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American White Pelicans and a Brown Pelican at rest on Pelican Island NWR

A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of willows and cottonwoods on Seedskadee NWR. Its habit of constantly flickin

A white-tailed jackrabbit enjoying some Wyoming big sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR.
Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Green-winged teal on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The sora is a small and secretive bird found on both Cokeville Meadows and Seedskadee NWRs. It prefers the oxbow wetlands and developed wetland units on the Refuges. Its distinctive descending whinn

The sora is a small and secretive bird found on both Cokeville Meadows and Seedskadee NWRs. It prefers the oxbow wetlands and developed wetland units on the Refuges. Its distinctive descending whinn

Wyoming big sagebrush provides habitat for a number of species of sparrows. This savannah sparrow was sunning itself on sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A Neotropical Cormorant in flight. Image taken at DeSoto NWR on July 1, 2006 at 3:48 pm

On Seedskadee NWR, common goldeneyes are abundant during the winter months on open portions of the Green River. Mixed in with the common goldeneyes, are a few Barrow's goldeneye. They can be difficu

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Young mountain bluebirds on Seedskadee NWR that have just fledged. One is stretching a wing and flashing the blue. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A greater sage grouse leads her brood to a night roost in sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The sora is a small and secretive bird found on both Cokeville Meadows and Seedskadee NWRs. It prefers the oxbow wetlands and developed wetland units on the Refuges. Its distinctive descending whinn

A mountain cottontail browsing on a black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) stem on Seedskadee NWR. Black greasewood plants contain sodium and potassium oxalates and are toxic to livestock. It app

Cinnamon teal are one the most common species of waterfowl nesting on Seedskadee NWR. There are also blue-winged teal nesting here, and the hens look almost identical. The slightly spatulate tip of

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The riparian habitat on Seeskadee NWR provides spring and fall migratory habitat for many species of warblers. Fall migration for warblers begins in mid August and continues through September. Thous

The riparian habitat on Seeskadee NWR provides spring and fall migratory habitat for many species of warblers. Fall migration for warblers begins in mid August and continues through September. Thous

A mountain cottontail browsing on a black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) stem on Seedskadee NWR. Black greasewood plants contain sodium and potassium oxalates and are toxic to livestock. It app

A sage thrasher perches on the skeleton of a Wyoming big sagebrush while singing its melodius song. Good spring moisture on Seedskadee NWR and Wyoming in general has resulted in improved habitat cond

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

White-tailed jackrabbits primarily live in the sage steppe on and around Seedskadee NWR. Occassionally, they can be found in the wet meadows adjacent to the sage steppe. This one was lying on the ed

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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

A flame with wings is a good description for a male western tanager. Western tanagers migrate through Seedskadee NWR in late May and early June each year. They are headed to mixed coniferous-deciduo

A flame with wings is a good description for a male western tanager. Western tanagers migrate through Seedskadee NWR in late May and early June each year. They are headed to mixed coniferous-deciduo

A flame with wings is a good description for a male western tanager. Western tanagers migrate through Seedskadee NWR in late May and early June each year. They are headed to mixed coniferous-deciduo

A flame with wings is a good description for a male western tanager. Western tanagers migrate through Seedskadee NWR in late May and early June each year. They are headed to mixed coniferous-deciduo

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A white-tailed deer backlit by the rising sun at Lacreek NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Common goldeneyes on Seedskadee NWR repeatedly dive to locate Northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis) on the river bottom. In this photo, one returns to the surface, as another begins its dive. Crayfi

A white-tailed jackrabbit browsing on Wyoming big sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Mountain bluebirds migrate through Seedskadee NWR in large numbers during spring and fall migration. Many stay to nest as well. These two were some of the first spotted during spring migration. Pho

Video: White-faced ibis feeding on Seedskadee NWR. After resting and feeding for a few days to a week, they will push on to breeding areas in Idaho and Utah.

In preparation for starting our own reintroduced population of black-footed ferrets in Kansas, Tony Ifland of Kirwin NWR and I spent time learning capture methods in the Conata Basin of South Dakota.

