McNary National Wildlife Refuge
The refuge encompasses backwater sloughs, shrub-steppe uplands, irrigated farmlands, river islands, delta mudflats, and riparian areas. Particularly important to Canada geese, mallards, and wigeons, as well as shorebirds and wading birds, the refuge also includes wetlands and shoreline bays that serve as an important nursery for developing fall chinook salmon. Other waterfowl species using the refuge include green-winged teal, shoveler, canvasback, ring-necked ducks, and lesser scaups. Birds, including bald eagles and peregrine falcons, are found here, as are thousands of colonial nesting water birds using river islands for safe nesting.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "McNary National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Annual Report of Lands as of September 30, 2013" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "About the Refuge". McNary National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- ^ "McNary National Wildlife Refuge Profile". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
External links
- McNary National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service