Wetlands Park Friends

Wetlands Park Friends

Pair of rabbits resting on sandy path

The Desert Cottontail

ARE THESE CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK’S SUPER CRITTERS?  Hop, hop, hop! Desert Cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus...
Great blue heron flying low over pond

The Great Blue Heron

WHICH CRITTER IS AN ICON IN WETLANDS PARK? The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is...
Small yellow-faced songbird perched on seedheads

The Verdin

ARE THESE THE SMARTEST CRITTERS IN WETLANDS PARK? OR ARE THEY AMONG THE MOST PARANOID? ...
Crested bird perched on charred branch

The Roadrunner

IS THERE A DINOSAUR IN THE MIDST OF CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? Clark County Wetlands...
Beaver swimming through muddy water

The American Beaver

WHO’S THE “COMEBACK KID” OF CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? (Part 2) A biologist friend once said,...
Fluffy white insect on orange sand

The Thistledown Velvet Ant

DON’T REACH FOR THAT MOVING PIECE OF WHITE FLUFF NEAR THE CREOSOTE BUSHES!!! Thistledown velvet...
Brown mouse resting on dry soil

The Southern Grasshopper Mouse, a.k.a. Werewolf Mouse

IT'S HALLOWEEN... HAVE YOU EVER SEEN – OR HEARD – ONE OF THESE?  This Wetlands...
Camouflaged nightjar resting on branch

The Lesser Nighthawk or Common Nighthawk

IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO IDENTIFY A CRITTER I'm actually not sure which of the...
Howling coyote on rock near city

The Coyote

Coyotes (Canis latrans) are frequently seen, and even more frequently heard, throughout Clark County Wetlands Park....
Large owl perched in dappled sunlight

The Great Horned Owl

WHAT'S THE BIGGEST OWL OF THEM ALL IN WETLANDS PARK? Check out the intense, golden-eyed...