Planetscott - Site Report: Heislerville Wildlife Management Area

Kingdom: Animals (27 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (1 record)

Class: Merostomate (1 record)

Order: Xiphosura (1 record)
- Family: Limulidae
- Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)

Phylum: Chordates (26 records)

Class: Birds (26 records)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Pelicans (10 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Herons
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Order: Perching Birds (8 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Seaside Sparrow (Ammospiza maritima)
- Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Wrens
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Family: Plovers
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

No trip reports available.