2018 Cavity Nesting Birds at Iroquois NWR
Some of the cavity nesting birds at Iroquois Refuge had a good season this year. Nesting season is over but there is still work to do. Nest boxes and martin houses need to be cleaned …
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Seneca Pool Restoration Gets Underway
Historically, the area of the refuge that we know of as Seneca Pool was a forested wetland that usually flooded in the spring and then was dry for the rest of the year. After the …
Cavity Nesters at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in 2013
Cavity nesters at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge had moderate results in 2013. Due to the cold wet spring most of the birds had a hard time raising their young this year. The bluebirds and …
Youth Conservation Corps is Working Hard!
This year’s YCC crew has been very busy! We have four YCC members and two leaders this summer. Kari Neilson, from the Student Conservation Association, has been working alongside Bethany Crahen to lead Taylor Burns …
Cavity Nesters at Iroquois in 2011
The cavity nesters at Iroquois NWR were successful in 2011. The eastern bluebird fledged 67 birds this year down only one from last year. This compares to the record high year of 2009 when 80 …
Chasing Refuge Bats
New York State is home to at least nine different species of bats including the northern bat, little brown bat, Indiana bat, hoary bat, big brown bat, red bat, and small-footed bat. This summer we …
Iroquois Duck Banders have the Blues
Actually, what the title of this article should say is, “Iroquois Duck Banders Have The BlueWINGS.” That’s because the Refuge banded 181 blue-winged teal during the 2011 waterfowl banding season. That’s more bluewings than we’ve …
Forest Improvement Project
During the month of May Iroquois NWR completed its first forest improvement project which focused on replacing a non-native conifer plantation with native tree species. The first planting consisted of a 17 acre plantation that …