Sightings for the Weeks of July 1 and July 8, 2013

Scarlet Rosemallow or Scarlet Hibiscus (Photo by: Jennifer Buchanan)

Sightings for the last two weeks at Grand Bay:

1^st – Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) recaptured #74, Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

2^nd – Marsh Pink (Sabitia stellaris) and Saltmarsh False Foxglove (Agalinis maritima) blooming, two Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

4^th – Happy Independence Day!

8^th – American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

9^th – Scarlet Rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus), Swamp Lily (Crinum americanum), Meadowbeauty (Rhexia sp.) blooming

11^th – Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus)  Check out our recent post on Facebook to learn more!

12^th – Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum), seven Atlantic Stingray (Dasyatis sabina), four Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Brown Comb Jelly (Beroe ovata)