WILDLIFE CHECKLIST More than 600 wildlife species utilize Ducks Unlimited projects in Mexico, the United States and Canada. On this tour you may see the following bird species: o WESTERN GREBE o HORNED GREBE o PIED~BILLED GREBE o AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN o DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT o AMERICAN BITTERN o BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON o GREAT BLUE HERON o SANDHILL CRANE o TUNDRA SWAN o SNOW GOOSE o GREATER WHITE- FRONTED GOOSE o CANADA GOOSE o MALLARD o GADWALL o GREEN-WINGED TEAL o AMERICAN WIGEON o NORTHERN PINTAIL . o NORTHERN SHOVELER o BLUE-WINGED TEAL o RUDDY DUCK o CANVASBACK o REDHEAD o RING-NECKED DUCK o LESSER SCAUP o WHITE-WINGED SCOTER o COMMON GOLDENEYE o BUFFLEHEAD o COMMON MERGANSER OSORA o AMERICAN COOT o AMERICAN AVOCET o KILLDEER . o MARBLED GODWIT o LONG-BILLED CURLEW OWILLET o LESSER YELLOWLEGS o SPOTTED SANDPIPER· o WILSON'S PHALAROPE o COMMON SNIPE o UPLAND SANDPIPER o FRANKLIN'S GULL o RING-BILLED GULL o CALIFORNIA GULL o COMMON TERN o BLACK TERN o NORTHERN HARRIER. o RED-TAILED HAWK o SWAINSON'S HAWK o FERRUGINOUS HAWK o AMERICAN KESTREL o BALD EAGLE o MERLIN o SHARP-TAILED GROUSE o GRAY PARTRiDGE· o MOURNING DOVE o SHORT-EARED OWL o GREAT HORNED OWL· o BELTED KINGFISHER o NORTHERN FLICKER o EASTERN KINGBIRD o WESTERN KINGBIRD o LEAST FLYCATCHER o HORNED LARK .I o BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE I o AMERICAN CROW . o MARSH WREN· o MOuNTAIN BLUEBIRD o AMERICAN ROBIN o YELLOW WARBLER. o COMMON· . . YELLOWTHROAT o Le CONTE'S SPARROW o SAVANNAH SpARROW o BAIRD'S SPARROW o CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR· . i o BOBOLINK· I o WESTERN MEADOWLARK o YELLOW-HEADED . BLACKBIRD o RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD I o COMMON GRACKLE \ WILDLIFE VIEWING TIPS • A pair of binoculars, spotting scope, . sturdy footwear and a well illustrated field guide are the basics for nature watching. • Most wildlife sightings occur at dawn and dusk when animals are the most active. • Limit your walking to trails, blinds, viewing towers and boardwalks .. • Respect wildlife by avoiding nesting areas and reduce disturbance by observing from a distance. • A 35mm camera with a telephoto or zoom lens is recommended for photographing wildlife. Avoid movement or use a blind to increase concealment. . THE DU STORY Ducks Unlimited Canada is people taking care of waterfowl and wildlife habitat - people like you. We are a non-profit, charitable, Canadian corporation. Our funding comes mostly from private citizens, but also from various foundations and corporate sources across North America. Since 1937, Ducks Unlimited Canada has invested over $750 million to protect wildlife habitat in Canada. Saskatchewan has in excess of 1900 projects with an area exceeding 900,000 acres. The South Sask Field Office manages 412 projects and over 235,000 acres of habitat. For more information on projects or how to become a DU member, visit our web page at Vv'ww.ducks.ca or contaCt: Ducks Unlimited Canada . P.O.Box 4465 1606 4th Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4P3W7 Tel (306)569-0424 Fax (306) 565-3699 e-mail: [email protected] A Printed in Canada ~ on recycled paper " Ducks .. Unlimited Canada NATURE WATCH I LAST MOUNTAIN LAKE! BUFFALO POUND LAKE SASKATCHEWAN SELF-DRIVE NATURE·TOUR
