AZ-Quigley+Wildlife+Area


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Yuma County
=Quigley Wildlife Area= Roll, Arizona 85347 Quigley Wildlife Area webpage Quigley Wildlife Area map

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Quigley WA
Coordinates: 32.7327795, -113.9602375 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips for birding Quigley Wildlife Area
Wetland and riparian habitats within the QWMA provide critical nesting, cover and food resources for many avian species. Wetland habitat of open water and marshlands within the wildlife area is associated with a series of ponds located in an old oxbow channel of the Gila River. The low water depths and emergent vegetation such as cattail (Typha domingensis) and bulrush (Scirpus californicus) make excellent nesting substrate for a large number of waterfowl species. Other wildlife species supported by the wetlands at QWMA include shorebirds, game and nongame fishes, game and nongame birds, and amphibians. The marsh habitat at QWMA has in the past supported at least 4-6 pairs of the endangered Yuma Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) and appropriate habitat exists for the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), although nesting has not been documented. From Arizona Watchable Wildlife

About Quigley Wildlife Area
The 612-acre Quigley Wildlife Area is located within the Gila River floodplain, approximately 40 miles east of Yuma. Approximately 552 acres of the property were acquired by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission (Commission) in March 1994 through the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District (WMIDD) in a land exchange with the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). The remaining 60 acres of active farmland were purchased by the Commission on September 24, 1997 for $266,000 through a combination of Heritage and Waterfowl Conservation Funds. This additional piece provides added protection and enhancement of QWMA by providing water delivery and control structures and a buffer between the QWMA's moist soils zone and adjacent lands. The land and resource values associated with this acquisition provide opportunities to meet objectives of Arizona's Heritage Fund for Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive species and habitats, as well as provide benefits for other wildlife species and the public. From Quigley Wildlife Area webpage



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