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American Holly

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/20/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/20/24

American Holly

Ilex opaca (American Holly)

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/18/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/18/24

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel

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Winterberry Holly

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/13/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/13/24

Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata (Winterberry Holly)

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Guest Article: The Return of Wheeler’s Cranes & Ways to Give a Whoop!

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/13/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/13/24

Guest Article: The Return of Wheeler’s Cranes & Ways to Give a Whoop!

By Olivia Burkholz, Outreach Program Assistant for the International Crane Foundation

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Northern Shoveler

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/11/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/11/24

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata Northern Shoveler

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Guest Article: Why A Festival of the Cranes?

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/9/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/9/24

Guest Article: Why A Festival of the Cranes?

By Brian “Fox” Ellis

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American Sycamore

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/6/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/6/24

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore

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Sandhill Crane

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/2/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 12/2/24

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane

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River Birch

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/22/24

River Birch

Betula nigra River Birch, Red Birch

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Northern Mockingbird

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/21/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/21/24

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird

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Carolina Wren

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/15/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/15/24

Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren

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Wild Oats

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Wild Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium Wild Oats, River Oats, Northern Sea Oats

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Pied-Billed Grebe

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/6/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/6/24

Pied-Billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe

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Witch-Hazel

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/1/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 11/1/24

Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana, American Witch-Hazel

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Black Vulture

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/31/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/31/24

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus Black Vulture

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Heart-Leaved Aster

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/25/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/25/24

Heart-Leaved Aster

Aster cordifolius (new name: Symphyotrichum cordifolium) (Heart-Leaved Aster)

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American White Pelican

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/22/24

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican

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Eastern White Pine

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/17/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/17/24

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus, Eastern White Pine

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Blue Jay

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/16/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/16/24

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay

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Guest Article: An Unlikely Quad

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/8/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 10/8/24

Guest Article: An Unlikely Quad

By Gabrielle LeBeau

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Photos courtesy of George Lee, Tom Ress, and Trey Moody

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