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Birds
Acronyms
NWRS
Misc.
Invasives
100
A tall, mostly gray bird frequently giving a loud trumpeting call that suggests a French-style "r" rolled in the throat which can be heard from a long distance.
What are sandhill cranes.
100
NEPA
What is the National Environmental Policy Act
100
Established by Executive Order 7784 on December 31, 1937, this refuge is home to about 60% of the remaining migrating whooping cranes during winter.
What is the Aransas NWR?
100
The program used to officially record time and attendance.
What is Quicktime?
100
As a widespread and growing population, this animal has been known to kill wildlife, livestock, and pets, as well as create tremendous damage to farm and rangelands by rooting behavior which can be seen throughout the refuge.
What are *&^%$%^&* feral hogs?
200
A dabbler, this bird is one of the most recognized waterfowl species and is found in both fresh- and salt water wetlands, including parks, small ponds, rivers, lakes and estuaries, as well as shallow inlets and open sea within sight of the coastline.
What is a mallard?
200
FOIA
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
200
As the 26th president of the United States, he used his position to pave the way for environmentalists of the future and is known for setting aside land for national forests, establishing wildlife refuges, developing the farmlands of the American West, and advocating protection of natural resources.
Who is President Teddy Roosevelt?
200
Program required to be used for making all travel arrangements and filing travel vouchers.
What is GovTrip
200
Native to Eurasia and Africa, this invasive grows as dense thickets which disrupt the structure and stability of native plant communities and degrades native wildlife habitat by outcompeting and replacing native plant species, monopolizing limited sources of moisture, and increasing the frequency, intensity and effect of fires and floods.
What is salt cedar?
300
A tiny migrant bird often seen at refuge bird feeders and easily identified by a red patch on the throat.
What is the ruby-throated hummingbird?
300
RAPP
What is the Refuge Annual Performance Planning?
300
On March 14, 1903, without fanfare, President Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing this place as the first federal bird reservation, the first time that the federal government set aside land for the sake of wildlife.
What is Pelican Island NWR?
300
A former FWS employee, this person was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
Who is Rachel Carson?
300
This invasive tree can invade a variety of habitats, often found growing along roadsides, coastal areas, and streams. Larger specimens can produce up to 100,000 seeds that may be eaten and dispersed by birds, facilitating its spread, often crowding out native species. Does provide pretty fall colors!
What is Chinese Tallow?
400
This very large, colorful flycatcher gets its name from its call and is easily identified by its bright yellow underparts and crown patch, as well as its strikingly patterned black and white face.
What is the great kisskadee?
400
RONS
What is the Refuge Operating Needs?
400
Established in 1904, this place is the second oldest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System and is comprised of a series of barrier islands in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
What is the Breton NRW?
400
Best known for his book A Sand County Almanac (1949) and called the father of wildlife management, this person was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation.
Who is Aldo Leopold?
400
Native to southern Europe, this animal has spread over much of the world and established stable populations far from its origins. They be seen hunting for insects on the building walls, both inside and out.
What is the mediterranean gecko?
500
A highly variable bird of prey, this bird is one of the most common buteos in North America and frequently can be identified by markings called a belly band.
What is a red-tailed hawk?
500
SAMMS
What is the Service Asset Maintenance Management Systems?
500
555, without counting wetland management districts.
What is the number of national wildlife refuges in the system today?
500
This important Act, signed into law in 1937 at the urging of organized sportsmen, State wildlife agencies, and the firearms and ammunition industries, extended the life of an existing 10% tax on ammunition and firearms used for sport hunting, and earmarked the proceeds to be distributed to the States for wildlife restoration.
What is the Pittman-Robertson Act or Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act?
500
Medium sized white birds with yellow legs and bill and orginating from South America, this bird can be commonly seen sitting on the back of cattle and/or following tractors as they mow.
What are cattle egrets?