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Description from National Wildlife Refuge web page http://greatmeadows.fws.gov
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is composed of valuable
freshwater wetlands along 12 miles of the Concord and Sudbury rivers. The
refuge, located 20 miles west of Boston, consists of two units of land bordering
seven historically significant towns - Billerica, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord,
Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland. Minute Man National Historical Park and Thoreau's
Walden Pond are located nearby.
The refuge provides resting and feeding habitat for waterfowl, wading birds, and
other migratory species. Several waterfowl species, including wood ducks, black
ducks, and mallards, use the refuge's freshwater wetlands for nesting, resting
and feeding, especially the Concord Unit's tow 100-acre impoundments. The
Blandings turtle, rare in Massachusetts, also frequents refuge marshes. Upland
areas support a variety of raptors and upland birds. notably woodcock and
pheasant, and songbirds.
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