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Quail perched on bare branch

The Gambel’s Quail

By Wetlands Park Friends | May 12, 2021
PSSSSTT! A Quail (Callipepla gambelii) May Be Watching You! This male Gambel's Quail is showing...
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Raptor gliding over distant mountains

The Northern Harrier

By Wetlands Park Friends | April 24, 2021
WHAT HAWK IS KNOWN FOR FLYING LOW TO THE GROUND? WHOOSH! This is how we...
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Songbird perched high in leafy branch

The Northern Mockingbird

By Wetlands Park Friends | April 11, 2021
THWACK! OUCH! WHAT IS GOING ON? GOODNESS, I'M BEING ATTACKED BY A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD! My...
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Side view lizard with blue throat

The Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

By Wetlands Park Friends | March 27, 2021
WHAT CRITTER HAS A SERIOUS TERRITORIAL PROBLEM IN CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? Get off my...
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Raccoon curled up on tree branch

The Gray Fox

By Wetlands Park Friends | March 13, 2021
WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A MEMBER OF THE WILD DOG FAMILY (Canidae) SITTING COMFORTABLY OVERHEAD...
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Crested gray bird perched on thorn branch

The Phainopepla

By Wetlands Park Friends | February 27, 2021
WHAT PLANT AND CRITTER HAVE A MUTUALLY SYMBOITIC RELATIONSHIP IN CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? This...
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Pair of rabbits resting on sandy path

The Desert Cottontail

By Wetlands Park Friends | February 13, 2021
ARE THESE CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK’S SUPER CRITTERS?  Hop, hop, hop! Desert Cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus...
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Great blue heron flying low over pond

The Great Blue Heron

By Wetlands Park Friends | January 23, 2021
WHICH CRITTER IS AN ICON IN WETLANDS PARK? The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is...
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Small yellow-faced songbird perched on seedheads

The Verdin

By Wetlands Park Friends | January 9, 2021
ARE THESE THE SMARTEST CRITTERS IN WETLANDS PARK? OR ARE THEY AMONG THE MOST PARANOID? ...
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Crested bird perched on charred branch

The Roadrunner

By Wetlands Park Friends | December 7, 2020
IS THERE A DINOSAUR IN THE MIDST OF CLARK COUNTY WETLANDS PARK? Clark County Wetlands...
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