Birding hotspots in the Small Wetlands Program
Saving grasslands, producing waterfowl, and creating birding gems, the Small Wetlands Program may be the best reason yet to buy a Duck Stamp
By Paul Baicich
By Warren Strobel
Published:
July 11, 2008
| Paul Baicich and foreign-affairs journalist and avid birder Warren Strobel describe how the Small Wetland Program, started in 1958 to benefit waterfowl, today conserves habitat used by Sedge Wrens, Grasshopper Sparrows, Dickcissels, Bobolinks, and other North American grassland species. Eight waterfowl production areas that are excellent for birding in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin, and Nebraska are listed. |
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