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Powell Marsh State Wildlife Area, part of the of the Northern Highland - American Legion State Forest and site on the Great Wisconsin Bird and Nature Trail, is a great place to view wildlife and introduce kids to birding. Spot waterfowl, waterbirds, migrant shorebirds, open-area birds and raptors. View muskrat, beaver, otter, mink, red squirrel, snowshoe hare, star-nosed mole, southern bog lemming and various species of shrew and mice and vole. And if your interest is reptiles and amphibians, spy wood frog, American toad, red-backed salamander and several species of snakes as well as a variety of turtles including the western painted turtle, snapping turtle and wood turtle. But don't forget to take note of the environment. Powell Marsh is not a marsh at all. It's a bog thanks to the accumulation of peat (decayed plants).

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There are lots of fun facts about birds. Did you know that:

The African Ostrich is the largest living bird weighing 345 lb (156 kg) and measuring 9 ft (2.7 m) but the Moa, now extinct, is the largest bird of modern time. This native of New Zealand weighed 550 lb (250 kg) and was 12 ft (3.6 m) tall.
The world's smallest bird is the Bee Hummingbird. It weighs only 0.056 oz (1.6g) and is just 2.24 in (5.7cm) long.
The Wandering Albatross has the greatest wingspan measuring 11 ft 11 in (3.63 m) but the Onagadori has the longest feathers at 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m).
The Arctic Tern is the record holder in long distance travel. It migrates from pole to pole roughly 18,640 miles (30,000 km) round trip.
The Pacific Golden-Plover flies the greatest distance without stopping. It flies more than 100 hours at a time in its migration from Alaska to Hawaii.
The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest bird. It can reach a speed of 220 mph (354 km/h). More than twice the speed of a Pigeon!
The Pitohui and Ifrita, both native to New Guinea, are the only known poisonous birds in the world. They obtain the poison from a beetle they eat and secrete it through their skin and feathers.

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