Mike Ward Summary

|19. |Some of the goose flying south for the winter landed in bunchs on the lawn of the Kennedys. | |

increase in hawks, weasels, badgers, and foxes to this new habitat. Eagles and bear populations

The Australian King Parrot numbers are increasing in suburbs that have a lot of trees. They will eat out of bird feeders in urban

The mystery of migration patterns of Mallard Ducks is fascinating. Understanding a migratory pattern and reasons for migration, can help me learn the behavior of a certain species of a duck and help me in knowing when and where to hunt. Mallard ducks migrate south every year from their breeding grounds. The reason they do this is the shortage of food in the winter months. As they make their way south, they use many different paths such as flyways.

Over 20 species of ducks have been recorded on SVWMA. The most common species include northern pintail, mallards, gadwall, canvasbacks, and ruddy ducks. Ducks nesting on the area include northern pintail, gadwall, northern shovelers, cinnamon teal, ruddy ducks, and others. Canada geese are commonly found on SVWMA; white-fronted and snow geese are infrequent visitors. Tundra swans visit SVWMA, but are relatively uncommon.

The males choose the nesting place which is ideally in a large tree near bodies of water. They live in the Black Hills but, with sites like these declining it is making it hard for the population to expand.

As all migrating organisms, wood ducks fly south for the winter and north for the summer.

The news report I selected was produced by Michael Pearson, who is not an expert on the Middle East. When I searched to find out more about Mr. Pearson I found out the fact that he was only a part time journalist for CNN and his main career is photography. Additionally most of the articles I discovered that Michael Pearson authored did not pertain to what is happening in the Middle East but was about the Ferguson case and a story about a Batman related shooting. This persuades me to believe that Mr. Pearson does not have all the facts in this area since he has no other articles dealing with the Middle East. The author of the article should not be trustworthy since Michael Pearson does not have a solid foundation for what is truly happening.

The Acadian Flycatcher’s range spans from eastern Canada down to northern South America. Throughout their range their population is relatively stable. There are some declines in area, but the population is also increasing elsewhere. (Natureserve) In Wisconsin the species is at its more northern range, making it an already rare site. Furthermore, much of the bird’s

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Climate change in the boreal region in Canada also affects the birds that migrate to the tropics during winter and boreal during summer since they rely on seasonal

Katelyn said that when she’d picked up her head, she saw that my grandmother didn’t as much as flinch though. She just stood resolved before the boys, her arms outstretched before her as if commanding the weather like a maestro. Then, when she raised her hands towards the sky the chickens were suddenly yanked out from the boy’s grasps all at once. Even the remaining birds in the pillow cases had somehow become liberated from the sacks they were being held captive in. The chickens began to take flight circling round-and-round overhead while being carried by the passat winds as if caught in an invisible twister. To Katelyn they appeared as if they were no longer flightless birds of consumption, but birds of prey, circling

My trainer Joe and I patrolled the grass and bushes along runways 1 through 5. Many birds come to these brushy areas to build their nests, and also because there are seeds, insects, and berries to eat. It was a quiet

Loose Sentence: I saw a flock of geese overhead, honking and making their way to the river.

Humans have a very influential relationship with waterfowl, theres two sides to it. On one side humans have completely changed waterfowls natural migrating path. With the modern expansion of cities, certain species have adapted and now use them as refuges, such as the Canada goose. Through climate change humans have disrupted waterfowls natural patterns of migration, and most species are un-able to adapt quickly enough to the rapidly changing temperatures. The other side of humans’ relationship with waterfowl is that through our modern agriculture practices waterfowl don’t necessarily need to migrate to get food, only to leave the cold. Most waterfowl species take advantage of the surplus grain left in agriculture fields, some of which have become overpopulated and harm other species of waterfowl. With the increase of agriculture fields, wetlands have been destroyed and consequently waterfowl have lost a significant number of habitat to breed and reproduce in. There is a overpopulation of certain species and a decrease in wetlands, it is important to stop both of these issues otherwise certain species will be taken over. Hunters and bird watchers are those who are primarily concerned with these issues, but other sportsmen and women such as fisherman should be concerned. As shown in “The Role of Waterfowl in Lower Great Lakes Aquatic Food Webs” by M. L. Schummer and S. A. Petrie, waterfowl play a important role in maintaining the food webs for fish. It is crucial that action