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Duck hunting stamps could go up to buy more land for waterfowl

Last updated Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 9:06pm

WASHINGTON -- It's cost $15 to shoot a duck since 1991, but that will change if President Barack Obama gets his way. Under the president's new budget proposal, the cost of the federal duck stamp required for hunting would rise to $25 next year, a move aimed at making it easier for the Interior Department to buy more land for migratory waterfowl.

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Perched in front of the Wasatch Range, Bald Eagles rest at the Great Salt Lake nature Center at Farmington Bay Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 in Farmington, Utah. (Drew Godleski/Standard-Examiner)

Now's a good time to view bald eagles

Jeff DeMoss Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 4:00pm

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge serves as a haven for a multitude of birds on their way to other destinations -- the ultimate avian truck stop, if you will.

Right now, its most prominent customers happen to be America's national symbol

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The lot of the municipal official is never an easy one

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 10:40pm

I had a delightful lunch at Idle Isle with Brigham City Mayor Dennis Fife and two of his council members last week. Our talk reminded me once again of the hard, if not impossible, jobs we expect our elected people to do.

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Go Birding: The finest birding now at Bear River Refuge

Kristin Purdy, Standard-Examiner correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 6:42pm

A black-necked stilt nests in flooded grasslands along the county road that...

Flooding along the county road leading to Bear River Refuge has been a curse and a blessing this year. Sometimes the deluge has closed the road. But when the road is open, birding is the finest I've seen with the extra perks of new pavement, many pull-offs and several parking areas adjacent to prime marsh habitats.

The fun begins just west of the interstate before even passing the visitor's center. White-faced ibis, marsh opportunists, graze in flooded areas that have been dry for the last few years. Cliff and barn swallows course low over the saturated marsh grasses while gathering insects. A mallard pair, alert, stretches their necks and heads like periscopes above the grass. Common ravens survey the scene and croak from power pole perches where their unkempt stick nests punctuate the crossbars.

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