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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-eight species have been recorded in Washington.
Duck hunting using decoys in the Chippewa National Forest, 1938. The waterfowl hunting season is generally in the autumn and winter. Hunting seasons are set by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the United States. [14] In the autumn, the ducks and geese have finished raising their young and are migrating to warmer areas to feed. [15]
They make up the Washington Islands Wilderness [5] and are closed to the public, with wildlife observation only from boats and the mainland, and a 200-yard buffer zone surrounds each island. [6] Only Tatoosh Island , James Island , and Destruction Island are not included in the wilderness area , which was established in 1970. [ 7 ]
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, in southwest Washington, is a major staging area for shorebirds. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, in Harney County, southeastern Oregon; Alaksen National Wildlife Area, on Westham Island off Richmond, British Columbia; Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area in the Yolo Bypass in the Central Valley of California.
Sep. 13—The season of long walks with a shotgun is upon us. Washington's forest grouse hunting season begins Sunday, drawing hunters into the woods with dreams of wingbeats. Some hunters view ...
The migration season for wild birds is underway and will last until December, with waterfowl flying south from northern states like Minnesota, experts said. ... (Reporting by Leah Douglas in ...
Jul. 19—From staff reports The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week it is opening the sockeye season on Lake Wenatchee starting on July 26 for a season that is expected ...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is a department of the government of the state of Washington, United States of America. The WDFW manages over a million acres of land, the bulk of which is generally open to the public, and more than 500 water access sites. [ 3 ]