.com,An investment in the shadow-shoveler seems short-term at best and one without much return value. In my opinion, Affliction needs to set their sights on

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

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.

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

Shop off-season and save: world's best snow shovel, 50% off: $59.97  -  Jul 21, 2008
WalletPop,According to a study by a professor at U. Mass., the Wovel reduces the stress on the shoveler's lower back by 85%, and requires less than a third of the

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)

Rai4, i film di prima serata e il palinsesto fino al 10 Agosto  -  Aug 4, 2008
Digital-Sat,...dal criminale Casanova Frankenstein intervengono tre operai che da soli non possono molto; insieme però diventano il trio Furios, Blue Raja e Shoveler.

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.

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

College Hockey News: A Clean Sweep  -  Apr 12, 2008
College Hockey News,Each crew consisted of a man on skates with a shovel and several helpers, who piled the snow for the "shoveler" to scoop up and place in a garbage can.

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,

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

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.

Minnesota safari  -  Apr 4, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),At another of Larry's ponds, we observed shoveler ducks, pied-bill grebes and a Northern Harrier hawk loitering on a sand knoll, accompanied by the song of

Horns locked over dairy farming and lagoon levels  -  Apr 9, 2008
Wairarapa Times Age,...and the New Zealand shoveler and the deaths of mute swan, black swan cygnets, grey duck and grey teal caused by the rapid destruction of aquatic weed.

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),

Renovation Revelation owner enjoys fixing up and reselling ...  -  Apr 6, 2008
Sheboygan Press,..."She's really a mean shoveler, too," said Becker of her mom, who is 63. Among Renovation Revelation's first customers are Mike and Lori Weeks, who recently

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,

A hard winter makes you think  -  Mar 31, 2008
High Country NewsI became a creative shoveler, kicking steps in the eight-foot walls on the sides of our driveway to fling the snow overhead and away.

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

AREA REPORT: Walleye 'keepers' hard to come by  -  Apr 9, 2008
La Crosse Tribune,Canvasback, bluebill, bufflehead, red head, mallard, wood duck, teal, shoveler and many other species of ducks are here. Pelicans were reported on the Black

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