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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]
Over 200 species of birds and 46 species of mammals are found on the refuge. [1] Public uses of the refuge include hunting (white-tailed deer and wild turkey), fishing, and bird-watching. [4] Collin's Ford Bridge, Marble Creek Bridge, Oakdale School, also known as Building 401, and Old Timbers are listed on the National Register of Historic ...
A hummingbird sits on a bird feeder by the Eagle Creek Ornithology Center, at Eagle Creek Park, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019.
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 DNR has about 150 species throughout the state listed as either endangered or of special concern and considers adding more every two years. An Indiana species might be added to the endangered ...
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.
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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.