EXPIRY DATE CREDIT CARD NUMBER NATURE WATCH or mail your completed information to or call us at 1-866-384 DUCK (3825) wetlands in Canada. Join on-line at www.ducks.ca I want to become a member of DUC and help save Yes, WILDLIFE CHECKLIST WILDLIFE VIEWING TIPS the Puddler magazine and much more. a copy of DUC's Marshworld Book, Greenwing wildlife stickers, As a Greenwing your child will receive Enroll your child today. Membership $15.00 DUC Greenwing Youth magazine, Conservator. a window decal and one year subscription to DUC's national With your $35.00 membership you will receive Join DUC Today. $35.00 DUC Membership VISA Mastercard Wildlife Viewing Opportunities Wetlands are natural areas where water and A pair of binoculars, spotting scope, from Ducks Unlimited Canada land meet that provide food, habitat and shelter sturdy footwear and a well illustrated for more than 400 species of wildlife in Canada. field guide are the basics for nature Signature You may see the following bird species among watching. Quill Lakes International Bird Area the numerous other wildlife using this area. Most wildlife sightings occur at dawn and dusk when animals are the most active. PIED-BILLED GREBE LESSER YELLOWLEGS Limit your walking to trails, blinds, payable to Ducks Unlimited Canada Cheque or money order enclosed EARED GREBE WILLET Foam Lake, WESTERN GREBE SPOTTED SANDPIPER viewing towers and boardwalks. 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Yes, MALLARD MOURNING DOVE NORTHERN PINTAIL GREAT HORNED OWL wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. BLUE-WINGED TEAL SHORT-EARED OWL In fact, in settled areas of Canada, up to 70 per NORTHERN SHOVELER NORTHERN FLICKER cent are already gone, and more are lost every An official receipt will be issued for donations $10 and up. GADWALL WILLOW FLYCATCHER day. AMERICAN WIGEON LEAST FLYCATCHER CANVASBACK WESTERN KINGBIRD REDHEAD EASTERN KINGBIRD Founded in 1938, DUC is Canada’s wetland Mrs. Miss RING-NECKED DUCK BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE Conservation Company. We are a Canadian, LESSER SCAUP AMERICAN CROW non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to COMMON GOLDENEYE HORNED LARK conserving, restoring and managing wetlands First Name BUFFLEHEAD BARN SWALLOW Other Province Province and their associated habitats for waterfowl, RUDDY DUCK SEDGE WREN other wildife and people. NATURE WATCH BALD EAGLE MARSH WREN Opportunities in NORTHERN HARRIER AMERICAN ROBIN First Name Saskatchewan SWAINSON'S HAWK YELLOW WARBLER For more information about DUC and our efforts RED-TAILED HAWK COMMON to save Canada’s wetlands, please visit us on AMERICAN KESTREL YELLOWTHROAT the web at www.ducks.ca. Membership ID# MERLIN CLAY-COLORED Lloydminster Prince Albert PEREGRINE FALCON SPARROW PRAIRIE FALCON VESPER SPARROW Help stem the the tide of wetland loss. Become a member of DUC today. Saskatoon GRAY PARTRIDGE SAVANNAH SPARROW Yorkton SHARP-TAILED GROUSE BAIRD'S SPARROW VIRGINIA RAIL Le CONTE'S SPARROW SORA NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED Swift Current REGINA (Under 18 Years of Age) (Under 18 Years Year AMERICAN COOT SPARROW Date of Birth Postal Code Postal Code SANDHILL CRANE SONG SPARROW AMERICAN GOLDEN RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Ducks Unlimited Canada Month PLOVER WESTERN MEADOWLARK Box 1160 KILLDEER YELLOW-HEADED Stonewall, Manitoba AMERICAN AVOCET BLACKBIRD R0C 2Z0 GREATER YELLOWLEGS BREWER'S BLACKBIRD Printed in Canada Toll-free 1 (866) 384 DUCK (3825) Ducks Unlimited Canada on recycled paper www.ducks.ca CANADA'S CONSERVATION COMPANY A FOAM LAKE NATURE CENTRE NATURE WATCH Located on Hwy 16, the Centre features a NATURE WATCH waterfowl diarama, an interactive map of the Wildlife Viewing Opportunities from DUC Heritage Marsh, interpretive displays and an WATSON Across Saskatchewan and the Canadian activity center for children. A short hiking McNab Foam Lake, Saskatchewan Prairies we have designated key projects to Regional 5 QUILL LAKE trail next to the Centre allows visitors to Park Wadena Wildlife stretch their legs and view songbirds while be made available for wildlife viewing. Wetlands Wadena Recreation strolling beside Milligan Creek, headwaters 6 CLAIR Park Campground Through your generous support of DUC we 640 Wadena Museum of Quill Lakes. You will also find an Internet WADENA are able to conserve, restore and protect & Nature Centre Cafe, picnic area, camping and rest stop LITTLE areas like these. QUILL services at the Centre. BIG LAKE QUILL Fishing Lake LAKE Quill Lakes Fishing Lake Interpretive Centre B FOAM LAKE HERITAGE MARSH 16 MOZART 35 8.0 km 310 16 Foam Lake WYNYARD 3.2 DAFOE KANDAHAR ELFROS Heritage The Town of Foam Lake has developed three Marsh self-guided viewing areas around the marsh Wynyard 16 Regional that are great for spotting wildlife as well as KEY TO SYMBOLS Park Foam Lake Nature Quill Lakes International Birding Area Centre Campground FOAM LAKE 0.4 learning a bit about the Icelandic history of Wildlife Facilities 3 this area. Each area is complete with Tune into FM 99.3 for information on the Quill Lakes area. 310 Visit www.quill-lakes-bird-area.com walking trails, lookouts, interpretive signage Upland Birds Brochures and a washroom. Access to some areas may not be permitted during late August 3.2 Birds of Prey through October due to operation of the Toilets waterfowl feeding station and lure crops . Waterfowl/Shorebirds Trail Bertdale B Pioneer School 1 LURE CROP VIEWING AREA Songbirds Picnic area 2.4 Travel 5.6 km west of Foam Lake and turn north. Interpretive signage explains the operation of the lure crop and feeding 2 Small Mammals station. Continue on foot along Vatnabyggd Trail to access Parking 1 the marsh monument, view grassland birds and discover Icelandic history. Hoofed Mammals Displays 2 BERTDALE VIEWING AREA Travel 8 km north of Foam Lake on Hwy 310 then west 2.4 km. Carnivores Tower/ Boardwalk Walk the Engitrod Trail to explore grasslands and woodlands managed by DUC. Visit the small one-room Icelandic school Wetlands Reptiles/Amphibians 8.0 Fishing 16 house at the trail head or continue west along Vatnabyggd Managed Upland Nesting Areas Trail to the DUC damsite. Yellowhead Highway Insects Lure Crop 0.8 3 JOHNSON VIEWING AREA Travel 11.2 km north of Foam Lake on Hwy 310 then west 3.2 Native Plants 5.6 km and south 0.4 km. Visitors are treated to a panoramic Foam Yorkton view of the marsh from the tower. A short hike takes you to Note: Distances on the map are as Lake (east 94 km) a viewing platform and a good location to launch a canoe. shown below and are in kilometers. Wynyard (west 47 km) Foam Lake A Nature Centre 3.2 .