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WILDLIFE CHECKLIST
More than 600 wildlife species utilizeDucks Unlimited projects in Mexico,the United States and Canada. On thistour you may see the following birdspecies:
o WESTERN GREBEo HORNED GREBEo PIED~BILLED GREBEo AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANo DOUBLE-CRESTED
CORMORANTo AMERICAN BITTERNo BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT HERONo GREAT BLUE HERONo SANDHILL CRANEo TUNDRA SWANo SNOW GOOSEo GREATER WHITE-
FRONTED GOOSEo CANADA GOOSEo MALLARDo GADWALLo GREEN-WINGED TEALo AMERICAN WIGEONo NORTHERN PINTAIL .o NORTHERN SHOVELERo BLUE-WINGED TEALo RUDDY DUCKo CANVASBACKo REDHEADo RING-NECKED DUCKo LESSER SCAUPo WHITE-WINGED
SCOTERo COMMON GOLDENEYEo BUFFLEHEADo COMMON MERGANSEROSORAo AMERICAN COOTo AMERICAN AVOCETo KILLDEER .o MARBLED GODWITo LONG-BILLED CURLEWOWILLETo LESSER YELLOWLEGSo SPOTTED SANDPIPER·o WILSON'S PHALAROPE
o COMMON SNIPEo UPLAND SANDPIPERo FRANKLIN'S GULLo RING-BILLED GULLo CALIFORNIA GULLo COMMON TERNo BLACK TERNo NORTHERN HARRIER.o RED-TAILED HAWKo SWAINSON'S HAWKo FERRUGINOUS HAWKo AMERICAN KESTRELo BALD EAGLEo MERLINo SHARP-TAILED GROUSEo GRAY PARTRiDGE·o MOURNING DOVEo SHORT-EARED OWLo GREAT HORNED OWL·o BELTED KINGFISHERo NORTHERN FLICKERo EASTERN KINGBIRDo WESTERN KINGBIRDo LEAST FLYCATCHERo HORNED LARK . Io BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE Io AMERICAN CROW .o MARSH WREN·o MOuNTAIN BLUEBIRDo AMERICAN ROBINo YELLOW WARBLER.o COMMON· .. YELLOWTHROATo Le CONTE'S SPARROWo SAVANNAH SpARROWo BAIRD'S SPARROWo CHESTNUT-COLLARED
LONGSPUR· . io BOBOLINK· Io WESTERN MEADOWLARKo YELLOW-HEADED .
BLACKBIRDo RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Io COMMON GRACKLE \
WILDLIFE VIEWING TIPS
• A pair of binoculars, spotting scope, .sturdy footwear and a well illustratedfield guide are the basics for naturewatching.
• Most wildlife sightings occur at dawn anddusk when animals are the most active.
• Limit your walking to trails, blinds,viewing towers and boardwalks ..
• Respect wildlife by avoiding nestingareas and reduce disturbance byobserving from a distance.
• A 35mm camera with a telephoto orzoom lens is recommended forphotographing wildlife. Avoid movementor use a blind to increase concealment. .
THE DU STORYDucks Unlimited Canada is people taking
care of waterfowl and wildlife habitat -people like you. We are a non-profit,charitable, Canadian corporation.
Our funding comes mostly from privatecitizens, but also from various foundationsand corporate sources across NorthAmerica.
Since 1937, Ducks Unlimited Canada hasinvested over $750 million to protect wildlifehabitat in Canada. Saskatchewan has inexcess of 1900 projects with an areaexceeding 900,000 acres. The South SaskField Office manages 412 projects and over235,000 acres of habitat.
