 So where are we going today, Teddy? Today we're visiting the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. There are a lot of animals that live here. Over 300 species of birds including ducks, geese, cranes, eagles, shorebirds and songbirds. We got sure a lot of different kinds of animals, Teddy. Sounds like there's a zoo down there. Well, Puddles, Salt Plains gets a large diversity of animals. What's that mean? It means that a lot of different animals use the refuge because it has so many different habitats. The refuge is a mix of ferries, wetlands, woods. Wait a second. Where'd the land go? Well, what do you mean? Down there. Where's the trees and the grass and the water? Well, that's the namesake for the refuge, the Salt Plains. There are the Salt Flats where songbirds such as the Lease Turn and the Snowy Plovers live. But wouldn't a shorebird prefer to live on the shore? The Salt Flats are like a beach in some ways. They're sandy and mud along the edges of the lake or an important area to find food. Whoa, look, you really can see Ralston Island off in the distance. Look at those birds. That's where we're going to land today, huh? Why are there so many birds on such a small piece of land? Ralston Island is an important rookery for colonial nesting birds. That means that birds like herons, egrets, ibis, and cormorants like to nest in colonies close to the other birds. Yeah, I guess you'd be able to easily find the babies that are with that many birds around. That's exactly right. The birds feel like their nests are protected because they're so close. They also think that if a raccoon comes out here, maybe he'll find another nest before he discovers theirs. Do people get to come out here and see the birds? Ralston Island is close to the public but see those cameras? You can watch real videos of the birds in the refuge office and on the website. Before we started our trip, I watched a mothered great blue heron feeding her baby's fish. You could see them swallow it were so close. This is really neat. Let's see what other birds we can find. Absolutely. With over 500 other refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System, we have plenty to explore.