Guide to Bird Watching
Dabchick
A Child's Book of Water Birds, 1855
The Dabchick is a very timid bird, and when alarmed instantly dives, after which it is useless to look after the bird. It is easily domesticated, and is often seen placed as an ornament to ponds, where it swims about very merrily, and seems to enjoy a game of hide and seek with any one who is attempting to watch its movements.
- Wind, wings and waterfowl (video below) (Monticello Times)
Ride along in an airboat as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Biologist Nick Palaia conducts a waterfowl survey of Pelican Lake, a designated wildlife lake. Palaia covers every square foot of the wetlands' perimeter to take the count. - Waterfowl Week at refuge Nov. 22-30 (Eastern Shore News)
Everyone is invited to participate in the upcoming Waterfowl Week celebration being held at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. - 1121 Waterfowl Report (The Southern Illinoisan)
Southern Illinois' duck numbers declined this week according to the Nov. 18 aerial survey conducted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. - OUTDOORS (The Wichita Eagle)
Waterfowl Report Canada Goose -- 5 Nov to 15 Feb, 2009 White-fronted Goose -- 5 Nov to 4 Jan, 2009; 7-15 Feb, 2009 Light Goose -- 5 Nov to 15 Feb, 2009 Low Plains Early Zone -- 11 Oct to 7 Dec; 20 Dec to 4 Jan, 2009 - Ducks Unlimited provides voice for waterfowl (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
Conservation group aims to protect habitats - Dave Henderson: State urges public not to feed waterfowl (The Ithaca Journal)
Although it hasn't affected the Finger Lakes yet, an outbreak of a waterfowl disease has experts asking the public to avoid feeding waterfowl as a precaution against the spread of disease. - Waterfowl Report 11-14 (The Southern Illinoisan)
The duck migration is ahead of schedule in Southern Illinois. - Natural wonder: Winter Wigeons hit the Valley (The Idaho Statesman)
Wigeons show up in large groups in Boise’s parks and around local ponds in November. Their presence signals the fall and winter migration of waterfowl from the north. | - Court orders review of Beaufort drilling plan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Federal regulators improperly granted Shell Oil permission for exploratory drilling in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. - Cannon prevents avian damage (The Yuma Sun)
YUMA PROVING GROUND - A duck or a goose may not seem like much of a match for a military aircraft, but they can cause millions of dollars in damage, which is why Yuma Proving Ground is taking steps to prevent planes from hitting waterfowl.