For more information on projects or howto become a DU member, visit our webpage at Vv'ww.ducks.ca or contaCt:
Ducks Unlimited Canada .P.O.Box 4465 1606 4th AvenueRegina, Saskatchewan, CanadaS4P3W7Tel (306)569-0424Fax (306) 565-3699e-mail: [email protected]
A Printed in Canada~ on recycled paper
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Ducks ..Unlimited Canada
NATURE WATCH
ILAST MOUNTAIN LAKE!BUFFALO POUND LAKE
SASKATCHEWAN
SELF-DRIVENATURE·TOUR
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~el~~~rnSTALWART NWAFrom Stalwart, drive north on Hwy. 2 for 1.6 km. Turn
east and follow the grid road for 2.4 km. and stopwhere it bisects Stalwart National Wildlife Area. Viewwildlife from the road. Best viewing is recommendedfrom late April to early July for breeding waterfowland grassland birds. Ducks Unlimited Canada andthe Canadian Wildlife Service manage wetlandconservation projects within the 3,750 acre NationalWildlife Area.
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From Regina, drive 55 km. west on Hwy. 1. ExitHwy. 301 and drive north 21 km. to junction withHwy. 202. Enter Buffalo Pound Provincial Park andfollow signs to Nicolle Flats Nature Area. Thispopular outdoor education site offers best viewingfrom mid-April through September. Walk theinterpretive boardwalk through a cattail marsh orfollow a trail through the prairie grassland of theQu'Appelle River valley. Ducks Unlimited Canadaand Saskatchewan Environment and ResourceManagement manage the 900 acre habitat projectwith dykes and controls, nesting islands andplanted grassland. Viewers will see a diverse wildlifepopulation from breeding ducks like Canvasbackand Gadwall to Muskrat and White-tailed Deer.
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~[ld][!!J]~~rnLAST MOUNTAiN LAKE NWAFrom Simpson, travel 14.4 km. east along grid road.
Turn south and continue for 3.2 km. Last Mountain LakeNational Wildlife Area Headquarters are immediatelyeast. Access to all trails and facilities begin here. Viewwildlife from nature trails, a boardwalk, tower and a self-guided auto tour.Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Canadian Wildlife
Service manage wetland conservation projects withinthe 38,500 acre National Wildlife Area. Last MountainLake Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established in 1887and it is the oldest waterfowl refuge in North America.While this exceptional site offers wildlife viewing fromspring breeding through fall migration, the largestconcentration of ducks, geese, Sandhill Cranes and theendangered Whooping Crane are present from mid-August to November.
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From Regina, travel 26 km. northwest on Hwy.11. Exit Hwy. 20 and drive to Craven. Proceedalong Hwy 20 for 6 km. and exit to the ProvincialPicnic Ground for access to the WildlifeManagement Area. Walk along the mowed dyke-top trail and view the 900 acre wetlandconservation project managed by DucksUnlimited Canada and SaskatchewanEnvironment and Resource Management. Bestwetland bird viewing is available during the springmigration and breeding period from late April tomid-July. A wide variety of ducks and grebes,including the Western Grebe are common on thisfloodplain marsh of the Qu'Appelle River valley.
NATURE WATCH PROGRAM
.• DU Canada's Nature Watch programidentifies opportunities to view wildlife andto conserve habitat.
•. #1 Self-Drive Tour Route is located in themoist mixed grassland ecoregion Of theprairie ecozone.
• Last Mountain Lake provides criticalhabitat of international importance tomigratory waterfowl and shorebirds. Thearea is dedicated as a RAMSAR wetlandand a Western Hemispheric ShorebirdReserve Network site.
• Last Mountain Lake/Buffalo Pound LakeSelf-Drive Nature Tour coversapproximately 430 km. Travel thecomplete route or visit a single project.
Keyto SymbolsWildlife Facilities
~Upland Birds OJ Brochures
[0 Birds of Prey [til] Toilets
[1-4'1] Waterfowl/Shorebirds fn] Trail
gjJ Songbirds •Picnic area
~Small Mammals IJ] Parking
[Irll] Hoofed Mammals IlJ Displays
[!!] Carnivores m Tower/Boardwalk
[I~ I]Reptiles/Amphibians
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