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Green Heron

Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)

Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Other Sightings at the Gene Pool

Birds~

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Egret (Ardea alba)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
American Widgeon (Anas americana)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
Audubons Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

Mammals~

Coyote scat (Canis latrans)
Nutria (Myocastor coypus)*

Fish~

Foot-long dead fish
(species unknown)
Minnows (species unknown)
Fry (species unknown)

Amphibians~

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)*

*Non-native species
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The photos of the Tree Swallow and the Northern Harrier are the property of Scott Carpenter and were not necessarily taken at the Preserve. He has granted Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve permission to use the images. For any other use, please contact him at scott@westerngrebe.com. Other images come from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's collection of public domain photographs and from our personal collections.

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