Sightings for the Week of May 20, 2013

May 24th, 2013 | Category: Sightings

Box Turtle #1, nicknamed “Al”
Photo by: Christina Mohrman

This week at Grand Bay:

20th – River Otter (Lutra canadensis), Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina), Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)

21st – Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), two Cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus), a pod of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

22nd – American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

23rd – Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

24th – Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) – marked turtle #1, nicknamed “Al”

 

Visit us on Facebook for a video of the dolphins and for more photos of “Al” the Box Turtle.

 

 

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