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Long billed dowitchers resting on Seedskadee NWR during their spring migration. National Wildlife Refuges provide opportunities for long distance migrants to feed and rest before continuing their ard

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

This trumpeter swan cob (male) was keeping guard, while the pen (female) fed with her cygnets on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Solitary sandpipers are occassionaly observed on Seedskadee NWR during migration.
Cool Facts The Solitary Sandpiper lays its eggs in the tree nests of several different song birds, particularly thos

White-crowned sparrows are common on Seedskadee NWR during spring and fall migrations. Large flocks can be spotted in sagebrush and in the willows along the river. They hop along the ground and stay

A rusty red fox squirrel rests in a snow-covered tree near the Visitor Center at Waubay NWR. Squirrels are common in the winter as they scrounge for sunflower seeds below the bird feeder. A special bi

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A family group of three cygnets and two adults at Seedskadee NWR. The cygnets gray feathers will be replaced by white feathers during their next molt.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Dolphins playing and feeding.
October 13, 2012 - Savannah, GA
Refuge Week celebration at Wassaw NWR.

photo by Garry Tucker, USFWS

Missisquoi NWR hosts one of the largest nesting populations of great blue herons on Lake Champlain.

Credit: USFWS

The Green River through Seedskadee NWR serves as a primary migration route through arid portions of SW Wyoming. Yellow-rumped warblers stage in large numbers during spring and fall migrations on the r

Petit Manan Island, Maine Coastal Islands NWR. Summer with the Seabirds blog: http://mainecoastalislands.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/terns/
Credit: Kayla Pelletier/USFWS

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

A pygmy rabbit burrow on Seedskadee National Wildlife. Pygmy rabbits can be found in certain locations/habitats (taller sagebrush with deeper soils) on and near Seedskadee NWR, but may be hard to obs

A drake and hen mallard pair sunning on a muskrat house on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Trumpeter swans wintering on Seedskadee NWR have been increasing over the last decade. A high count of 304 in 2014. Open water below Fontenelle Dam, abundant submerged aquatic vegetation in the Green

On Seedskadee NWR, portions of wetlands containing emergent vegetation such as cattail and bulrush, host large numbers of songbirds, including red-winged blackbirds, marsh wrens, and as pictured song

Eastern Kingbird Great Meadows NWR, Concord, MA

Credit: Steve Arena/USFWS

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Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Trumpeter swans wintering on Seedskadee NWR have been increasing over the last decade. A high count of 304 in 2014. Open water below Fontenelle Dam, abundant submerged aquatic vegetation in the Green

A pair of trumpeter swans preening their feathers on Seedskadee NWR in Wyoming. The rust colored staining on the head feathers is caused by contact with hydric soils while feeding. Trumpeter swans sp

A cinnamon teal pair courting on Seedskadee NWR. Head bobbing, bowing, and flight chases were all part of the courtship for this pair. The powder blue wing patches on the hen are clearly visible. A

Marbled godwits foraging in a wet meadow on Seedskadee NWR during spring migration. The area had been prescribed grazed during the previous winter. The prescribed grazing conducted had opened up the

A family of river otters skates across the first ice at Seedskadee NWR. As the wetlands are being drawn down through the fall, river otters may frequent them more to find concentrations of crayfish.

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A common goldeneye on Seedskadee NWR returns to the surface of the Green River with a Northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis). Crayfish appear to make up a significant portion of the diet of common g

A Northern harrier hunts during a foggy sunrise on Seedskadee NWR.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Dolphins playing and feeding.
October 13, 2012 - Savannah, GA
Refuge Week celebration at Wassaw NWR.

photo by Garry Tucker, USFWS

The pen, or female trumpeter swan, incubating eggs on a nest at Seedskadee NWR. The eggs are days away from hatching. Trumpeter swans, especially young pairs, can be sensitive to human disturbance

The pen, or female trumpeter swan, incubating eggs on a nest at Seedskadee NWR. The eggs are days away from hatching. Trumpeter swans, especially young pairs, can be sensitive to human disturbance

A juvenille white-crowned sparrow rests in a narrow-leaf cottonwood on Seedskadee NWR. White-crowned sparrows are common spring and fall migrants through the Refuge. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

A pair of northern shovelers rest during a snowstorm on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Waterfowl, moving in front of an approaching storm, arrived on Seedskadee NWR. They fed heavily on submer

The northern flicker is the most common woodpecker species on Lee Metcalf NWR, seen here at the Wildlife Viewing Area of the refuge.

