Refuge Notes
Among Tamarac’s diversity of wildlife are large concentrations of ducks; a nesting population of Trumpeter Swans (a species that was successfully reintroduced in 1987); many pairs of nesting Bald Eagles (either number two or three behind Alaska with Florida either three or two depending on the year and who one reads); spectacular numbers of migratory songbirds; and a resident pack of the Eastern Gray Wolf.
7-5-19: We had a good day at Des Lacs NWR hiking and birding on the 11 mile Wildlife Auto Drive. We got a new trip bird, Swainson’s Hawks.
Tomorrow we head into Canada for the next four days at Riding Mountain National Park, about 130 miles west of Winnipeg in southwestern Manitoba. This massive park covering 1,145 square miles, is home to some of the richest variety of bird life in all of North America during the nesting season. It incorporates 3 distinct vegetation zones. The climate in the park is characterized by warm summers and frequent storms. Over 250 species of birds have been recorded at the park, and more than 160 of them are regular nesters.
We are very excited about being in this park about which we have read a great deal.
7-5-19: We had a good day at Des Lacs NWR hiking and birding on the 11 mile Wildlife Auto Drive. We got a new trip bird, Swainson’s Hawks.
Tomorrow we head into Canada for the next four days at Riding Mountain National Park, about 130 miles west of Winnipeg in southwestern Manitoba. This massive park covering 1,145 square miles, is home to some of the richest variety of bird life in all of North America during the nesting season. It incorporates 3 distinct vegetation zones. The climate in the park is characterized by warm summers and frequent storms. Over 250 species of birds have been recorded at the park, and more than 160 of them are regular nesters.
We are very excited about being in this park about which we have read a great deal.
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