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The land which was originally wetlands used by migratory foul had earlier been used as a private hunting preserve. [3]In 1906 the Squaw Creek Drainage District No. 1 after much litigation using the contactors Rogers & Rogers completed ditches to drain nearly 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land into the Missouri River in a massive project in which more than 500,000 cubic yards of earth were moved ...
Bounded on the east side by the unique loess bluffs of eastern Mississippi, this 15,572-acre (63.02 km 2) refuge was named to reflect its location at the base of the bluffs. The refuge was established in 1975 and provides important stop-over and nesting habitat for over 225 species of neotropical migratory birds. [ 2 ]
Screengrab from Facebook post by Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. Photos capture the birds taking off together in dense flocks and covering the refuge’s wetlands like way too many kids in ...
This rare habitat with its unique floral assembly has been described by natural resources experts as the standard by which all loess bluffs can be judged. The refuge is noted for large numbers of wintering waterfowl which have exceeded 100,000 ducks in recent years. Approximately 250 species of birds use the refuge, which is an important ...
Aug. 18—MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Continental breeding duck populations are down 7% from 2022, Ducks Unlimited said Friday, Aug. 18, in reporting results from the annual spring North American waterfowl ...
Missouri: Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge. About 100 miles north of Kansas City, Loess Bluffs is a key hangout for wintering eagles, about 300 at peak migration in early December. There are ...
The Loess Hills region in Missouri. Today, the hills stretch from the Blood Run Site in South Dakota in the north to Mound City, Missouri in the south. Loess topography can be found at various points in extreme eastern portions of Nebraska and Kansas along the Missouri River valley, particularly near the Nebraska cities of Brownville, Rulo, Plattsmouth, Fort Calhoun, and Ponca, and the Iowa ...
The 2024 Wisconsin spring waterfowl breeding survey showed a continued decline in mallards, the state's most abundant duck species, and a year-over-year drop in total ducks as well as Canada geese.