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Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Great Egret

Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

Other Sightings at the Holding Pond
Birds~
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Canada Goose (adults and goslings) (Branta candensis) Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) Mallard (adults and ducklings) (Anas platyrhynchos) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Gadwall (Anas strepera) American Widgeon (Anas Americana)	Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) American Coot (Fulica Americana) Killdeer (charadrius vociferous) Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)

Mammals~

Nutria (Myocastor coypus)*
Mystery scat

Fish~

Fry (species unknown)

Insects~

Butterflies (species unknown)

*Non-native species
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The photos of the Double-crested Cormorant, the Great Egret, and the Ruddy Duck 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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