Annual sandhill crane count expands across Wisconsin
The statewide crane census set for April 17 builds on 1981 results of 780 observers in 32 counties. Coordinators cover 41 counties with 1,000 observers possible. volunteers are urged to survey wetlands from 4 30 to 6 30 a m. Regions show shifting crane populations from southeast to broader areas while wetlands restoration supports expansion and wildlife. Scott Freeman details contact points for county coordinators and how to help.
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Wisconsin
Taylor, Clark
Jackson
Trempealeau
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Burnett County
Portage
Shawano
Waushara
Green Lake
Clark County
Scott Freeman
International
Wisconsin bird watchers eye meadows for counts
Sam Robbins of Crane Foundation lists contact names by county for counts in flat meadow or swamp areas. He notes backyard singing by redpolls and purple finches, with sparrows and flickers appearing. includes a weathered observation from T.C. in Ridgeland about early kestrel sightings and migration timing for central and southern Wisconsin.
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Crane Foundation
City View Road
Baraboo
Arguing condors in Ventura cause egg to roll from nest
In Ventura California a California condor laid an egg in a cliff cave nest observed by Noel Snyder of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service. The egg rolled away after a dispute over incubation between the pair and was lost. Researchers note a possible second egg may be laid later.
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California
Noel Snyder
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Snyder
Condor Fish Samples Show Reduced Contamination In Wisconsin
Madison fish samples collected from Wisconsin’s commercial fishing industry in 1981 contained fewer contaminants than in several prior years, per a report by the state agriculture department. About 150 samples were analyzed. five exceeded PCB tolerance, two exceeded mercury, none exceeded dieldrin.
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Wisconsin
State Agriculture Department
Food Division
Michael Ely
Ely
Wisconsin set for first wild turkey hunt in 15 years
The Wisconsin Senate approved a bill to start a spring 1983 wild turkey season in Vernon Crawford and surrounding areas with limits on permits and hunters. DNR plans zones, one gobbler per permit, shotgun muzzleloader or bow use, and calls allowed. Twenty percent of permits go to landowners. purchase funded pheasant operation upgrades with $1.1 million in bonding.
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State Assembly
Lee Dreyfus
Wisconsin
The
DNR
State Senate
Dreyfus
Paynette
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Plainfield
Fort Atkinson
By Sam Robbins
Kathleen L. Olson
Wood
Robert Wolff
T.C
Ridgeland
Homelite
AY Ts
Lee St
Chippewa Falls
S. Main
Rice Lake
Ventura, Calif
Barron Swcd
SCS
Barron
Barron County Soil and Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Ag Center
Sheriff’s Department
Madison
Vernon
Crawford Counties
la Crosse
Necedah
Jerome van Sistine
Green Bay
Crawford
Buffalo
Iowa
Richland
Sauk
Missouri
Juneau
Grant Counties
Assembly
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