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More than 1,200 supporters of conserving wildlife habitat attended the Monroe Ducks Unlimited chapter's annual spring banquet March 16.
Ducks Unlimited (DU) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. History and profile
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is a Canadian non-profit environmental organization that works to conserve, create, restore and manage Canadian wetlands and associated uplands in order to provide healthy ecosystems that support North American waterfowl, other wildlife and people. [1]
Baldwin Lake is the home for many different forms of wildlife including numerous ducks, Canada geese and turtles. There are also occasional egrets and great blue herons. [citation needed] Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) laying eggs along the East bank of Baldwin Lake. Canada geese and ducks on Baldwin Lake in late summer.
Trout Unlimited (TU) is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of freshwater streams, rivers, and associated upland habitats for trout, salmon, other aquatic species, and people. It is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia .
Unlike the webbed feet of ducks, coots have broad, lobed scales on their lower legs and toes that fold back with each step to facilitate walking on dry land. [2] Coots live near water, typically inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies in North America. Groups of coots are called covers [3] or rafts. [2] The oldest known coot lived to be 22 ...
Like the other mergansers, these piscivorous ducks have serrated edges to their bills to help them grip their prey, so they are often known as "sawbills". In addition to fish, they take a wide range of other aquatic prey, such as molluscs, crustaceans, worms, insect larvae, and amphibians; more rarely, small mammals and birds may be taken.
Linnaeus specified the type location as Europe but in 1761 restricted this to Sweden. [4] [5] The common goldeneye is now one of three species placed in the genus Bucephala that was introduced in 1858 by the American naturalist Spencer Baird. [6] The genus name is from Ancient Greek oukephalos meaning "bullheaded" or "large-headed".