Area blue jays face big decision stay or south
Wisconsin birder notes blue jays choose to migrate or stay for winter based on acorn abundance and food supply. He recalls large fall flocks, describes mid September to mid October migration, and shares memories of jay behavior and conservation talks while emphasizing uncertainty about one season’s acorn crop.
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Migration and bird care notes in September Wisco watch
September 15 to 25 brings woodpeckers and flickers in migration along the St. Croix and Mississippi riverbanks with large flocks of flickers and abundant acorn crops keeping some red headed woodpeckers from moving. A reader praises avian CPR by a Medford pastor and Milwaukee Museum ornithology researcher who writes on Wisconsin birds.
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Eau Claire
1982 Wisconsin bear hunt outlook may match last year
Wildlife managers anticipate a season close to last year’s record harvest of 1,200 bears statewide with the north of Highway 29 opening last weekend for gun season and bow season starting this Saturday statewide. Estimates place Wisconsin’s bear population around 4,000 to 5,000, supported by bait station surveys and age data showing continued breeding. Weather and wild food abundance could temper the harvest, but officials across districts remain optimistic about a healthy but not record-setting yield.
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Steve Miller
Cumberland Area
Burnett
Washburn
Polk
Barron
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