Sightings for the Week of September 23, 2013

September 27th, 2013 | Category: Sightings
Blooming Red Spider Lilies. Photo by Brenna Ehmen.

Blooming Red Spider Lilies. Photo by Brenna Ehmen.

This week at Grand Bay:

23rd – Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)

24th – Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Red Spider Lilies (Lilium catesbaei) blooming

25th – Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina, #132), Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Belted Kingfishers (Megaceryle alcyon), Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Tri-colored Heron (Egretta tricolor), Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)

Skilletfish. Photo by Larissa Graham.

Skilletfish. Photo by Larissa Graham.

26th – Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

27th – Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)

 

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