Sightings for the Week of October 7, 2013

October 15th, 2013 | Category: Sightings
Atlantic stingray Photo by: Christina Morhman

Atlantic stingray
Photo by: Christina Morhman

This week at Grand Bay: 

7th – Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

8th – Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates), White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Black-bellied Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola), Pied-billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps), Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), American Coot (Fulica americana)

9th – Adult and juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

10th – White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Atlantic Stingray (Dasyatis sabina)

Visit our Facebook page to view a video of the dolphins we saw in Middle Bay!

 

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