USFWS Migratory Birds
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#SnowGeese are one of the most abundant waterfowl species in the world. During migration, they can be hard to miss as they tend to be noisy and travel in large numbers, from tens of thousands to millions! 📷Rick Bohn/USFWS #WaterfowlWednesday #MigratoryBirds
The long-tailed duck is one of the most abundant birds in the high Arctic. In the winter, they are mostly white with rich brown, black, and gray on the face, and in the summer, the males are mostly black with a white face patch! #WaterfowlWednesday 📷Lisa Hupp/USFWS
As an aerial insectivore, Cassin's kingbirds play an essential role in ecosystems by balancing insect populations, including wasps, beetles, caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, true bugs, flies, and spiders!🦗 #WMBD24 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay #BringBirdsBack
🕊️Taking a moment to celebrate our avian friends. Yes, the birds. Who grace our skies with beauty, fill our lands with songs, and play critical roles in our ecosystems.🌍And, EAT OUR FISH! #BirdsVsFishes Today, JUST for #NationalBirdDay we celebrate you, our feathery friends.🧡
A big win for the birds!
This year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Urban Bird Treaty Program is funding seven community-based conservation projects through its participation in the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program: fws.gov/story/2023-08/…
❄️During the colder months, thick-billed murres travel up to 600 miles from their dense cliffside colonies to icy open ocean waters all the way up to the Arctic, including around openings in pack ice! #MurreOnTheMove #AlaskaAdventures #Migration #MigratoryBirds 📷Art Sowls/USFWS
If you're willing to brave the colder temperatures, winter is actually a great time of year to see waterfowl. Across much of the country, January and February is when you can see huge flocks of ducks and geese feeding and flying together! #waterfowlwednesday
📷 Snow Geese/USFWS
🌟🦆 FLAPPY NEW YEAR! 🦆🌟
Wishing everyone a #2024 that soars with health, happiness, and abundance 🎆
📷Mallards splashing water as they take off in flight by Tom Koerner/USFWS #HappyNewYear #Migration #Ducks
#EndangeredSpeciesAct turns 50 today🎉 With a legacy unlike any other conservation law in the past half-century, it has proven essential in protecting #MigratoryBird species like the golden-cheeked warbler through the power of partnerships! #ESA50 📷 USFWS
#HappyHolidays from our flock to yours - winging you peace, love, and a season as joyful as a warbler's song! 🕊️🎉
📷Endangered Kirtland's warbler singing in a jack pine by Joel Trick/USFWS
#SeasonsTweets #MigratoryMerriment #ESA50
🌟 Happy #WinterSolstice !🌟Today marks the shortest day & longest night. Share your #ChristmasBirdCount bird sightings as we look forward to longer days ahead!
#Migration #MigratoryBirds 📷Sandra Uecker/USFWS
The SJV eBulletin is out! Learn how partners are working to better understand the movements, habitat use, & population dynamics of birds including nightjars, cranes, and more. W/ #NightjarSurveyNetwork USFWS Migratory Birds. mailchi.mp/66e86733c40b/b…