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Fauna Species List: 



Most of the following were observed by John Fussell during 

 roxiinately 50 visits to the marshes to study Black Rails, 19 



app 

 1978 



74- 



Many of these visits were made at night 



Amphibians ; 



Amphibians are ostensibly absent in these marshes. However, 

 about 11 nm. 31 May 1974, there was an apparently Irugc chorus of 

 frogs Ln the r.inrshes northwest of N.C. 12. This was four days 

 after a very heavy (3 + inches) rain. Species identified by rail 

 were: 



Southern toad Bufo terrestris 



Southern cricket frog Acris ^ryllus gryllus 

 Green tree frog Hyla cmerea 



Pine woods treefrog Hyla femoralis 



Little grass frog Limhaoedus ocularis 



Reptiles : 



Northern diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin ceutrata 

 VJater snake Natrix sipedon williaraengelsi? 



Thesi- two species are common. Other specic^s probably occui 

 at least occasionally - especially uear shrub tliicket hammocks. 



Birds : 



or 



Til is list includes only species that occur in the marsh proper 

 that feed in pond iioles in the mar^h. 



S pecies 



Great blue heron 



Green heron 



Little blue heron 



Great egret 



Snowy egret 



Louisiana heron 



Black-crowned night heron 



Least bittern 



American bittern 



Glossy ibis 



Roseate spoonbill 



Mallard 



Black duck 



Gadwall 



Pintail 



Green-winged teal 



Blue-winged teal 



American wigeon 



Northern shovcler 



Marsh hawk 



King rail 



Clapper rail 



Seasonal Status 



Permane 



Summer 



Permane 



Permane 



Permane 



Permane 



Permane 



Summer 



Winter 



Summer 



One rec 



Winter 



Permane 



Winter 



Winter 



Winter 



Trans ie 



Winter 



Trans Le 



Permane 



Probabi 



Permani. 



nt 



res 



nt 



nt 



nt 



nt 



nt 



res 



res 



res 



ord 



res 



nt 



res 



res 



res 



nt 



res 



nt 



nt 



y p 



at 



rei idcnt 



idcnt 



resident 



resident 



resident 



res ident 



resident 



ident (nests) 



ident 



ident 



. or perm. nvs. (may nest) ; 



resident (nests) 



ident or Perm. res. (may 



ident 



ident 



ident 



rre i 



res. (probably nests) 

 orm. res. (probably nests, 

 r( sident (nests) 



