Printer-friendlyOak Orchard/Tonawanda Bird Conservation Area
This BCA is a large complex consisting mainly of managed emergent marshes, swamps and other wetlands, as well as extensive grasslands. Large numbers of wetland dependent birds breed here, and the site is an important migratory stopover for waterfowl and wetland-dependent birds. Grasslands provide nesting habitat for waterfowl and numerous grassland bird species. These two state parcels (Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area, Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area) are at opposite ends of the 11,000 acre Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. As a whole these areas comprise over 19,000 acres of wetlands and grasslands, much of which have been managed to provide habitat for a variety of birds.
More about Oak Orchard/Tonawanda Bird Conservation Area:
- Oak Orchard/Tonawanda BCA Site Map - New York State Bird Conservation Area Program - Oak Orchard/Tonawanda BCA.
- Oak Orchard/Tonawanda BCA Management Guidance Summary - New York State Bird Conservation Area Program - Management Guidance Summary for Oak Orchard/Tonawanda BCA
