Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (bottom center), east of Lake Jackson, along the coast of southeast Texas.
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1969 and provides quality habitat for wintering migratory waterfowl and other bird life. The refuge contains a freshwater slough which winds through salt marshes.[2]
Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species.[3]
Saltmarsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata), Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Brazoria County, Texas, USA (24 August 2013)
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^"Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (PDF). www.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
brazoria, national, wildlife, refuge, acre, wildlife, conservation, area, along, coast, texas, east, towns, angleton, lake, jackson, texas, borders, christmas, intracoastal, waterway, separated, from, gulf, mexico, follet, island, iucn, category, habitat, spec. The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is a 44 414 acre 179 74 km2 1 wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas USA east of the towns of Angleton and Lake Jackson Texas It borders Christmas Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Follet s Island Brazoria National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV habitat species management area Map of the United StatesLocationBrazoria County Texas United StatesNearest cityAngleton TexasCoordinates29 05 00 N 95 15 00 W 29 08333 N 95 25000 W 29 08333 95 25000Area44 414 acres 179 74 km2 Established1969Governing bodyU S Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteBrazoria National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge bottom center east of Lake Jackson along the coast of southeast Texas Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1969 and provides quality habitat for wintering migratory waterfowl and other bird life The refuge contains a freshwater slough which winds through salt marshes 2 In winter more than 100 000 snow geese Canada geese pintail northern shoveler teal gadwall American wigeon mottled ducks and sandhill cranes fill the numerous ponds and sloughs to capacity 2 In summer birds which nest on the refuge include 10 species of herons and egrets white ibis roseate spoonbill mottled duck white tailed kite clapper rail horned lark seaside sparrow black skimmer and scissor tailed flycatcher 2 Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast Brazoria San Bernard and Big Boggy form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species 3 Saltmarsh fleabane Pluchea odorata Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria County Texas USA 24 August 2013 Notes edit Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service PDF www fws gov U S Fish and Wildlife Service September 30 2010 Retrieved December 14 2011 a b c FWS September 2008 Brazoria Refuge FWS gov Retrieved 2008 09 20 FWS September 2008 San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge FWS gov Retrieved 2008 09 20 References editFWS September 2008 Brazoria Refuge FWS gov Retrieved 2008 09 20 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge nbsp This article related to a protected area in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge amp oldid 1088417667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
