Duck Engr wrote:I saw Paul link posted today that 3 of his transmittered specks and 2 mallards died within a 36 hour period across Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, and Iowa during this storm.
Also has had more than 20 reports of dozens to thousands of dead ducks and geese.
“Likely the worst non-disease waterfowl mortally event in my lifetime.”
Makes me queasy.
That’s my concern as well.Rick wrote:Would think the strain put on the birds' condition apt to have continued ill effect on the breeding grounds.
Fair point about the transmitters. Don’t know if that’s an added mortality factor or not.SpinnerMan wrote:Duck Engr wrote:I saw Paul link posted today that 3 of his transmittered specks and 2 mallards died within a 36 hour period across Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, and Iowa during this storm.
Also has had more than 20 reports of dozens to thousands of dead ducks and geese.
“Likely the worst non-disease waterfowl mortally event in my lifetime.”
Makes me queasy.
I wonder if ice builds up on the transmitters.
Freezing rain, sheets of ice, that stuff is awful.
Did the reports say why? Did they get froze in? I could see a rapid drop freezing the water under them or something crazy when there's a dramatic weather shift.
Duck Engr wrote:Fair point about the transmitters. Don’t know if that’s an added mortality factor or not.SpinnerMan wrote:Duck Engr wrote:I saw Paul link posted today that 3 of his transmittered specks and 2 mallards died within a 36 hour period across Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, and Iowa during this storm.
Also has had more than 20 reports of dozens to thousands of dead ducks and geese.
“Likely the worst non-disease waterfowl mortally event in my lifetime.”
Makes me queasy.
I wonder if ice builds up on the transmitters.
Freezing rain, sheets of ice, that stuff is awful.
Did the reports say why? Did they get froze in? I could see a rapid drop freezing the water under them or something crazy when there's a dramatic weather shift.
Pictures he showed were of birds frozen into the water they were attempting to keep open.
I can almost hear DComeaux talking to his keyboard, “hey you idiots, migrate!”
Duck Engr wrote:SpinnerMan wrote:Duck Engr wrote: I can almost hear DComeaux talking to his keyboard, “hey you idiots, migrate!”
That’s the unfortunate truthRick wrote:And there's a whole lot more than politics at play. Nothing we can learn from telemetry is going to slow human procreation or change the overwhelming majority of farm practices - much less what we might want to hope just a warming cycle.
Rick wrote: Nothing we can learn from telemetry is going to slow human procreation or change the overwhelming majority of farm practices - much less what we might want to hope just a warming cycle.
DComeaux wrote:Rick wrote: Nothing we can learn from telemetry is going to slow human procreation or change the overwhelming majority of farm practices - much less what we might want to hope just a warming cycle.
This is true, and all the more reason to manage differently today regardless of population numbers. This is not the time for a free for all. We just keep ripping the scab from the wound.
Ducaholic wrote:
Nothing we do from a management perspective in terms of days afield will force more ducks southward. We can take it upon ourselves to manage what does come better if that's even possible?
Ducaholic wrote:No body really cares where they do their business as long as business is good where they do it.
Ducaholic wrote:As Rick said no one in the management community looks at duck farming as being bad for ducks no matter what the telemetry studies indicate.
Duck Engr wrote:I don’t know if it was Paul or someone else who responded to a similar comment as yours hoping telemetry land use data would be used by the powers that be without political interference. His response was “unfortunately, there’s political interference in everything.”
Rick wrote:Ducaholic wrote:As Rick said no one in the management community looks at duck farming as being bad for ducks no matter what the telemetry studies indicate.
That reads like you might feel telemetry is suggesting duck farming is "bad for ducks,"(emphasis mine) when just the opposite would seem the case.
DComeaux wrote:Ducaholic wrote:
Nothing we do from a management perspective in terms of days afield will force more ducks southward. We can take it upon ourselves to manage what does come better if that's even possible?
BGkirk wrote:That’s cool, who’s in charge of extending the wall? Does Rockefeller have an entire rock wall between them and gulf ?
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BGkirk wrote:Thanks for the info.
While I’m sure this will help out, it’s not gonna stop the wind and wave action on your place right? Without silt coming in it could still turn into a lake between the rocks and the highway
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BGkirk wrote:Where’s the diversion coming from?
Mermentau?
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DComeaux wrote:BGkirk wrote:Where’s the diversion coming from?
Mermentau?
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Yes. As far upstream as possible. The salinity would be checked and monitored.
Rick wrote:I'm no botanist, but wigeon grass sure seems to like some salt.
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