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The refuge has a large nest box program for prothonotary warblers and wood ducks. Wood ducks are banded on the refuge each year. An area of 800 acres (3.2 km 2 ) of former agricultural fields has been reforested with eleven bottomland hardwood tree species.
Threatened and endangered species that have used the refuge include bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and Louisiana black bear. Several hundred thousand ducks and geese use the refuge as wintering habitat while wood ducks, fulvous and black-bellied whistling ducks, and mottled ducks nest on the refuge during the breeding season. The refuge offers ...
Prized game birds include quail, turkey, woodcock, and various waterfowl, of which the mottled duck and wood duck are native. There are several endemic plants and animals in Louisiana that are found nowhere else on Earth; an example could be the Louisiana bluestar or the white leucistic alligator. [ 2 ]
The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck.A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a wingspan of between 66 and 73 cm (26 and 29 in).
While wild birds are still safe to eat, SCDNR is warning that the highly contagious Eurasian H5 avian influenza (HPAI) virus poses a serious threat to South Carolina’s poultry industry.
The black-bellied whistling duck is a common species that is "quite tame, even in the wild". [16] It is highly gregarious, or social, forming large flocks when not breeding, and is largely resident apart from local movements. It usually nests in hollow trees (in South America many times in palm trees).
Inspired by the spring season, this new puzzle is full of little butterflies fluttering across the page with the prettiest background in a bright, pastel color palette—light hues of pinks ...
The brown pelican is the state bird of Louisiana.. This list of birds of Louisiana includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as accepted by the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. [1]