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Fauna Species List:
Most of the following were observed by John Fussell during
app roxiinately 50 visits to the marshes to study Black Rails, 19
1978
74-
Many of these visits were made at night
Amphibians
Amphibians are ostensibly absent in these marshes. However,
about 11 nm. 31 May 1974, there was an apparently Irugc chorus of
frogs Ln the r.inrshes northwest of N.C. 12. This was four days
after a very heavy (3 + inches) rain. Species identified by rail
were:
Southern toad Bufo terrestris
Southern cricket frog Acris ^ryllus gryllus
Green tree frog Hyla cmerea
Pine woods treefrog Hyla femoralis
Little grass frog Limhaoedus ocularis
Reptiles
Northern diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin ceutrata
VJater snake Natrix sipedon williaraengelsi?
Thesi- two species are common. Other specic^s probably occui
at least occasionally - especially uear shrub tliicket hammocks.
Birds
or
Til is list includes only species that occur in the marsh proper
that feed in pond iioles in the mar^h.
S pecies
Great blue heron
Green heron
Little blue heron
Great egret
Snowy egret
Louisiana heron
Black-crowned night heron
Least bittern
American bittern
Glossy ibis
Roseate spoonbill
Mallard
Black duck
Gadwall
Pintail
Green-winged teal
Blue-winged teal
American wigeon
Northern shovcler
Marsh hawk
King rail
Clapper rail
Seasonal Status
Permane
Summer
Permane
Permane
Permane
Permane
Permane
Summer
Winter
Summer
One rec
Winter
Permane
Winter
Winter
Winter
Trans ie
Winter
Trans Le
Permane
Probabi
Permani.
nt
res
nt
nt
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res
res
res
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res
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resident
resident
resident
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resident
ident (nests)
ident
ident
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resident (nests)
ident or Perm. res. (may
ident
ident
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orm. res. (probably nests,
r( sident (nests)
Object Description
Description
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| Full Text | 34 - Fauna Species List: Most of the following were observed by John Fussell during app roxiinately 50 visits to the marshes to study Black Rails, 19 1978 74- Many of these visits were made at night Amphibians Amphibians are ostensibly absent in these marshes. However, about 11 nm. 31 May 1974, there was an apparently Irugc chorus of frogs Ln the r.inrshes northwest of N.C. 12. This was four days after a very heavy (3 + inches) rain. Species identified by rail were: Southern toad Bufo terrestris Southern cricket frog Acris ^ryllus gryllus Green tree frog Hyla cmerea Pine woods treefrog Hyla femoralis Little grass frog Limhaoedus ocularis Reptiles Northern diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin ceutrata VJater snake Natrix sipedon williaraengelsi? Thesi- two species are common. Other specic^s probably occui at least occasionally - especially uear shrub tliicket hammocks. Birds or Til is list includes only species that occur in the marsh proper that feed in pond iioles in the mar^h. S pecies Great blue heron Green heron Little blue heron Great egret Snowy egret Louisiana heron Black-crowned night heron Least bittern American bittern Glossy ibis Roseate spoonbill Mallard Black duck Gadwall Pintail Green-winged teal Blue-winged teal American wigeon Northern shovcler Marsh hawk King rail Clapper rail Seasonal Status Permane Summer Permane Permane Permane Permane Permane Summer Winter Summer One rec Winter Permane Winter Winter Winter Trans ie Winter Trans Le Permane Probabi Permani. nt res nt nt nt nt nt res res res ord res nt res res res nt res nt nt y p at rei idcnt idcnt resident resident resident res ident resident ident (nests) ident ident . or perm. nvs. (may nest) ; resident (nests) ident or Perm. res. (may ident ident ident rre i res. (probably nests) orm. res. (probably nests, r( sident (nests) |
