Barn Owl Description and Habits Collectible Card
Barn owls are a crow sized bird buff brown above and white below with a heart shaped face and dark eyes. They inhabit open country forest edges cultivated areas and cities hunting mostly rodents at night. They nest in buildings hollow trees caves or burrows laying 5 to 10 white eggs. Their range extends from southern British Columbia to Michigan and New England. They rely on keen hearing for prey location and may lay fewer eggs when food is scarce.
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British ‘Columbia
Dakotas
Michigan
New England
Les Winkeler
Mike Brown
Crab Orchard
National Audubon Society
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Nirvana on a Lake Leads to Large Crappie Then Bass Night
Outdoor writer Les Winkeler recalls fishing on a lake for several minutes with a jig in brush yielding a large crappie. A friend joined for the final 45 minutes and they finished with three nice bass on tap water baits, describing it as as good as it gets.
Scientists urge free roaming of southern sea otters
A panel of scientists urged allowing federally protected sea otters to roam the Southern California coast. They oppose relocating otters from nearshore waters and warn a major oil spill or disease could devastate the remaining population. The recovery plan cites 77 to 1995 declines, and outlines a path toward increasing numbers if threats are managed.
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California
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jim Estes
U.S. Geological Survey
San Nicholas Island
Point Conception
Congress
Illinois governor signs deer season disease control bill
Gov. Blagojevich signed legislation allowing targeted hunting seasons to fight chronic wasting disease in Illinois deer. The measure gives wildlife managers a tool to curb spread while continuing deer hunting traditions. Surveillance last year yielded 14 CWD cases across Boone McHenry and Winnebago counties with 4,300 samples from 36 counties. Joel Brunsvold, IDNR director, stressed the potential of location specific culling to reduce transmission.
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Aledo
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Blagojevich
Boone, McHenry
Winnebago Counties
Joel Brunsvold
IDNR
Fishing Report for Carlyle and Area Lakes
Carlyle Lake reports flatheads and catfish with shiners cut bait and stink baits. Walleye and Sangers taken with twister tails near the dam. Carp and bluegill feeding on leeches wax worms and crickets. Out on the lake, White Bass are being trolled with blades tails and twister tails. Various lakes show depth changes, species shifts and bait effectiveness across Crappie bass bluegill catfish and walleye. Beth Whitehead
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Carlyle Lake
Devil’s Kitchen
Horseshoe Lake
Lake of Egypt
Kinkaid Lake
Kinkaid
Lake Murphysboro
Mermet Lake
Ohio River
Smithland
Rend Lake
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Winkeler
Nirvana
The
Southern
Thesouthern
New
Carbondale Community High School
Educational Foundation
c/o
S. Grant City Road
Carbondale
Sondata
Associated Press
San Nicholas
San Nicolas Island
Greg Sanders
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bruce Steele
Santa Barbara
Steele
Fishing Report
Beth Whitehead
Wray
University Mall
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