Wetland Animals
This page is dedicated to providing you with more information about animals that can be found at Marl Creek. Students on field trips will also learn a bit about these animals. Click on the links provided to learn more about these animals.
Note: This page is a work in progress. Most links are to the website "Animal Diversity Web"
American Toad
Beaver
Box Turtle
BullFrog
Crayfish
Copperhead
Dekay's Brown Snake
Dragonfly
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Eastern Hog-Nosed Snake
Five-Lined Skink
Green Frog
Little Brown Bat
Minnows
Monarch Butterfly
Muskrat
North American Wood Turtle
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Raccoon
Northern Water Snake
Painted Turtle
Rat Snake
Red Salamander
Snapping Turtle
Spotted Turtle
Striped Skunk
Southern Cricket Frog
Tadpole
Virginia Opossum
White-tailed deer
Birds
American Crow
American Robin
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Bluebirds
Blue Jay
Broad-Winged Hawk
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Indigo Bunting
Kingfisher
Mallard
Northern Cardinal
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Short-eared Owl
Wild Turkey
Woodduck
Insects
American Dog Tick
Black Widow Spider
Centipede
Cicada
Cockroach
Common Field Katydid
Convergent Lady Beetle
Eastern Subterranean Termite
Eastern Yellowjacket
Elephant Stag Beetle
Firefly
Flower Spider
Golden Paper Wasp
Japanese Beetle (nonnative)
Luna Moth
Praying Mantis (Carolina Mantid)
Rolly Polly (Pill Bug)
Stable Fly
Tree Hole Mosquito
Also explore the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' wildlife website.
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