Wetlands Park Friends

Nature Moments

Wetlands Park Sandbar Willow Raffel

The Sandbar Willow

what under-valued wetlands park tree looks like a shrub? The clumping sandbar willow (Salix exigua),...
Wetlands Park Plecostomus Don Drake

The Plecostomus

WHAT “INTRODUCED” FISH SPECIES at WETLANDS PARK CAN ALSO DO TIME ON LAND? The plecostomus...
Crawfish Don Drake

The Red Swamp Crayfish

BABY LOBSTERS AT WETLANDS PARK? WELL, NOT REALLY... Clark County Wetlands Park is home to...
Grackle Michelle

The Great-tailed Grackle

WHICH WETLANDS PARK BIRD HAS A VOICE LIKE A RUSTY GATE HINGE?  Great-tailed grackles (Quiscalus...
Snowy Egret

The Snowy Egret

WHICH WETLANDS PARK HUNTER HAS BEAUTIFUL WHITE PLUMAGE AND YELLOW SLIPPERS?  Snowy egrets (Egretta thula)...
Wolfberry Leavitt

The Anderson Wolfberry

WHAT WETLANDS PARK SHRUB IS RELATED TO A TOMATO PLANT?  Anderson Wolfberry (Lycium andersonii), also...
Mallard Walker

The Mallard

WHAT DUCK IS A REAL "QUACKER" WITH AN INTERESTING FAMILY LIFE?  Unquestionably, the mallard (Anas...
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The Ruby-crowned Kinglet

WHICH “GRAY BIRD” ACTS LIKE IT’S HAD TOO MUCH CAFFEINE?”  Birders often say that “little...
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The Barn Owl

WHICH RARE OWL WITH A “VALENTINE’S DAY” FACE MIGRATES THROUGH WETLANDS PARK?  Completely silent in...
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The Indigo Bush

WHAT WETLANDS WONDER MAY FLOWER WITHOUT LEAVES?  What a show!  One of the great joys...