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Nov 26, 2021

Spotlighting our Migratory Bird Program Employees

An Interview with Nicole Virella Maldonado, Biologist and Grant Administrator Tell us about yourself. Where did you grow up and what was your family life like? I’m the oldest of two girls, and I was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico in more of a suburban area. During the…

Biologist

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Spotlighting our Migratory Bird Program Employees
Spotlighting our Migratory Bird Program Employees

Nov 10, 2021

Banding Ducks in North Dakota

By William Moody Man, how the time flew by during my detail banding ducks! We were banding birds south of Devils Lake, ND. We had a slow start to patterning our target waterfowl, and the incredibly unpredictable weather definitely didn’t help. We were in rain gear, cold weather gear, and…

Birds

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Banding Ducks in North Dakota
Banding Ducks in North Dakota

Nov 3, 2021

Waterfowl Banding in North Dakota

By Hunter Bertrand This summer I was very fortunate to join a waterfowl banding crew for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). Our three-man crew included crew leader Stephen Chandler, William Moody, and myself. …

Birds

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Waterfowl Banding in North Dakota
Waterfowl Banding in North Dakota

Nov 1, 2021

When The Cat’s Away, The Ducks Will…

By Steve Olson and Chris Cain Another year, but the same story. Like last year, both our breeding waterfowl and habitat survey and banding program in Canada was canceled. At least we knew we could return to the South-central desert wetlands of Oregon for another season of mallard mayhem though…

Waterfowl

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When The Cat’s Away, The Ducks Will…
When The Cat’s Away, The Ducks Will…

Nov 1, 2021

Waterfowl Banding at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge

By Terry Liddick The waterfowl banding season in southwest South Dakota started this year much like it did in 2020 — another year that the pandemic prohibited us from going to Canada to our traditional banding locations. However, it was quite different than 2020 as the prairies of North and…

Birds

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Waterfowl Banding at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge
Waterfowl Banding at Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge

Oct 29, 2021

Banding Waterfowl in South Dakota

by Phil Thorpe To play off a Beatles classic…and due to circumstances beyond our control, banding in 2021 once again finds us…“Back in the U.S., back in the U.S., back in the U.S.A.” While I missed orchestrating and coordinating the annual U.S. — Canada cooperative waterfowl banding operation in Saskatchewan…

Waterfowl

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Banding Waterfowl in South Dakota
Banding Waterfowl in South Dakota

Oct 29, 2021

Banding Waterfowl in Maine

Sarah Yates and Anthony Roberts This year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting mitigations, the branch had to again organize and plan for domestic waterfowl banding operations. I am from Maine and Tony is currently located in Vermont, so we returned to Aroostook County, Maine to help the Atlantic…

Biologist

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Banding Waterfowl in Maine
Banding Waterfowl in Maine

Oct 29, 2021

Tough Shoes to Fill…

by Dave Fronczak This year my fellow crew member, Kyle Point, and I conducted waterfowl banding operations in North-central North Dakota. This area has been a powerhouse for waterfowl banding in North Dakota since the 1930’s. …

Waterfowl

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Tough Shoes to Fill…
Tough Shoes to Fill…

Oct 29, 2021

Time to Fly

Steve Barlow In my first 5 months as a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pilot Biologist, I have experienced many firsts, learned a ton, and have already created more memories than most people do in five years. This past month proved to be no exception. I found myself a…

Birds

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Time to Fly
Time to Fly

Oct 29, 2021

Different Place, Same Results…Oh Snap

By Walt Rhodes Dealing with change is merely a state of mind. When it comes to banding waterfowl you had better have the right one. A lot of people have a hard time facing change. It does not matter whether it is the simple rearrangement of the living room furniture…

Waterfowl

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Different Place, Same Results…Oh Snap
Different Place, Same Results…Oh Snap
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