swanquarter, wilderness, designated, 1976, covers, acres, swanquarter, national, wildlife, refuge, eastern, north, carolina, iucn, category, wilderness, area, united, statesshow, united, states, north, carolina, show, north, carolinalocationhyde, county, north. Swanquarter Wilderness was designated in 1976 and it covers 8 785 acres 36 km2 in the Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge in eastern North Carolina Swanquarter WildernessIUCN category Ib wilderness area Map of the United StatesShow map of the United StatesSwanquarter Wilderness North Carolina Show map of North CarolinaLocationHyde County North Carolina USANearest citySwanquarter North CarolinaCoordinates35 21 28 N 076 16 58 W 35 35778 N 76 28278 W 35 35778 76 28278 Coordinates 35 21 28 N 076 16 58 W 35 35778 N 76 28278 W 35 35778 76 28278 1 Area8 785 acres 36 km2 Designation1976DesignatedWilderness AreaGoverning bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteSwanquarter National Wildlife RefugeThe most prevalent bird wintering species residing in refuge marshes include northern pintail green winged teal gadwall American wigeon mallard and American black duck Large rafts of black scoter and lesser scaup are commonly observed on the open waters adjacent to the refuge Other species wintering or migrating on the refuge and surrounding waters may include blue winged teal ring necked duck northern shoveler canvasback ruddy duck redhead bufflehead hooded merganser and red breasted merganser Both migratory Canada geese and snow geese seasonally use this refuge The species that breed on the refuge are characteristic of species that inhabit other coastal plain communities They include warblers nuthatches thrashers and blue gray gnatcatchers Wading birds such as the great blue heron are commonly seen by visitors Their breeding has been documented in at least one rookery on this refuge Bald eagles and ospreys have also historically nested on the refuge and viable nests remain The most common winter bird species are the American robin yellow rumped warbler red winged blackbird and sparrows Robins feed heavily on berries of red bay and greenbrier and roost in large concentrations along the ditches Myrtle warblers use vegetated ditch banks and forest edges They feed heavily on wax myrtle berries The northern harrier may be observed hunting over the marshes 2 Mammalian species of black bear and white tailed deer range over the entire refuge They are hunted on this refuge s adjacent property 2 See also EditList of U S Wilderness Areas Wilderness ActReferences Edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Swanquarter Wilderness a b This article incorporates public domain material from Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge General Wildife United States Fish and Wildlife Service Retrieved 2019 12 14 External links EditSwanquarter National Wildlife Refuge Swanquarter Wilderness Wilderness net website This article related to a protected area in North Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a location in Hyde County North Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swanquarter Wilderness amp oldid 1085867479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
