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Mallard

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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos Mallard

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

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Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel

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Northern Shoveler

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Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata Northern Shoveler

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Sandhill Crane

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Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane

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Northern Mockingbird

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Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird

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Carolina Wren

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Carolina Wren

Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren

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Pied-Billed Grebe

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Pied-Billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps Pied-Billed Grebe

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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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American White Pelican

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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American White Pelican

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Blue Jay

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Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay

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Return of the Whooping Crane to Alabama

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Return of the Whooping Crane to Alabama

By Dwight Cooley

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A Brief History of Sandhill Cranes on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

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A Brief History of Sandhill Cranes on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

By Dwight Cooley

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Double-Crested Cormorant

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/22/24

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus Double-Crested Cormorant

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American Five-Lined Skink

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/16/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/16/24

American Five-Lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus American Five-Lined Skink

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Snowy Egret

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/11/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/11/24

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula Snowy Egret

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Cloudless Sulphur

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/3/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 9/3/24

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur

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Great Blue Heron

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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron

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Red-Headed Woodpecker

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/22/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/22/24

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-Headed Woodpecker

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Great Egret

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/15/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/15/24

Great Egret

Ardea alba Great Egret

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Our Chimney Swift Tower

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Our Chimney Swift Tower

Chimney Swift Tower on the Refuge

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

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