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Birds Etcetera
http://birdstuff.blogspot.com
Personal reflections and commentary on wild birds and other natural history topics of interest, with special reference to West Virginia and surrounding States
- Added on: Mar 26th, 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Words of Wisdom from Donald Duck
I stumbled across this gem of a story in Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird newspaper column, distributed weekly by the Universal Press Syndicate:Quacking UpDonald Duck may be a lovable icon of comic mishap to American youngsters, but in Germany, h...
Trout in the St. Joseph River Valley of Michigan: Relative Importance
In previous posts, I examined (a) 20th century distribution of trout and (b) species diversity and annual variation in streams within the Michigan portion of the St. Joseph River. Here, I continue my assessment of trout populations by looking at spe...
Trout in the St. Joseph River Valley of Michigan: Species Diversity and Annual Variation
In a previous post, I examined 20th century distribution of trout in streams within the Michigan portion of the St. Joseph River. Here, I continue my assessment of trout populations by looking at species diversity and annual variation. The informat...
Trout in the St. Joseph River Valley of Michigan: 20th Century Distribution
The St. Joseph River valley has been described thusly by Wesley and Duffy (1999):The St. Joseph River basin, located in southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana, is the third largest river basin in Michigan. The river begins in Michigan’s Hillsdal...
Prairie Plants Associated With McCoy Creek, Berrien County, Michigan
Thompson (1983) assessed the floral composition of 26 prairie stands in southern Michigan from 1972-1981. His study sites included the Dayton Prairie (located on Curran Road at McCoy Creek 2 miles southeast of Dayton) and the McCoy Fen (along the ra...
McCoy Creek – Mill Race – Pears Mill Controversy Simmers in Berrien County, Michigan
Discussions about restoration of the Mill Race—which was constructed about 160 years ago by diverting water from McCoy Creek—to provide water sufficient for the continued summertime operation of Pears Mill, a historic attraction in downtown Bucha...
