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Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Reserve
in
Atlantic Coastal Plain
near
Knotts Island Ferry
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NC
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Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl, primarily the greater snow goose. It is located almost entirely on Knotts Island in the Currituck Sound between Back Bay in Virginia and the open sound in North Carolina. The refuge is primarily made up of marsh habitat. This area has long been recognized for supporting significant migratory …
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2
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Reserve
in
Atlantic Coastal Plain
,
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Wildlife Reserve
in
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in
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,
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Recreation Overview
Plants
Baccharis halimifolia
SPECIES ·
“Eastern Baccharis”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Birds
Red-Winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus (species)
1,154
Observations
JAN - DEC
Great Egret
Ardea alba (species),
“Great White Egret”, “Great White Heron”, “Common Egret”, “Eastern Great Egret”, “Large Egret”, “Western Great Egret”
1,025
Observations
JAN - DEC
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias (species)
1,005
Observations
JAN - DEC
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura (species)
981
Observations
JAN - DEC
Double-Crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus (species)
779
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Erythemis simplicicollis
SPECIES ·
“Eastern Pondhawk”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta (species)
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus (species),
“Monarch”, “Milkweed”, “Common Tiger”, “Wanderer”, “Black Veined Brown”, “Common Tiger Wanderer”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus (species),
“Viceroy Butterfly”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
Junonia coenia
SPECIES ·
“Common Buckeye”
1
Observation
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Protected Area
33
Nature Reserve
3
Wildlife Reserve
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Wildlife Reserve
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
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