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Image: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks

Wintering population at Lacassine NWR, LA

Image: Female Great Horned Owl on Her Nest
Female Great Horned Owl on Her Nest
Female Great Horned Owl on Her Nest
Female Great Horned Owl on Her Nest

Winner in category, 33rd annual USGS phot contest 2009.  Not a real entry--just thought you'd want a copy

Winner in category, 33rd annual USGS phot contest 2009.  Not a real entry--just thought you'd want a copy

Canyon Lake, November 2008
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SIR 2012–5202

Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SIR 2012–5202

Image: Dowitcher Feeding
Dowitcher Feeding
Dowitcher Feeding
Dowitcher Feeding

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: Dowitcher Feeding
Dowitcher Feeding
Dowitcher Feeding
Dowitcher Feeding

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: Great Egret and Snowy Egret
Great Egret and Snowy Egret
Great Egret and Snowy Egret
Great Egret and Snowy Egret

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Image: Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Image: Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Image: Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Image: Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Image: Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Image: Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese
Snow Geese

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the the Sonny Bono Refuge in southern Salton Sea, California.

Open water of the Tanana River in November, 2008
Tanana River winter water sampling
Tanana River winter water sampling
Tanana River winter water sampling

Water sampling on the Tanana River.  Notice the poles of the piezometers installed in the river. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Water sampling on the Tanana River.  Notice the poles of the piezometers installed in the river. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist standing next to the shore getting ready to sample winter water
Biologist getting ready for Tanana River sampling in November, 2008
Biologist getting ready for Tanana River sampling in November, 2008
Biologist getting ready for Tanana River sampling in November, 2008

Biologist standing next to the shore getting ready to sample water in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist standing next to the shore getting ready to sample water in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist reading water meter in the Tanana River in November, 2008
Biologist reading water sampling meter during winter Tanana River work
Biologist reading water sampling meter during winter Tanana River work
Biologist reading water sampling meter during winter Tanana River work

Biologist reading water meter in the Tanana River in November, 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist reading water meter in the Tanana River in November, 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologists looking from a bluff over the Tanana River in November 2008
Biologists looking over the Tanana River in November, 2008
Biologists looking over the Tanana River in November, 2008
Biologists looking over the Tanana River in November, 2008

Biologists looking from a bluff over the Tanana River in November 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologists looking from a bluff over the Tanana River in November 2008. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Salmon eggs in the gravel of the Tanana River in November 2008
Tanana River salmon eggs in the gravel in November 2008
Tanana River salmon eggs in the gravel in November 2008
Tanana River salmon eggs in the gravel in November 2008

Chum salmon eggs in the gravel in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Chum salmon eggs in the gravel in the Tanana River. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist standing in the Tanana River sampling winter conditions
Tanana River winter water sampling
Tanana River winter water sampling
Tanana River winter water sampling

Biologist standing in the Tanana River sampling the open water. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Biologist standing in the Tanana River sampling the open water. This project was to see chum salmon spawning habitat in the winter.

Helicopter used for transportation on Tanana River winter sampling
Helicopter used for transportation on Tanana River winter sampling
Helicopter used for transportation on Tanana River winter sampling
Helicopter used for transportation on Tanana River winter sampling

A helicopter used to transport personnel to the Tanana River to winter sample chum salmon spawning habitat.

A helicopter used to transport personnel to the Tanana River to winter sample chum salmon spawning habitat.

Image: WRP Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
WRP Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
WRP Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
WRP Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Wetlands Reserve Program site in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.  Green tree frogs rest on a Wetlands Reserve Program easement boundary sign in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.

Wetlands Reserve Program site in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.  Green tree frogs rest on a Wetlands Reserve Program easement boundary sign in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.