Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
is a small white heron. The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, "heron". The species name thula is the Araucano for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
is a small white heron. The genus name comes from the Provençal French for the little egret aigrette, a diminutive of aigron, "heron". The species name thula is the Araucano for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
the only species in genus Ondatra and tribe ondatrini, is a medium-sized
semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe,
Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitats.
Northern Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
is a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal tidal marshes of the
eastern and southern United States, and in Bermuda. It belongs to the monotypic genus Malaclemys.
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
iis a genus of four species of large perennial reed grasses found in wetlands throughout temperate and
tropical regions of the world.
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
is a small North American songbird of the wren family. It is sometimes called the long-billed marsh wren to
distinguish it from the sedge wren, also known as the short-billed marsh wren.
Greenhead
Tabanas nigrovitatus
is a hardy perennial with rhizomes and sometimes stolons. It is an erect grass which occasionally approaches half a meter in height but is generally shorter. The solid, stiff stems have narrow leaves up to 10 centimeters in length, which may be crusted with salt in saline environments.
Spike Grass
Distichlis spicata
is a hardy perennial with rhizomes and sometimes stolons. It is an erect grass which occasionally approaches half a meter in height but is generally shorter. The solid, stiff stems have narrow leaves up to 10 centimeters in length, which may be crusted with salt in saline environments.