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Brad, I know. It's a changing of the guard to the computer geeks. Just sad to see so many with "in the field experience" leaving. I was amazed at how the average age of the Cetral Flyway Council had changed, and will change even more. Dave gave a great overview of how good duck populations...

I was at the Central Flyway Council meeting. Clint

Carl, The background for the scaup models are in the lit cited with links to the documents by Boomer. They provide the basis for the models. There has been talk about cans, not sure about redheads. I seriously doubt you'll see much movement in that direction because there isn't as much...

Tim, No "Nearly" There!!! You're an OLD Sage! Clint Don't know who's going to replace him. The position will be advertised soon I was told.

Was at the Central Flyway meeting at Spence Vaa's retirement presentation. It was sad to see how many olds-timers are gone or leaving. Clint

Actually, it is very clear compared to years past. This breeding population estimate with a distribution mean latitude of ? with a mallard season of ? means the pintail limit is.... The AHM process is driven by May Ponds and mallard numbers. This gives a clear definitation of pintail limits...

was at the Central Flyway to see the send off for Spenc Vaa. Sad to see so many oldtimers leaving.......(along with Dave Sharp).....

I was reading "Tides ending" by B.B. last night and was struck by his comment son how the estuaries he hunted had changed from before WWII, through the war, and afterwards. He lamented areas that he would not see another gunner and with time those places became crowded with gunners, to the point...

There always seems to be interest in hybrids. I found thsi web page looking to see if the birds that I was sold as rosybills are actually rosybillxredhead hybrids like I suspect. Anyway, they have pics of some real interesting hybrids. http://www.flickr.com/groups/hybridbirds/discuss/ Clint

h\Hey Tim, Our eagles are fledging now, missed a nest yesterday that we were trying to band, they'd already fledged, and the tree really wasn't climbable. Also, looks likea misID, it looks to be some cacklers in the honker flight!! Clint

Eric, They crush the shell in the gizzard. There's an interesting trade-off when eating shellfish. The ratio of shell:meat increases with size, as does the ratio of water:meat. When feeding on clams, the water in the clam will be at a low temp, so the thermoregulatory cost is large if the...

Actually I did these for the LA Environmental Educators for door prizes. They wanted something cheap and easy that teacher could do in the classroom. Just 1 and 2 lt coke bottles, chloroplast head, wheel weight keel, eye screw for attachment, and a quick and easy paint job (no color mixing)...

Ahh Tim, just gotta ask....how many primaries does a buffy have?? Good job! Clint

Looks like a mullard-- a mallardxmuscovy cross. They're sterile, and great eating! Clint

I certainly see some long-billed dowitchers there! Clint (Along with those Steve saw)

Kris, There is a small population of "wild" mandarins in California. Clint

Chuck, Remember that the bird in Hitch's pic is on HIGH alert (i.e. SCARED). I tend to use high heads for whistling ducks because usally we hunt whistling ducks in harvested rice and the high heads (like pickleweeds) show up better. In a marsh situation, or late in the season when the rice...

dave, For the most part, populations are based upon band recoveries. ALMOST (I haven't checked recovery distributions) ALL Pacific Harelquins are western. I doubt there are enough recoveries to assign Iowa birds to any populations, that would have to be DNA. Because the birds are...

I wouldn't do it but I'd rather have these guys laughing and carrying on nearby in what is more than likely their once a year get together than some asshat kid with 9000 decoys and 47 Avery stickers and 47 eBay bands next to me or some old bastard that sky blasts all day. I guess having fun...

That's an exhibition-type muscovy as opposed to teh wild type that has less caruncles. Clint