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bogs would generally be those of the surrounding ecosystems, 

 such as quail, turkey, woodcock and warbler. One rare species 

 found here would be the bog turtle. 



Ponds . Both fresh- and saltwater ponds occur in the region. 

 Salt ponds contain many of the species found in shallow marine 

 habitats, but ditch grass is most characteristic. Freshwater 

 ponds have a wide range of species: submerged aquatics such as 

 tape grass, water milfoil, and bladderwort, and emergent species 

 including arrowhead and pickerel weed. 



Cypress-Gum Swamp Fores t. The distribution of the Cypress- 

 Gum Swamp Forest reaches its northern limits in the Chesapeake 

 Bay region, where some of the species typical of the Bottomland 

 Hardwood Forest give way in deeper water to the dominance of the 

 baldcypress and the water tupelo. Typical animals include such 

 birds as the double crested cormorant, the common egret, black 

 crowned night heron, red shouldered hawk, barred owl, and 

 pileated woodpecker. Such mammals as the gray fox, raccoon, 

 mink, river otter, and even the black bear, bobcat and white-tailed 

 deer also appear. 



Bottomland Hardwood Forest . This community type is one of 

 the most diverse terrestrial plant communities in the Atlantic 

 Coastal Plain. It occupies the floodplains of the major rivers, 

 and is often flooded in winter and spring with either lower water 

 levels or no standing water in summer and fall. The vegetation 

 is mostly trees d.th some shrubs and vines. The hardwoods in swamp 



