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| - | | + | [[Image:Info sign APCNWR.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br>Information about the endangered Attwater's Prairie-Chicken. Click on image to view larger version]] |
| | + | '''[[United States]], [[Texas]]''' |
| | ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| - | This Texas refuge preserves the endangered Attwater's subspecies of [[Greater Prairie Chicken]]. | + | This Texas refuge, 10,528 acres in size, was established in 1972, to preserve the critically endangered Attwater's subspecies of the [[Greater Prairie Chicken]] and the coastal prairie habitat that it needs to survive. Special tours of the refuge, to see the chickens, are available during the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken Festival, held in April every year. |
| | + | *The 2011 festival is being held April 9th-10th ~ tel: (979) 234-3021. Tours need to be pre-booked. |
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| | + | This refuge is part of the '''Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail''' - site no. '''CTC 004'''. |
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| | ==Birds== | | ==Birds== |
| | + | [[Image:Teal_Marsh_APCNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br>Teal Marsh during drought conditions in Dec. 2008]] |
| | + | [[Image:Teal_Marsh2_APCNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br>Teal Marsh during wetter conditions in March 2005]] |
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| | ===Notable Species=== | | ===Notable Species=== |
| | + | The last few wild Attwater's Prairie-Chickens (a subspecies of the [[Greater Prairie Chicken]]) are located in an area not open to the general public, in order to protect them. There were 52 birds at the last count in Dec. 2008, on this refuge, and 20 more chickens at 2 other preserves - the Texas City Prairie Preserve and the Refugio-Goliad Prairie Conservation Area. There are 190 chickens in the captive breeding programs at the Houston Zoo, San Antonio Zoo and the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose. The grand total is only 262 birds in the whole world! |
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| - | "to do" | + | Other notable species found here are: [[White-tailed Hawk]], [[Crested Caracara]], [[Sprague's Pipit]], rails, sparrows and wintering ducks and geese, when the marshes are full of water. |
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| | ===Rarities=== | | ===Rarities=== |
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| | "to do" | | "to do" |
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| | ===Check-list=== | | ===Check-list=== |
| | + | *[http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r2/attwater.htm Official checklist] |
| | {{BirdsSee|"to do"}} | | {{BirdsSee|"to do"}} |
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| | ==Other Wildlife== | | ==Other Wildlife== |
| | "to do" | | "to do" |
| - | | + | [[Image:Visitor_Center_APCNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br>Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR Visitor Center and Refuge Headquarters]] |
| | ==Site Information== | | ==Site Information== |
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| | ===History and Use=== | | ===History and Use=== |
| - | "to do" | + | The refuge was established in 1972. |
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| | ===Areas of Interest=== | | ===Areas of Interest=== |
| - | "to do" | + | *2 hiking trails: Pipit Trail (1.5 miles) and the Sycamore Trail (2 miles). |
| | + | *Auto tour loop (5 miles) with views of the prairie, Teal Marsh and Pintail Marsh. |
| | + | [[Image:Pintail_Marsh_APCNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br>Pintail Marsh with Snow Geese, Dec. 2004]] |
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| | ===Access and Facilities=== | | ===Access and Facilities=== |
| - | "to do" | + | *Open dawn to dusk, daily. |
| | + | *Visitor Center: Monday - Friday, closed weekends. |
| | + | *Toilets at the Visitor Center open every day |
| | + | *Entrance is free of charge. |
| | + | '''Directions'''<br> |
| | + | The refuge is located 6.5 miles northeast of Eagle Lake, off FM 3013. If traveling from Houston, take I10 west, then south from Sealy on Highway 36 to FM 3013, and look for the Refuge entrance on the right. The HQ and Visitor Center are located 2 miles west of the main entrance on FM 3013. |
| | + | [[Image:Sandhills_prairie_APCNWR.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|HelenB|HelenB}}<br>Sandhill Cranes wintering on the prairie, Dec. 2008. Click on image to see a larger version]] |
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| | + | ===Contact Details=== |
| | + | Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR<br /> |
| | + | PO Box 519<br /> |
| | + | Eagle Lake, TX 77434<br /> |
| | + | Phone: 979-234-3021<br /> |
| | + | Email: FW2_RW_AttwaterPrairieChicken@fws.gov |
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| - | ===Contact Details=== | + | |
| - | "to do" | + | ''Content and images posted by HelenB'' |
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| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | * [http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/attwater/index.html Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR] | + | *[http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/attwater/index.html Attwater Prairie-Chicken NWR] |
| | + | *[http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/attwater/story.html Why the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken so endangered] |
| | + | *[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/coastal/central/riocolorado/#prairiechicken004 Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail] |
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| - | [[Category:Stubs]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:National Wildlife Refuges]] [[Category:Locations]] | + | [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Texas]] [[Category:National Wildlife Refuges]] [[Category:Great Texas Wildlife Trails]] |
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Photo by
HelenBInformation about the endangered Attwater's Prairie-Chicken. Click on image to view larger version
United States, Texas
Overview
This Texas refuge, 10,528 acres in size, was established in 1972, to preserve the critically endangered Attwater's subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken and the coastal prairie habitat that it needs to survive. Special tours of the refuge, to see the chickens, are available during the Attwater's Prairie-Chicken Festival, held in April every year.
- The 2011 festival is being held April 9th-10th ~ tel: (979) 234-3021. Tours need to be pre-booked.
This refuge is part of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail - site no. CTC 004.
Birds
Photo by
HelenBTeal Marsh during drought conditions in Dec. 2008
Photo by
HelenBTeal Marsh during wetter conditions in March 2005
Notable Species
The last few wild Attwater's Prairie-Chickens (a subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken) are located in an area not open to the general public, in order to protect them. There were 52 birds at the last count in Dec. 2008, on this refuge, and 20 more chickens at 2 other preserves - the Texas City Prairie Preserve and the Refugio-Goliad Prairie Conservation Area. There are 190 chickens in the captive breeding programs at the Houston Zoo, San Antonio Zoo and the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose. The grand total is only 262 birds in the whole world!
Other notable species found here are: White-tailed Hawk, Crested Caracara, Sprague's Pipit, rails, sparrows and wintering ducks and geese, when the marshes are full of water.
Rarities
"to do"
Check-list
Birds you can see here include:
"to do"
Other Wildlife
"to do"
Photo by
HelenBAttwater Prairie Chicken NWR Visitor Center and Refuge Headquarters
Site Information
History and Use
The refuge was established in 1972.
Areas of Interest
- 2 hiking trails: Pipit Trail (1.5 miles) and the Sycamore Trail (2 miles).
- Auto tour loop (5 miles) with views of the prairie, Teal Marsh and Pintail Marsh.
Photo by
HelenBPintail Marsh with Snow Geese, Dec. 2004
Access and Facilities
- Open dawn to dusk, daily.
- Visitor Center: Monday - Friday, closed weekends.
- Toilets at the Visitor Center open every day
- Entrance is free of charge.
Directions
The refuge is located 6.5 miles northeast of Eagle Lake, off FM 3013. If traveling from Houston, take I10 west, then south from Sealy on Highway 36 to FM 3013, and look for the Refuge entrance on the right. The HQ and Visitor Center are located 2 miles west of the main entrance on FM 3013.
Photo by
HelenBSandhill Cranes wintering on the prairie, Dec. 2008. Click on image to see a larger version
Contact Details
Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR
PO Box 519
Eagle Lake, TX 77434
Phone: 979-234-3021
Email: FW2_RW_AttwaterPrairieChicken@fws.gov
Content and images posted by HelenB
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