Scott Stephens

1 week ago | ducks.org | Scott Stephens |Nathan Ratchford |Mike Brasher

By Scott Stephens, PhD; Nathan Ratchford; and Mike Brasher, PhDBlue-winged teal are often the last dabbling ducks to return to the breeding grounds in spring and the first to head south in late summer and early fall. Over the past couple of decades, blue-winged teal have been among North America’s most abundant dabbling ducks, with a peak breeding population estimate of 9.2 million in the traditional survey area in 2012.

Oct 29, 2024 | ducks.org | Mike Brasher |John M. Coluccy |Scott Stephens

By Mike Brasher, PhD; John Coluccy, PhD; Scott Stephens, PhDWaterfowl managers and hunters finally had something to cheer about, even if modestly, when the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released the highly anticipated 2024 Waterfowl Population Status report in late August. The report showed that total duck numbers in the traditional survey area increased by 5 percent above the 2023 estimate, marking the first documented increase in nine years.

Sep 24, 2024 | australianbookreview.com.au | Scott Stephens |Arts Highlights

The year 1939 was not so very unlike this one. The United States was being torn apart by bitter political disagreements, and the unresolved social divisions and underlying disparities that had haunted the nation from birth were increasingly laid bare.