Rufous-sided towhee overview and range notes
The rufous sided towhee shows male black head and upperparts with white underparts and rufous flanks, females warm brown. It nests on the ground in dense cover with 3 to 6 lightly red brown spotted eggs. Range spans from British Columbia to Maine and south to California and Florida, winters south of southern BC and New England. The species varies in voice across West and East, and interbreeds with the Red eyed towhee and Spotted towhee where ranges meet. The name imitates its call, noted by Mark Catesby in 1731.
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British Columbia
Maine
California
Louisiana
Florida
Guatemala
Nebraska
New England
Mark Catesby
Carolinas
Murphysboro volunteers to be honored by IDNA at state fair
Two Murphysboro residents Jack Lintner and Glenn Seeber are among seven volunteers to be honored by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in an awards ceremony at the Illinois State Fair. Lintner, a Pyramid State Park helper and Cutler native, coordinates field trials and maintains park equipment. Seeber, a hunter safety instructor since 1975, has educated more than 3 000 students across 80 plus courses and leads boating safety classes at Kinkaid Lake.
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Springfield
Murphysboro
Jack Lintner
Glenn Seeber
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Lintner
Pyramid State Park
Perry County
National
Shoot
Pyramid
Seeber
Kinkaid Lake
Classic fishing's heavyweight Grand Slam spectacle grows
The Classic ended with a second place by one pound two ounces for the winner Iaconelli as crowds exceeded ten thousand at the New Orleans Arena. The event and the adjacent sports show drew thousands more, with anglers like Kevin VanDam and Shaw Grigsby Jr. cited among the stars. The Hyatt hotel even put photographs of Grigsby and Gerald Swindle on room keys, underscoring the status attached to Classic champions.
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Iaconelli
New Orleans Arena
Superdome
Lunker
Brent Gentry
Carterville
Dennis Arbour
Harvey
Kevin VanDam
Arbour
Dennis
Keith Arbour
VanDam
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Shaw Grigsby Jr
Gerald Swindle
Grigsby
Waterfowl season plans announced for Illinois 2003-04
Illinois natural resources officials propose a 60 day duck season statewide and a 90 day Canada goose season in the North and Central zones with 61 days in the South zone. North zone dates run Oct 16 to Dec 14, Central Oct 25 to Dec 23, South Nov 13 to Jan. Goose quotas total 126 400 with North 31 200 Central 48 200 and South 46 ? (text incomplete). Public comment invited at Aug 14 meeting in Springfield and final approval rests with the U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Springfield
Sinois Department of Natural Resources
Southern Illinois
Natural Resources Advisory Board
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Department
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
INDR
Canada
Illinois
Brant
Mississippi Valley
Illinois Lake Fishing Report Highlights Multiple Species
The Cedar Lake area reports crappie in 12 to 18 feet with minnows and jigs, bluegill in 8 to 10 feet near weed edges, and bass on top water early and late. Crab Orchard shows strong catfish action with leeches and stink baits. crappie in 4 to 10 feet. Kinkaid, Lake Murphysboro, Lake of Egypt, Horseshoe Lake, Little Grassy, Mermet Lake, Ohio River Smithland Pool, Rend Lake, and Little Georgetown area detail bass, catfish, crappie, and bluegill patterns, with temperatures around 77 degrees at Rend Lake and varying depths, structures, and baits. Anglers report slow to steady action overall with key standout bites for catfish and shallow-water crappie.
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Cedar Lake
Kinkaid Lake
Lake Murphysboro
Lake of
Egypt
Horseshoe Lake
Mermet Lake
Ohio River
Smithland
Rend Lake
Rip
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Les Winkeler
Mike Brown
Crab Orchard
National Audubon Society
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
IDNA
Syles Winkeler
Sic
Harrisburg
Southeastern Illinois College Foundation
Rodney J. Brenner
Mermorial
Smithland Pool
Pam Kingston
Archie Blair
Les.winkeler
Thesouthern
Res.winkeler
Fishing Report
Little Georges
Silver Saddle
Hot Dancin
Most Wanted
Ronnie Pittman
Sha Bang
Ivey
Brett
Mwuilive Bivd
Paducah
eUllas
Ondura
Woora
Midwest
Eend Lake College
Applip
Ed Billingsley
Billingsle
Ag Production
Soil Science
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