Seasons of a Wetland at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Seasons of a Wetland Graphic with 4 columns. Fall column: flood-ups begin, shorebirds stop by on their way south, ducks and geese arrive. Winter column: waterfowl numbers peak late November to December. Spring column: draw-downs begin to germinate food plants, waterfowl numbers decline as they migrate north, shorebirds stop by on their way north, summer residents begin to nest. Summer column: irrigations are done to produce food plants, field work is done to enhance habitat, summer residents remain

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Jennifer Isola/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

06/04/2024

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Public Domain

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Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

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