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A bird in flight with its wings spread out.

The Crissal Thrasher

By Wetlands Park Friends | January 21, 2024
What Wetlands Park Bird’s “Personal Problems” Can Make Bird Counts Difficult? Look over there!  Did...
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A brown dove standing on a large pile of rocks.

The Mourning Dove

By Wetlands Park Friends | December 17, 2023
(Zenaida macroura) WHAT COMMON WETLANDS PARK BIRD REPRESENTS THE “BEST OF HUMANITY” DURING THE HOLIDAYS?...
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A yellow and gray bird is sitting on a branch.

The Yellow-rumped Warbler

By Wetlands Park Friends | November 19, 2023
“BUTTER BUTT?”  Oh, YES! Yellow-rumped warblers (Dendroica coronata) are common and plentiful spring and fall...
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A centipede is laying in the dirt.

The Common Desert Centipede

By Wetlands Park Friends | October 29, 2023
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! YOU COULDN’T MAKE THIS COSTUME UP! Even better than a costume, this is...
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Two dragonflies perched on a twig.

The White-belted Ringtail Dragonfly (Mating Pair)

By Wetlands Park Friends | October 25, 2023
THE “BIRDS AND THE BEES”... AND THE DRAGONFLIES ON TREES? These beautiful, white-banded ringtail dragonflies...
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A bee is sitting on a flower.

The Seep Willow

By Wetlands Park Friends | September 29, 2023
Can This Plant Be A Sunflower?  Really? It is, though just looking at its fuzzy,...
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A small bird perched on a twig.

The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

By Wetlands Park Friends | September 18, 2023
What Small, Federally Endangered Bird Is Showing Signs of a Comeback in Wetlands Park? Back...
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A group of koi fish swimming in a pond.

The Common Carp

By Wetlands Park Friends | September 3, 2023
Sesame Street, Anyone? Which of these fish is not like the others? If you guessed...
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Desert Willow Leavitt with green life

The Desert Willow

By Wetlands Park Friends | July 23, 2023
             WHAT A SHOW!  DO THESE FLOWERS REMIND YOU OF ORCHIDS? The desert willow tree...
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Western Pigmy Blue Raffel sitting on a stick

The Western Pigmy Blue

By Wetlands Park Friends | July 7, 2023
WHERE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA CAN YOU FIND THE SMALLEST BUTTERFLY IN NORTH AMERICA? … If...
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