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Description

The Lower Souris Migratory Waterfowl Refuge now known as the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge is located just south of the Canadian border in North Dakota. The refuge was established and constructed by the CCC in 1935 to restore waterfowl habitat. This report gives an overview of events taking place on the refuge in July of 1936. The month of July was the hottest and driest in recent history according to unofficial reports. Duck perished as the sloughs, lakes and creeks dried up. Much time was spent touring the countryside looking for stranded ducks. These ducks and other waterfowl were collected, banded and rehabilitated for release. Overall waterfowl production was good with many broods of ducks successfully hatched. A number of nesting studies were done which disclosed information on hatching success, clutch sizes and predation numbers. Other topics covered in this report are food and cover planting, headquarters development and photographs.