The advanced camp at the Audubon Center at
Francis Beidler Forest has begun! Day 1 involved a walk around the boardwalk (
virtual tour here) before lunch and then a stomp through the swamp in the afternoon. Here is some of what we saw:
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| Young raccoon out foraging in shallow water - Mark Musselman |
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| Young raccoon climbing tree for safety - Mark Musselman |
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| Banded Water Snake - Mark Musselman |
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| Eastern Mud Turtle - Mark Musselman |
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| Eastern Cottonmouth - Mark Musselman |
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| Eastern Cottonmouth - Mark Musselman |
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| Bowfin - Mark Musselman |
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| Barred Owl - Mark Musselman |
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| Barred Owl - Mark Musselman |
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Mark Musselman |
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| Eastern Box Turtle - Mark Musselman |
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| Banded Water Snake - Mark Musselman |
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| Great Egret - Mark Musselman |
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| Carolina Wren nest under construction - Mark Musselman |
See images and video
here of a previous attempt for this site.
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| Carolina Wren building nest in cigarette disposal container - Mark Musselman |
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| Orbweaver capturing yellow jacket - Ricky Covey |
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| Unidentified insect - Ricky Covey |
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| Dark Fishing Spider - Ricky Covey |
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| Swamp stomp behind beaver dam - Ricky Covey |
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| Beaver dam - Ricky Covey |
Although we did not get any pictures, we also saw White Ibis, Little Blue Herons, a male Common Yellowthroat, Northern Cardinals, Musk Turtles, Yellow-bellied Sliders, a female Prothonotary Warbler, a Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Parulas, Tufted Titmouse, and several fawns.
Tomorrow, we will post a Geographic Information System (GIS) map showing the boardwalk, the beaver dam, our morning and afternoon tracks, and points for the various wildlife sightings.
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