Bird studies and the hand feeding of chickadees
A personal reminiscence recounts a father writing bird articles as a teen, describing an osprey nest in southern Maine and a window tray feeding method that let birds, including chickadees and nuthatches, learn to eat from a hand. It also covers late autumn diving ducks, migrating geese, and a reader inquiry about nursing an injured hummingbird with medical cautions from Dr. Kemper and local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Dad
Kemper
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Resting hummingbird at Ladysmith business ledge
Rest stop en route to points south a hummingbird perches on a ledge outside a Ladysmith business providing a quiet roadside moment captured in a small town setting.
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Ladysmith
Cadett
Tank Farms
E. Town Line
Wisconsin issues senior recreation cards for 65 and older
Wisconsin residents aged 65 and older may buy a DNR Senior Citizen Recreation Card for access to state parks forests and for small game hunting and fishing privileges. Cards become effective January 1 1979 and may be purchased around December 1 at DNR or county offices. A one time $7.50 fee and proof of age and residency are required. validity lasts as long as the holder remains a Wisconsin resident.
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Wisconsin
DNR
Wisconsin and
National Park Service
Devil's Lake State Park
Interstate State Park
Mill Bluff
Kettle Moraine State Forest
University Ave
Madison
Informational meeting on Eleva trail use in Osseo to Mondovi
Area residents may attend an 8 p.m. October 26 session at Eleva Strum High School to decide allowed activities on the Buffalo River State Trail. Input will cover hiking biking snowmobiles ATVs and hunting rules with time and zone limits. Public testimony will shape the final policy.
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Buffalo River State Trail
Eleva Strum High School
Chicago North Western
Osseo
Mondovi
Outdoor notes on bald eagle reporting and energy-saving trees
Citizens can aid bald eagle protection per USFWS endangered species coordinator James Engel who urges prompt reports of any dead or injured eagles. The species status varies by region with eagles threatened in parts of the lower 48 and endangered elsewhere. University of Minnesota and Nebraska studies show windbreaks and full-crowned trees lower winter heating and summer cooling costs, while shaded roofs cut air conditioning costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Engel
USFWS
Washington
Oregon
Upper Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
University of Minnesota
Roger Peterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robbins Nest
Sam Robbins
Samuel Dowse Robbins
Walter Scott
Game Warden
M.N., Roberts
Robbins
Medford
United Church of Christ
Dorchester
Milwaukee Public Museum
Eau Claire
Eleva Trail
West Central
Mike Reis
Mr. Reis
Wood
ST. - Chetek. WI
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Twin Cities
Nebraska
Peterson
Alabama
Chippewe Falls
Glencoe
American Fur Exchange
Spring Valley, WI
Elmer C. Miller
Jerry B. Ulmer
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