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It was established thanks to the selling of Federal Migratory Waterfowl Stamps, commonly known as Duck Stamps, by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It was Indiana's first National Wildlife Refuge. The name comes from the Muscatatuck River, which means "land of winding waters". [1] [2] [3]
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
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. Forty-two species have been recorded in Indiana.
A hummingbird sits on a bird feeder by the Eagle Creek Ornithology Center, at Eagle Creek Park, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes).Anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are close evolutionary relatives; together, they form the fowl clade which is scientifically known as Galloanserae or Galloanseres (initially termed Galloanseri) (Latin gallus ("rooster") + ānser ...
Volksmarch, 9 a.m. at Summit Lake State Park in New Castle: Enjoy a group walk at Summit Lake State Park with the Indiana Volkssport Association and the International Volksport Verband (IVV) event ...
In the 1950s waterfowl management was begun. In 1982 another 1,016 acres (4.11 km 2 ) were added and in 1992 an additional 767 acres (3.10 km 2 ). [ 2 ] The Fish and Wildlife area consist of the wetlands between the Yellow River and the Kankakee at their junction and uplands on both the north bank of the Kankakee and the south bank of the Yellow.
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven U.S. states, more than any other species: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia; although in each case the particular state just refers to the bird as "cardinal". It was also a candidate to become the state bird of Delaware but lost to the Delaware Blue ...