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This year, 2016, marks the centennial of the first Migratory Bird Treaty, which the United States signed with Great Britain on behalf of Canada. That…
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Good grazing management is good for the livestock producer and for wildlife. When grazing-land is healthy, cattle put on the weight, and birds benefit…
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The Migratory Bird/Duck Stamp is the best kept secret in bird conservation. Buying the annual stamp is a simple, direct way for people to contribute to…
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Some landowners are wary of the motivations of technicians gathering bird data on their land. The more accurate data provided by the bird census program…
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A new program for counting birds relies on random data-collection-points across a landscape -- some on public land, some on private. Ranchers shudder when…
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This raptor migrates from its winter home in Argentina into western North America and breeds as far north as Canada. It's fate is tied to the amount of…
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They're not sport birds, but they are important to the ecological balance of range land. We look at the lives and habitats of the birds, and how…
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The Mountain Plover is a shorebird that spends little time on the beach and lives on the open Plains and nowhere near mountains.Rocky Mountain Bird…
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A grouse of the open grassland, the Greater Prairie-Chicken is known for its mating dance, performed by males on flat display sites on shortgrass prairie…
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The Ferruginous is North America's largest hawk. Its habitat includes grasslands, deserts, and other open areas with isolated shrubs or trees where less…