"The land donated by Hanson Aggregates will provide a rookery for nesting birds and sanctuary for multiple types of wildlife," said Jennifer Gordon, executive director of Carolina
Waterfowl Rescue.
That factor is, "What can the ducks see from where they are?" Far too many
waterfowl hunters cover their blinds so that they look good from their perspective, from the ground.
In Sargeant's original study of
waterfowl predation, electric fences were being employed experimentally in WPAs throughout the Prairie Pothole Region, and while the tactic was still relatively new and untested, electric fences proved to be an effective deterrent against predation.
Power Calls, Sitka Gear, Drake
Waterfowl, Banded, Benelli, Beretta, etc.--can be utilized to get familiar with trend changes and consumer preferences of the
waterfowl industry.
Mossberg's 930/935 Pro-Series
Waterfowl guns were designed to meet that challenge.
Understanding the intensity of fall migration and the preparation that goes into it may not relieve
waterfowl hunters of sleepless nights or weather obsessions.
We evaluated seed and tuber densities of
waterfowl foods during fall 2013-2014 in the Illinois, Des Plaines, and Kankakee Rivers and Dresden and Starved Rock reaches (41[degrees]23.36'N, 88[degrees]15.27'W; Fig.
The magnitude and clustered distribution of poultry outbreaks are suggestive of local spread, rather than multiple introductions from passing migratory
waterfowl. Genetic analyses have similarly shown evidence for concurrent multiple introductions as well as common source exposures, and surveys of affected farms have shown that local spread could be facilitated by the sharing of equipment by multiple farms or through animals entering barns (1).
The rain in August helped moisten the soil vegetation to provide feeding possibilities for the incoming
waterfowl.
Winter birders can view a wide variety of
waterfowl species.
The strain has not caused noticeable disease for Oregon's wild
waterfowl, which have evolved with the virus and usually do not get sick, the agency said.
The WTP provides valuable habitat for
waterfowl, and is a centrepiece of a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance: Port Phillip Bay (western shoreline) and the Bellarine Peninsula.