Wetlands Park Friends

Wetlands Park Friends

Turtle sunning on rock beside small duck

The Pied-billed Grebe and Red-eared Slider

COME ON IN, THE WATER'S FINE! The ponds and streams at Clark County Wetlands Park...
Red damselfly resting on green blade

The American Rubyspot

WHAT "FLASHY" INSECT IN CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK IS IN REALITY A FIERCE AERIAL PREDATOR?...
Information booth at shopping mall event

Back to School Event at Boulevard Mall a Tremendous Success

The "Back to School event at the Boulevard Mall on Saturday was a tremendous success!...
Cluster of pink wildflowers by reeds

The Marsh Fleabane

HMMM… WHERE IS THAT "UNUSUAL" SCENT COMING FROM? Marsh Fleabane is one of Clark County...
Wetlands Park Friends

The Summer Tanager

WHICH SUMMER TOURIST IN WETLANDS PARK IS SOMETINMES KNOWN AS THE "BEEBIRD"? Summer Tanagers visit...
Small brown bird on sandy ground

The Abert’s Towhee

BOUNCE AND KICK, BOUNCE AND KICK! WHAT BIRD LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUMPING ON A TRAMPOLENE?...
Osprey perched on bare branch

The Osprey

"...AND LIKE A THUNDERBOLT HE FALLS!" What a dive! Quite a splash!!! Alfred Lord Tennyson...
Large black wasp feeding on milkweed

The Pepsis Wasp (and a bee) on Desert Milkweed

WHEN CAN YOU HEAR A WETLANDS PARK PLANT BEFORE YOU SEE IT? When the plant...
Quail perched on bare branch

The Gambel’s Quail

PSSSSTT! A Quail (Callipepla gambelii) May Be Watching You! This male Gambel's Quail is showing...
Raptor gliding over distant mountains

The Northern Harrier

WHAT HAWK IS KNOWN FOR FLYING LOW TO THE GROUND? WHOOSH! This is how we...