США 25 центів (квотер) 2015 D «Національні парки - Бомбей Хук (29-й парк)» UNC (KM#600)
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is home to hundreds of thousands of migrating ducks, geese, shorebirds, and neotropical warblers during their spring and fall migrations. Tired and hungry between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico, they seek refuge at Bombay Hook and feast on swamp grasses, fish and other essential foods before continuing their flight. Bombay Hook's 16,000 acres include freshwater basins, marshes, upland forests, agricultural fields, and one of the largest unaltered tidal salt marshes in the Mid-Atlantic region. It was established as a national site in 1937.
This design features a great blue heron in the foreground and a great egret in the background. The design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
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