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Learn more about your favorite Chesapeake Bay wildlife.

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Current page: Wildlife

The American crow is one of the Chesapeake’s most misunderstood birds

November 5, 2025

The American crow is common across the Chesapeake region and can be easily identified by its recognizable call

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A glossy black American crow is perched in a field.

The spooky ghost pipe isn’t here to haunt the forest

October 8, 2025

Or is it…?

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A completely white ghost pipe plant grows from a green forest floor.

The crane fly is a mosquito look-alike that keeps fish fed

September 9, 2025

Crane flies live a short life but are an important part of the food web

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Crane fly rests on a branch.

A food forest in Hyattsville, Maryland gives far more than it takes

September 3, 2025

The Emerson Street Food Forest is open to the public year round

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Food forest entrance with a wooden overhang and rows of fruit trees.

Native black willow thrives along riverbanks

September 1, 2025

This tree is known for its dark, almost black bark

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Dark bark with leaves covering branches.

Green frogs play an important role in the Chesapeake’s food web

August 29, 2025

Although small, green frogs are skilled predators that control insect populations

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A green frog visits a vernal pool at Susquehanna State Park in Harford County, Md.

American bullfrog is a formidable predator with a big croak

August 20, 2025

This amphibian can grow up 16 inches with its legs fully extended

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A bullfrog pops its face over the surface of the water.

The chatty songbird that’s easy to hear but difficult to see

August 15, 2025

The red-eyed vireo blends in with its background but makes itself known by constantly singing

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The red-eyed vireo is perched on a tree branch.

The most non-tern-like tern you’ll ever meet

August 5, 2025

Gull-billed terns have a unique style of hunting

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Tern on a sandy beach.

First-time birders should keep an eye out for this gateway bird

July 18, 2025

The American robin is one of the most common birds to see in the Chesapeake region

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An American robin eats an earthworm in a grassy field.

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