Credit: David L. Buck

A fall migrant orange-crowned warbler rests in a narrow-leaf cottonwood on Seedskadee NWR. Orange-crowned warblers are common spring and fall migrants through the Refuge. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

This short-eared owl is hunting while perched on a No Hunting Zone Sign. Maybe it knows that hunting is allowed on all of Seedskadee NWR for short-eared owls.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Wyoming. Greater sage-grouse utilize the wet meadows on Seedskadee NWR during the summer and into early fall. This male is wa

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

New arrivals? Trumpeter swans that nest on Seedskadee NWR are joined in November by new arrivals from NW Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and some from Canada. Only a few of the new arrivals are marked in a

Image title: Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina, Yukon Delta NWR
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A cinnamon teal pair courting on Seedskadee NWR. Head bobbing, bowing, and flight chases were all part of the courtship for this pair. A slightly spatulate tip of the bill for both drake and hen iden

Two male northern harriers fighting over a nesting territory on Seedskadee NWR Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Rabbitbrush is used by more than rabbits. This greater sage-grouse was eating the leaves from yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) on Seedskadee NWR along the auto tour route. It is also

A pair of blue winged teal utilizing a temporarily flooded wetland on Seedskadee NWR. These temporarily flooded wetlands may only have surface water for a few weeks to a few months each year, however

Steller's Jay, Cape Meares NWR, Tillamook County, Oregon
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A Cooper's Hawk perches on the back deck of the Visitor's Center at Seedskadee NWR during a late spring snowstorm. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

A Northern river otter leaves behind tracks in the snow on Seedskadee NWR. Hop, hop, hop, hop, slide, hop, hop, hop, slide. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the

A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

A bald eagle soars over the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

What did you have for your Thanksgiving meal? This northern river otter was feasting on white suckers at Seedskadee NWR.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Johnston Atoll NWR is working to eradicate the yellow crazy ant. A non-native ant species that is causing harm to seabirds and disrupting their ability to reproduce. Learn more about how the Service i

A pair of trumpeter swans on Seedskadee NWR stand watch while one of their cygnets sleep. Trumpeter swan adults are very protective as parents. They can and will defend them from predators, which o

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

Solitary sandpipers are occassionaly observed on Seedskadee NWR during migration.
Cool Facts: The Solitary Sandpiper lays its eggs in the tree nests of several different song birds, particularly tho

Marbled godwits are just plain cool. A large shorebird that stops on its way north at both Seedskadee and Cokeville Meadows NWRs. This one was actively probing the mud and pulled a number of large aq

A brood of cinnamon teal feeding on pondweeds and aquatic insects on Seedskadee NWR. As days shorten heading in to fall, many birds feed heavily to gain the necessary fat reserves to fuel their migra

Image title: Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina on patch of ice floating in water, Yukon Delta NWR
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A common goldeneye on Seedskadee NWR with a Northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis). The large claws were removed/eaten before the goldeneye swallows this crayfish whole. Crayfish appear to make up a

Petit Manan Island, Maine Coastal Islands NWR. Summer with the Seabirds blog: http://mainecoastalislands.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/terns/
Credit: Amanda Boyd/USFWS

A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

A juvenille bald eagle perched along the banks of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. Makes a good spot to spend the day watching for the next meal and catching updrafts to work on the newly acquired

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Boreal chorus frogs are common on Seedskadee NWRs wetland and riparian habitats. They are the smallest frog in Wyoming, 3/4 inch (metamorph) to 1.5 inch. They can range from tan, green, or rust re

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