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William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is a natural area in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, United States. [3] [4] It was created to provide wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese. Unlike other Canada geese, dusky Canada geese have limited summer and winter ranges.
Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on Oregon's coast. It lies in southern Tillamook County, on the state's northern coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex and supports one tenth of the world's dusky Canada goose population.
Most of the wildlife area is open to hunting during specific seasons. The River Ranch area is particularly popular for waterfowl hunting. During hunting season, the Summer Lake Wildlife Area opens two hours before sunrise and closes a half-hour after sunset. [7] [17] [18] [20] The Summer Lake Wildlife Area maintains four primitive campgrounds.
Samuel Hearne (February 1745 – November 1792) was an English explorer, fur-trader, author and naturalist.. He was the first European to make an overland excursion across northern Canada to the Arctic Ocean, specifically to Coronation Gulf, via the Coppermine River.
The dusky Canada goose mainly winters in much of the Willamette Valley and southern Washington and breeds in the southeast Alaskan Copper River Delta and Middleton Island. [3] However, the dusky Canada geese have faced heavy predation through predators such as brown bears ( Ursus arctos ), coyotes ( Canis latrans ), and bald eagles ( Haliaeetus ...
Willow Creek Wildlife Area, located in northeastern Oregon, United States, near the Columbia River, is operated by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Birds watchers may find birds of prey, waterfowl, wading birds, songbirds and shorebirds. [1] It is one of four wildlife areas in the Columbia Basin, all open seven days a week. The other ...
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is located on the Oregon Coast, stretching approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of the Coos River in North Bend to the Siuslaw River in Florence, and adjoining Honeyman State Park on the west. It is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United States Forest Service.
The Moffitt's Canada goose (Branta canadensis moffitti), also known as the Western Canada goose or Great Basin Canada Goose is a subspecies of the Canada goose.Native to the western interior of North America surrounding the Rocky Mountains, its range has expanded due to introductions to various regions of western North America.