Monday, July 16, 2012

2012 Advanced Camp

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:

Young raccoon out foraging in shallow water - Mark Musselman

Young raccoon climbing tree for safety - Mark Musselman

Banded Water Snake - Mark Musselman

Eastern Mud Turtle - Mark Musselman

Eastern Cottonmouth - Mark Musselman

Eastern Cottonmouth - Mark Musselman

Bowfin - Mark Musselman

Barred Owl - Mark Musselman

Barred Owl - Mark Musselman

Yellow-crowned Night Heron - Mark Musselman

Eastern Box Turtle - Mark Musselman

Banded Water Snake - Mark Musselman

Great Egret - Mark Musselman

Carolina Wren nest under construction - Mark Musselman
 See images and video here of a previous attempt for this site.
Carolina Wren building nest in cigarette disposal container - Mark Musselman

Orbweaver capturing yellow jacket - Ricky Covey

Unidentified insect - Ricky Covey

Dark Fishing Spider - Ricky Covey

Swamp stomp behind beaver dam - Ricky Covey

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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