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Great Cypress Swamp

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Christopher M. Heckscher (2000). "Forest-Dependent Birds of the Great Cypress (North pocomoke) Swamp: Species Composition and Implications for Conservation".
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in 1930, much of its vegetation was destroyed. One of the fires burned for eight months, leading it to be deemed the "Burnt Swamp" by local residents.
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revisited the idea of creating a national park in Delaware in 2004, the Cypress Swamp was not considered because of these concerns.
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has records of at least 94 species observed in the swamp, including some found during migration which do not breed there.
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The swamp is home to 73 breeding species of birds. The most abundant species in the swamp are the
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manages the swamp and has undertaken efforts to replant
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Freshwater swamp on Delmarva Peninsula, United States
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The swamp once yielded much cypress timber. Through
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Index


Trap Pond State Park
swamp
Delmarva Peninsula
Delaware
Maryland
38°29′N 75°18′W / 38.483°N 75.300°W / 38.483; -75.300
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
Calvert County
Sussex County, Delaware
Pocomoke River
Pepper Creek
overharvesting
peat fire
Joe Biden
National Park
Tom Carper
Delaware Wild Lands
bald cypress
worm-eating warbler
brown-headed cowbird
Swainson's warbler
black-throated green warbler
eBird
Pocomoke River


JSTOR
3858646
"Searching for the Last Vestiges of Quiet"

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