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Mount Loretto Unique Area

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Mount Loretto Unique Area is an open space reserve and nature preserve administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Staten Island, New York City. [1]

24 relations: Anseriformes, Bobolink, Buff-breasted sandpiper, Eastern meadowlark, John Christopher Drumgoole, Mount Loretto Spur, Nature reserve, New York (state), New York City, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Open space reserve, Prince's Bay Light, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Staten Island, Staten Island Railway, Terminal moraine, Upland sandpiper, Vernal pool, Victorian era, Western kingbird, White ibis, Wisconsin glaciation, Wood duck.

Anseriformes

Anseriformes is an order of birds that comprise about 180 living species in three families: Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.

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Bobolink

The bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) is a small New World blackbird and the only member of the genus Dolichonyx.

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Buff-breasted sandpiper

The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird.

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Eastern meadowlark

The eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) is a medium-sized icterid bird, very similar in appearance to the western meadowlark.

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John Christopher Drumgoole

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Mount Loretto Spur

The Mount Loretto Spur is an abandoned branch of the Staten Island Railway whose purpose was to serve the Mount Loretto Children's Home.

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Nature reserve

A nature reserve (also called a natural reserve, bioreserve, (natural/nature) preserve, or (national/nature) conserve) is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government.

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Open space reserve

An open space reserve (also called open space preserve, open space reservation, and green space) is an area of protected or conserved land or water on which development is indefinitely set aside.

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Prince's Bay Light

The Prince's Bay Light (officially: John Cardinal O’Connor Light) is an active lighthouse on the highest point of the southern shoreline of Staten Island, New York, in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in New York State.

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Scissor-tailed flycatcher

The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds.

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Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost and westernmost of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York.

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Staten Island Railway

The Staten Island Railway (SIR) is the only rapid transit line in the New York City borough of Staten Island.

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Terminal moraine

A terminal moraine, also called end moraine, is a type of moraine that forms at the snout (edge) of a glacier, marking its maximum advance.

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Upland sandpiper

The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews.

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Vernal pool

Vernal pools, also called vernal ponds or ephemeral pools, are temporary pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Western kingbird

The western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) is a large tyrant flycatcher.

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White ibis

White ibis may refer to several birds.

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Wisconsin glaciation

The Wisconsin Glacial Episode, also called the Wisconsinan glaciation, was the most recent glacial period of the North American ice sheet complex.

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Wood duck

No description.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Loretto_Unique_Area

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