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These 10 activities, some silly and some seriously cool, are ideas that every hummingbird enthusiast should experience.
Several years ago, I was lucky enough to take a trip to southeastern Arizona where every destination, hike and tour focused on hummingbirds. My fellow travelers and I walked around starry-eyed, clutching cameras and scribbling field notes as we watched the tree branches and feeders. And we weren’t disappointed; hummingbirds were everywhere. All told, I spotted 13 different species on that trip, including several rarities.
The experience stuck with me, and made me realize that although watching hummingbirds at backyard sugar-water feeders is pretty wonderful, there are a lot of other ways to indulge that interest. This list of 10 hummingbird activities is a good place to start. What are you waiting for?
Plan a Wyoming waterfowl hunt this winter
Cheyenne – As big game seasons come to a close, Wyoming hunters are trading their rifles and bows for shotguns to take aim at waterfowl. The colder weather blanketing the region should send more birds south, just in time for the holiday break.
“We’ve had a more mild weather year,” said Noelle Smith, Wyoming Game and Fish Department migratory game bird and wetland habitat biologist. “But that is starting to change and that will push the birds from the north to Wyoming.”
For any waterfowl hunting trip, hunters should confirm they have the required licenses and stamps and that they are not expired. Waterfowl hunting in Wyoming has several requirements, and hunters must carry certain licenses and stamps with them when afield.
As big game seasons come to a close, Wyoming hunters are trading their rifles and bows for shotguns to take aim at waterfowl. The colder weather blanketing the region should send more birds south, just in time for the holiday break.
“We’ve had a more mild weather year,” Noelle Smith, Wyoming Game and Fish Department migratory game bird and wetland habitat biologist, said. “But that is starting to change and that will push the birds from the north to Wyoming.”
For any waterfowl hunting trip, hunters should confirm they have the required licenses and stamps and that they are not expired. Waterfowl hunting in Wyoming has several requirements, and hunters must carry certain licenses and stamps with them when afield.
Colder weather expected to improve Wyoming waterfowl hunting opportunities By Brendan LaChance on December 14, 2020
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Monday that more waterfowl should be moving south into the state with colder weather “blanketing the region.”
“We’ve had a more mild weather year,” Game and Fish Biologist Noelle Smith said.. “But that is starting to change and that will push the birds from the north to Wyoming.”
Game and Fish added that wetlands “make exceptional waterfowl habitat.” Hunters with the necessary registration and stamps could find success on wildlife habitat management areas which offer waterfowl hunting such as Ocean Lake, Table Mountain, Soda Lake and Sand Mesa.