Saturday, November 16, 2019

Eagle Bluffs Lite

From Nov through January, nearly of Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area is unopen to the populace for duck hunting season.  Only the northernmost department of this fabulous refuge is accessible; nevertheless, birders may soundless run across a skillful multifariousness of species.

On this cold, snowy morning, I ventured downwardly to that floodplain save in addition to was rewarded amongst a span novel sightings for the season: 14 trumpeter swans in addition to at to the lowest degree 50 snowfall geese.  Raptors were express to a Cooper's hawk in addition to a red-tailed hawk in addition to a host of other sightings brought the species total to sixteen, rather meager for this well-known birding mecca.  The conditions in addition to my express fourth dimension frame were pregnant factors in addition to I'm certain my species listing would accept doubled if I had to a greater extent than or less other hr to explore the accessible region.

Except for a two-hour window inward mid afternoon, birders must aspect until Feb to to a greater extent than fully explore Eagle Bluffs 1 time again.  While I accept no personal objection to duck hunting (assuming the centre is consumed), I accept long wondered whether hunting in addition to birding could non safely coexist across this large refuge (e.g. past times narrowing the hunting zones and/or reducing the hunting hours).

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