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8.5-inch American Avocet
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This 8.5-inch American Avocet carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. Avocets are sleek and graceful waders with long, slender bills and spindly legs. The American Avocet is black-and-white above with white below. The head and neck are rusty when in breeding plumage and gray in the Winter. Juveniles have cinnamon wash on the head and neck. Avocets feed by sweeping their bills from side to side through the water. The male's bill is longer and straighter than the female's. The common call is a loud wheet. Fairly commonly found on shallow ponds, marshes and lakeshores.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 160
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Facts and Information for U.S. Virgin Islands
Map of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Refuges in U.S. Virgin Islands
Reference: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/U S Virgin Islands.html
| Official U S Virgin Islands State Website |
GVI Portal |
| State Capital |
Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas |
| Joined the Union |
The U.S. Virgin Islands is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
It was formerly known as the Danish West Indies |
| State Bird |
Bananaquit |
| State Tree |
Yellow Elder |
| State Flower |
Yellow Trumpetbush |
| State Song |
"Virgin Islands March" |
| State Motto |
"United in Pride and Hope" |
| Time Zone Location |
Atlantic Standard Time (GMT - four hours) |
| Population projected estimate for year 2010 based on U.S. Census 2000 results. |
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| Male |
51,743 |
| Female |
56,705 |
| Total |
108,448 |
| Crime Information |
The US virgin Islands average about 35 murders a year for a population just over 100,000. |
| Median Household Income (latest figures available) |
$24,704 |
| Unemployment Rate |
6.20% |
| Cities and Towns |
- St. Crois (Christiansted, Frederiksted)
- St. Thomas (Charlotte Amalie)
- St. John - Primarily consists of The Virgin Islands National Park
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| Counties |
Of the 68 total islands in the group, the only 3 of importance are: St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John |
| Major Universities |
Major U S Virgin Islands Universities |
| Major Rivers |
Major U S Virgin Islands Rivers |
| Major Lakes |
Major U S Virgin Islands Lakes |
| Total Land Area |
132.39 Square Miles |
| Total Water Area |
1.34 Square Miles |
| Total of Both Land And Water Area |
133.73 Square Miles |
| General Coastline |
116.8 Miles |
| Lowest Elevation |
Caribbean Sea, 0 ft |
| Highest Elevation |
Crown Mountain, 1,558 ft |
REFERENCES
- GVI Portal 2/16/2008/
- NWRS - Refuge Locator Map, 2/16/2008, http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/
- Interim Projections of the Male Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA2.pdf
- Interim Projections of the Female Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA3.pdf
- United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2006, 2/16/2008, http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
- United States Virgin Islands, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Virgin_Islands&oldid=195070870 (last visited Mar. 2, 2008).
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