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Canada goose Ring-necked duck. Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
Here are the hunting seasons for Ohio's birds. Early waterfowl hunting. Canada Geese: Sept. 7 through Sept. 15. Teal (blue-winged, green-winged, cinnamon): Sept. 7 through Sept. 22.
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States, which is located in the state of Ohio.This refuge was established in 1961, under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, the purpose of the refuge being created was “… for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.” 16 U.S.C. 715d.
The state of Ohio bought the marshland in 1951 to create the Magee Marsh Wildlife Area. [2] [3] Magee Marsh was one of the sites chosen to reintroduce the Canada goose to Ohio in the 1960s. The program hatches 9,000 to 11,000 goslings each year, making it one of the nation's most successful wildlife reintroduction programs. [3]
Waterfowl species are usually the first to begin the long journey north. Those flights depart in mid-March. Shorebirds, like great blue herons and great egrets, tend to migrate throughout April.
A free day for veterans at Ohio Division of Wildlife shooting ranges is scheduled Nov. 10. Specialized instruction will be offered 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at two Class A ranges, one of them at the Delaware ...
Grand Lake; Location: Mercer / Auglaize counties, Ohio, United States: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Artificial lake: Primary inflows: Coldwater Creek: Primary outflows: Beaver Creek: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 8.2 mi (13.2 km): Max. width: 2.8 mi (4.5 km): Surface area: 12,896 acres (5,219 ha) [3]: Average depth: 5–7 ft (1.5–2.1 m) [3]: Shore length 1: 74 mi (119 km) [3 ...
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