BEST-EVER DUCK SEASON IS PREDICTED.As hunters prepare for Saturday's duck-season opener, waterfowl waterfowl, common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in experts are predicting the best season on record. The Continental Fall Flight Index, taken recently in the Central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is and Canada, indicates 92 million birds, the highest since the survey began in 1955, according to Dan Yparraguire, a Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist out of Sacramento. The previous standard was set last year, with 90 million birds. ``I don't think there were any major surprises,'' Yparraguire said. ``Duck production is driven primarily by habitat conditions; what we've had is a series of wet years.'' Following are telephone numbers for regional duck-hunting hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. : San Jacinto Wildlife Area: (909) 654-0580. Lake Perris State Recreation Area: Same as above. Imperial Wildlife Area: (760) 359-0577. Kern National Wildlife Refuge  National Wildlife Refuge : (805) 725-6504 or (805) 725-2767. San Diego City Lakes: (619) 668-2060. Note: Baldwin Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains San Bernardino Mountains, part of the Coast Range, S Calif., extending c.60 mi (100 km) NW and SE through San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Notable peaks are San Bernardino Mt. (10,630 ft/3,240 m) and Mt. San Gorgonio (11,485 ft/3,501 m). will be closed for the foreseeable future because of lack of water. Information: (562) 590-5158. |
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