Sightings for the Week of July 15, 2013

July 19th, 2013 | Category: Sightings
Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillars (Photo by: Brenna Ehmen)

Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillars (Photo by: Brenna Ehmen)

This week at Grand Bay:

15th – Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Harness Tiger Moth (Apantesis phalerata)

16th – Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina – marked, #24), American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) Visit our Facebook page to learn more about these caterpillars!

17th – American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

18th– Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

19th– Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

 

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