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Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/9/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 7/9/24

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia Yellow Garden Spider

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

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle

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

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted Gar

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/17/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 6/17/24

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum

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

Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/27/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/27/24

Cicada

Cicadoidea Cicada

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 5/1/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 5/1/24

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis North American River Otter

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 4/8/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 4/8/24

American Green Tree Frog

Hyla cinerea American Green Tree Frog

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

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/27/24 Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association 3/27/24

Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth

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