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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2011
Page
17
The calendar outlines bird nesting, breeding, and migration in Illinois including ducks turkeys grouse and quail. plus fisheries spawning muskie walleye steelhead and hatchery releases. It lists related events hikes shows shoots and turkey seasons with dates from early April through mid April and notes grant deadlines and cleanup efforts.
A naturalist quote quotes Thomas Edison declaring that until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can mock his so-called scientific knowledge, reflecting debate over scientific arrogance and limits.
A barnacle goose shot on December 13 by Harlan and Arold Swearengin at their Union County Club is described as extremely rare for Illinois. IDNR biologist Ray Marshalla calls it possibly the second sighting in the state in his career. The bird was mounted by White Tails and Waterfowl owner John Hinde, with hunters noting the rarity and debating how it arrived in Illinois.
Outdoors writer Les Winkler recalls misidentifying birds in Florida such as a royal tern and prairie warbler, notes mullet as a breeding fish, and describes adjusting to Beau the new puppy after recent pet losses. He reflects on learning regional flora and fauna across national parks and shares a morning bird mystery resolved as a rufous-sided towhee.
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