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

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay

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

Double-Crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus Double-Crested Cormorant

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

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula Snowy Egret

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/30/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/30/24

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron

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

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-Headed Woodpecker

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

Great Egret

Ardea alba Great Egret

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 8/9/24

Green Heron

Butorides virescens Green Heron

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/21/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/21/24

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/5/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/5/24

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle

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

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/21/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/21/24

Tree Swallow

Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/12/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/12/24

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 4/28/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 4/28/24

Wilson’s Snipe

Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 4/3/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 4/3/24

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/20/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/20/24

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus Osprey

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/13/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/13/24

Limpkin

Aramus guarauna Limpkin

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/6/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/6/24

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker