hours, days, seasons year after year on top of a tree, waiting to spot a flock in migration are well aware of this. If this research manages to change some critical and radical positions towards hunters, we’ll be able to claim that it truly reached its main goal. Riserva Naturale Bosco della Mesola e lo svernamento del colombaccio nel bosco. Woodpigeons wintering in Mesola forest - work in progress Winter 2017-18 Denis Bianchi - Club Italiano del Colombaccio PRELIMINARY REPORT After a detailed presentation of the habitat and woodpigeons behaviour in the Mesola forest , the Author ( working with a team of hunters CIC ) reports detailed results during 6 investigations on the spots ( 21 Nov.,5-15-16 28 Dec. 2017 , 7 Jan.2018 ) . Preliminary conclusions say that after a very important arrival of woodpigeons from North East Balkans ( mostly Istria ) and Central Europe during migratory season ( mostly October ) by thousands and thousands birds , and impressive growing up of woodpigeons stayin'g in Stop-over , at the same way impressive reduction happens in November and following months . It seems to depend more on the hunting noise than the missing agricultural energy reserves. It seems necessary to underline a strong contrast between the real real investigations (some thousands remain wintering) and the investigations passed in the years 80-90 (one hundred thousand wintering) when the agriculture was mainly corn and soy with immense stubble and residues of corn and soy that they remained on site almost all winter, which no longer exists today because of an agriculture composed mainly of vegetables. Controversial items Research opinions ( short texts ) – Ornitologia "accademica" vs. Ornitologia "venatoria" - di Enrico Cavina - www.labeccacciascientifica.it
hours, days, seasons year after year on top of a tree, waiting to spot a flock in migration are well aware of this. If this research manages to change some critical and radical positions towards hunters, we’ll be able to claim that it truly reached its main goal. Riserva Naturale Bosco della Mesola e lo svernamento del colombaccio nel bosco. Woodpigeons wintering in Mesola forest - work in progress Winter 2017-18 Denis Bianchi - Club Italiano del Colombaccio PRELIMINARY REPORT After a detailed presentation of the habitat and woodpigeons behaviour in the Mesola forest , the Author ( working with a team of hunters CIC ) reports detailed results during 6 investigations on the spots ( 21 Nov.,5-15-16 28 Dec. 2017 , 7 Jan.2018 ) . Preliminary conclusions say that after a very important arrival of woodpigeons from North East Balkans ( mostly Istria ) and Central Europe during migratory season ( mostly October ) by thousands and thousands birds , and impressive growing up of woodpigeons stayin'g in Stop-over , at the same way impressive reduction happens in November and following months . It seems to depend more on the hunting noise than the missing agricultural energy reserves. It seems necessary to underline a strong contrast between the real real investigations (some thousands remain wintering) and the investigations passed in the years 80-90 (one hundred thousand wintering) when the agriculture was mainly corn and soy with immense stubble and residues of corn and soy that they remained on site almost all winter, which no longer exists today because of an agriculture composed mainly of vegetables. Controversial items – Research opinions ( short texts ) Ornitologia "accademica" vs. Ornitologia "venatoria" di Enrico Cavina - www.labeccacciascientifica.it -