Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 Bird Migration Explorer, launched on September 2022, is an online tool that allows visitors to track the journeys of more than 450 migratory birds that regularly occur in the United States and ...
Indiana Audubon’s annual Spring Gathering, 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary in Connersville: Celebrate the peak of spring migration with a day full of guided hikes and workshops ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Fifteen species have been recorded in Indiana. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (R)
Hunting is allowed in season (for deer, turkey, and pheasant) with a permit and there are several fishing piers along the lake, which are open outside of the bird migration seasons. The refuge also documents the area's human history. In 1865, the sternwheel steamboat Bertrand, bound for the Montana Territory, sank in the Missouri River. The ...
On August 23, 1935 Executive Order 7156 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for a reversal of the project to create a "refuge feeding and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife." It was the first national wildlife refuge in Missouri. Its original planned name was the "Squaw Creek Migratory Water Fowl Refuge."
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.
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is a sanctuary for migratory birds located east of Milton, Delaware, United States.It was established by President John F. Kennedy [2] in 1963 on 10,000 acres (40 km 2) along the western shore of Delaware Bay.