2025 Maryland Midwinter Waterfowl Survey

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Aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have completed their annual population estimates of ducks, geese, and swans along the state’s Chesapeake Bay, tidal Potomac … Continued

2022 Maryland Midwinter Waterfowl Survey

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In early January 2022, aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) made visual estimates of the ducks, geese, and swans along most of the state’s Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, and Atlantic Ocean … Continued

2020 Maryland Midwinter Waterfowl Survey

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In early January 2020, aerial survey teams of pilots and biologists from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) made visual estimates of the ducks, geese, and swans along most of the state’s Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, and Atlantic coast … Continued

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Waterfowl Cam

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The Friends of Blackwater have launched a new Waterfowl Cam located at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR). The camera is a pan-tilt-zoom streaming video cam with a microphone and is installed on a dike within man-made freshwater ponds at the … Continued

Chesapeake Logperch Restoration

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  The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is part of a team of conservation agencies that was awarded a federal competitive State Wildlife Grant to work toward the recovery of Chesapeake logperch in the Susquehanna River basin. DNR will … Continued

Chesapeake Conservancy Bird Cams

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Spring in the Chesapeake means the return of iconic bird species and with that return, millions of viewers will tune in to watch the Chesapeake Conservancy’s wildlife webcams. Chesapeake Conservancy is pleased to begin a new season with explore.org and … Continued

Beavers of the Chesapeake Watershed

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Increasingly, outdoor enthusiasts are reporting beaver sightings in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The beaver is the largest rodent in North America. It has webbed feet, brown fur and a wide, flat, dark tail. Adult beavers usually weigh around 40 pounds … Continued