USFWS National Digital Library

- Pelican banding
- Bird banding; Birds; Connecting people with nature; Employees (USFWS); Marine birds; Shorebirds; Surveying;
- NCTC Deputy Director Jim Willis, handles a young brown pelican while participating in a bird banding/survey event conducted on New Dump Island - a manmade island located in Core Sound just off the town of Atlantic N.C.
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- Preliminary biological assessment of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge Complex, North Dakota
- Biological control; Research; Statistics; Wildlife refuges; Planning
- This report is an initial biological assessment of wetland conditions on Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Slade National Wildlife Refuge, and Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge that was conducted as part of the pre-planning phase for...
- Documents
- Birch bark crafts and wild rice
- Art; Wildlife refuges;
- Items used during the 75th Anniversary of Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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- Wild pelican
- Art;
- Wild pelican
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- American White Pelican
- Aquatic birds; Species of concern;
- The American white pelican is one of the largest birds in North America, measuring 6 feet from bill to tail. White pelicans weigh up to 20 pounds and have a wingspan of 8 to 9 and a half feet long.
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- American White Pelicans in flight
- Aquatic birds; Species of concern;
- The American white pelican is one of the largest birds in North America, measuring 6 feet from bill to tail. White pelicans weigh up
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- Wood stork pair forage for food
- Aquatic birds; Aquatic environments; Banks; Birds; Coastal environments; Endangered species; Environments (Natural); Marine birds; Marine environments; Sanctuaries; Wildlife refuges;
- This wood stork is one of the rare sights in Florida at this refuge and it is listed as endangered.
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- Diamondback Terrapin
- Aquatic animals; Reptiles; Species of concern;
- Diamondback Terrapin under the care of the Terrapin Institute located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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- Diamondback Terrapin
- Aquatic animals; Reptiles; Species of concern;
- Diamondback Terrapin under the care of the Terrapin Institute located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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- Diamondback Terrapin
- Aquatic animals; Reptiles; Species of concern;
- Diamondback Terrapin under the care of the Terrapin Institute located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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- Bullfrog
- Amphibians;
- Bullfrog on lilypad
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- Bullfrog
- Amphibians;
- Bullfrog on log
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- Fish and Wildlife Service Employee poses with plane.
- Aircraft; Aviation; Employees (USFWS); Service patch; Wildlife refuges;
- Fish and Wildlife Service employee poses with plane before a flight.
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- Mountain Glacier
- Aerial photography photography; Physical Geography; Scenics; Landscapes; Glaciers; Mountains; Alaska
- Glacier located at the lower west side of Cook Inlet, Alaska.
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- Mountain Glacier
- Aerial photography photography; Physical Geography; Scenics; Landscapes; Glaciers; Mountains; Alaska
- Lower west side of Cook Inlet.
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- Male Lesser Scaup
- This bird is difficult to distinguish from the greater scaup in the field. In good light, look for the purple gloss in the male's head feathers.
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