San Francisco Bay NWR, Newark, California: Hikers and bikers can get close-up looks at a variety of birds and other wildlife from the 30+ miles of trails at San Francisco Bay Refuge. This refuge has more land below water than above it and is...
Okefenokee NWR, Folkston, Georgia: To enter Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is to step into another world. There is an ethereal, other-worldly quality to this "Land of the Trembling Earth," where a heavy step can set great trees to...
Each summer, birds use the Arctic Refuge to nest, raise young, feed, or rest. They then migrate to destinations in the States and beyond. This map shows some birds that may visit the 50 states of the US.
Gray or white throat with dark lower border Grayish underparts Birds from Washington to California have brighter blue upperparts and whiter throats than birds from the interior portion of the range
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; Biology; work of the refuge; land Birds; passerines; song Birds;
Close up view of a brown creeper with wing open to show coloration. taken while bird banding at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska. NOTE: Donna Dewhurst Collection
Close up view of a brown creeper taken while bird banding at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska. NOTE: Donna Dewhurst Collection
Wetland restoration; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service;
The Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was created in September of 1994 ". . .for the development, advancement, management, conservation and protection of fish and wildlife resources ." The refuge has grown to over 10,000 acres...
