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Park Hours
(252) 826-3186
Tuesday-Sunday
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
April through October
Tuesday-Sunday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
CLOSED MONDAYS
Other Closings
Closed Thanksgiving
Closed Christmas Day
Open Memorial Day
Open Labor Day
Tickets
Adults (13-61) - $9.00
Children (3 to 12) - $5.00
Senior Citizens (62 +) - $7.00
Children under 3 - Free
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North American Species
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Aleutian Canada Goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia)
Once believed extinct, this distinct race has greatly recovered in recent years
Breeds in the remote Aleutian Islands in western Alaska
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American (Common) Goldeneye (Glaucionetta clangula americana)
Named for the bright golden eyes of both sexes
This species has a round white facial spot and greenish head sheen compared to a white crescent of its near...
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American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Male has yellow bill and female bill is greenish.
Known as a dabbling duck.
Lays 6-14 eggs.
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American Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis)
Smallest of American dabblers, females weigh as little as 6.6 ounces
Well known for their swift dashing flight, with dense flocks twisting and turning in perfect unison
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Common (American) Merganser (Mergus merganser americanus)
Preys on fish, as well as frogs, snakes and even small birds and water shrews
Broods of small ducklings may be carried on the backs of females
Broods may merge, with females...
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American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Also known as the Baldpate because the drake’s white forehead recalls a balding pate
The large white forewing patch is most evident in flight
The most terrestrial of northern dabblers- commonly grazes on...
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American Wood Duck
Also known as the Carolina Duck
Extremely rare in the early 20th century, but partially due to an extensive nest box program, is now probably the most numerous breeding waterfowl of the eastern US
May rear more than one...
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Atlantic Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota )
Most maritime of northern geese- feeds extensively on eel grass
Nests as far north as any goose
3-5 egg clutch probably the smallest of any goose
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Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Seasonally feeds on salmon eggs and even rotting fish
Typically migrate only far enough south to escape freezing waters
Prefers nesting cavities in trees in standing water, with woodpecker and...
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Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Shore and wetland bird
Feeds on invertebrates, crustaceons and mollusks.
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Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Both sexes have distinctive baby-blue upper wing patches
Long distance migrants, they may winter as far south as southern Argentina and Chile
Among the most popular of sporting birds
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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Smallest American Waterfowl- drakes weigh scarcely a pound and their mates about eight ounces
Except for nesting females, seldom venture ashore
Most nest in the southern Canadian forests, often in old...
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Cackling Canada Goose (Branta canadensis minima)
Named for its high-pitched cackling call
Weighs only 3-4 pounds compared to as much as 20 pounds for the largest Canada Goose
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Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
Named for the gray back and sides of the drake that recall canvas fabric
Known simply as a "Can" by hunters, it is among the most prized of all sporting birds
Due to its preference for wild celery, is among...
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Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Virtually the entire population is restricted to the Pacific Flyway, where more than half nest in Utah, with ducklings heavily preyed upon by gulls.
Seldom gathers in large flocks, and tends to be slow to...
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Common (Northern) Shoveler
(Anas clypeata)
The huge spatulate bill is twice wide at the tip
Shovelers filter feed in the algal soup of fertile shallow waters rich in organic material
Unlike most northern dabbles, drakes actively defend...
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Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Largest of all northern ducks, these birds court in winter and spring. Females possess a phenomenonal homing ability and frequently return to the same nesting area of previous seasons, sometimes even...
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Cuban (West Indian whistling) tree duck
(Dendrocygna arborea)
Also known as the Cuban Whistling-Duck
Largest of the whistling-ducks
Quite rare and possibly endangered
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Emperor Goose (Anser canagica)
Restricted to the coasts of Alaska and nearby eastern Siberia, these marine birds rarely venture more than ten miles inland. Sometimes called Beach Geese, they tend to feed on reefs, sandy beaches and...
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor )
Along with Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, the only whistling-duck that occurs in the US
In flight, legs project well beyond the short tail
Regarded as agricultural pests in some regions because...
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Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
The most marine pochard and well adapted to the open sea
Densely packed rafts of 50,000 may gather on marine foraging waters
Ducklings are often reared on open water, where predation can be extensive
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