From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge Birds
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) Birds observed on the refuge during a 2002 breeding sea-
son survey:
• Ovenbird
• Hermit thrush
• Red-eyed vireo
• Canada warbler
• Blackpoll warbler
• Bay-breasted warbler
• Black-throated blue warbler
• Black-throated Green Warbler
• Blackburnian warbler
• Golden-crowned kinglet
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• Scarlet tanager
• Rose-breasted grosbeak
Location Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United • Yellow-bellied sapsucker
States
• Red-tailed hawk
Nearest city Greenfield, New Hampshire • Sharp-shinned hawk
• Peregrine falcon
Coordinates 42°53′00″N 71°51′58″W / 42.88341°N 71.86618°W /
42.88341; -71.86618Coordinates: 42°53′00″N
• Ruffed grouse
71°51′58″W / 42.88341°N 71.86618°W / 42.88341;
-71.86618[1]
Mammals
Area 1,672 acres (6.77 km2)
The refuge provides habitat for many mammal species,
Established 1972 some of which include:
• Red squirrel
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Gray squirrel
Official website • White-footed mouse
• Deer mouse
Wapack National Wildlife Refuge was New Hampshire’s • Woodland vole
first refuge and was established through a donation in • Porcupine
1972. The 1,672-acre (677 ha) refuge is located about 20 • Eastern chipmunk
miles (32 km) west of Nashua, New Hampshire and en- • White-tailed deer
compasses the 2,278-foot (694 m) North Pack Monadnock • Moose
Mountain. The refuge is a popular hawk migration area • Snowshoe hare
and provides nesting habitat for numerous migratory • Bobcat
songbirds such as the American tree sparrow, Swainson’s • Gray fox
thrush, magnolia warbler, crossbills, pine grosbeaks and • Red fox
white-throated sparrow. The refuge also supports a wide • Coyote
variety of upland wildlife including deer, bear, coyote, • Black bear
fisher, fox, mink and weasel.
A 3-mile (5 km) segment of the 21-mile (34 km) Wa-
pack Trail passes through the refuge and rewards hikers
Reptiles and amphibians
with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. Some amphibian species on the refuge:
The refuge lies in the towns of Greenfield, Lyndebor- • Red back salamander
ough, and Temple, and is administered by the Parker Riv- • Red-spotted newt
er National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport, Massachu- • American toad
setts. • Spring peeper
• Pickerel frog
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wapack National Wildlife Refuge
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Bullfrog
Leopard frog
Habitats
• Painted turtle Habitat types on the refuge:
• Wood turtle • Northern hardwood-conifer
• Milk snake • Hemlock-hardwood pine
• Garter snake • Spruce-fir
• Ribbon snake • Old field
• Scrub-shrub
• Talus slopes
Invertebrates • Rock ledges
The insect diversity on the refuge provides an integral
food source to many bird species. No invertebrate survey
has ever been done on the refuge so we cannot list exact
References
species names, however some insect species visitors may • Refuge profile
encounter while on the refuge include: • Refuge website
• Butterflies [1] "Wapack National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic
• Dragonflies Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey.
• Beetles http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
• Wasps f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:871029.
• Ants This article incorporates public domain material from web-
sites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice.
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Categories:
• IUCN Category IV
• National Wildlife Refuges in New Hampshire
• Protected areas established in 1972
• Protected areas of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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