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Waterfowl Display Ponds: Text
Information from the signs
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Pelican |
THE PELICAN FOUND IN THE DISPLAY POND IS AN INJURED BIRD
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Ring-Billed Gull |
RING-BILLED GULLS NEST ON TERN ISLAND AND THE SMALL
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Red-Winged Blackbird |
THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD IS THE MOST COMMON BIRD IN
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Horned Grebe |
THE HORNED GREBE NEST IN SWALLOW SLOUGHS
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Tours |
WASCANA WATERFOWL PARK SERVES AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A TOUR
SCHOOL CLASSES INTERESTED IN VISITING THE DISPLAY PONDS,
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Mute Swans |
THIS PAIR OF MUTE SWANS WAS DONATED ON BEHALF OF KEN AND BETTE SEXTON BY THE MANAGEMENT GROUP IN RECOGNITION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BUSINESS FOR KENROC BUILDING MATERIALS LTD. MUTE SWANS ARE A NON INDIGENOUS SPECIES OF SWAN TO NORTH AMERICA. THE MUTE SWAN HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO MANY AREAS OF NORTH AMERICA. MOST OF THE BIRDS INTRODUCED IN CANADA WERE GIVEN AS HONOURABLE GIFTS BY THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BRITAIN. THIS SPECIES OF MUTE SWAN IS NON-MIGRATORY AND THEREFORE SHOWN ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES. THE FIRST PAIR OF THIS TYPE OF SWAN WAS GIVEN TO WASCANA WATERFOWL PARK BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. THAT PAIR WERE FREE FLYING AND DISAPPEARED IN THE EARLY 1970'S. THE BIRDS GIVEN TO THE WATERFOWL DISPLAY POND THIS YEAR ARE OFFSPRING OF ROYAL BIRDS FROM MOOSE JAW'S CRESCENT PARK. THESE MUTE SWANS WILL BE PINIONED AND UNABLE TO FLY AWAY. MUTE SWANS WILL NOT BREED UNTIL AFTER THEIR THIRD YEAR. |
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Other Swans |
THE OTHER SWANS FOUND HERE ARE NATIVE SPECIES WHICH
THE LARGER TRUMPETER SWAN IS ON COSEWIC'S THREATENED LIST
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Snow Goose |
THE SNOW GEESE HERE ARE CAPTIVE BIRDS FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES.
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Northern Pintail |
THE PINTAIL WAS A COMMON BIRD ON THE PRAIRIES AT ONE TIME BUT IT HAS
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Canada Goose |
THE CANADA GEESE AT WASCANA ARE A MAJOR ATTRACTION TO RESIDENTS
AND VISITORS ALIKE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME TO THE CENTRE YEAR
ROUND TO ENJOY THE GEESE. FEEDING THEM BREAD OR GRAIN AND USING
THE OCCASION TO PHOTOGRAPH FREE FLYING WILDLIFE.
DURING THE WINTER THE INJURED CANADA GEESE ALONG WITH THE CAPTIVE BIRDS FROM THE DISPLAY PONDS AREA ARE MOVED TO THE OVERWINTERING STRUCTURE WHERE THEY ARE FED AND HAVE ACCESS TO WATER. |
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Redhead |
THE REDHEAD IS A DIVING DUCK FEEDING ON MARSH VEGETATION
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Mallard |
THE MALLARD NESTS IN MANY AREAS AROUND WATERFOWL PARK
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