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 …
Kestrels, Bluebirds and Purple Martins
The cavity nesting birds at Iroquois NWR are doing well this year. The American Kestrels had three nests in the boxes that are provided for them. There may have been more nests in natural cavities …
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 …