WILDLIFE OF LAKE WOODRUFF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all wildlife species you might encounter on the refuge. Rather, it is based on my experiences and represents the species you are most likely to find if you are in the right place at the right time, and in some cases, are extremely lucky. A complete list of all vertebrate species that (may) occur on the refuge is available at the refuge headquarters, located on Mud Lake Rd just west of its intersection with Grand Ave.
Insects/arthropods
A note about insect photography
Lubber grasshoppers
Passion
flower butterflies
Amphibians
Frogs
Reptiles
Alligators
Turtles
Lizards
Snakes
Some tips
on photographing snakes
Birds - a more comprehensive list of the bird species commonly found in Volusia County is here.
Some simple advice on bird photography
Grebes, Anhingas, Cormorants
Waterfowl
Raptors
Turkey and Bobwhite
Egrets,
Herons, Ibis, Wood Storks
Cranes,
Limpkins, Rails, Coots and Moorhens
Shorebirds
Doves and
Cuckoos
Owls and
Goatsuckers
Hummingbirds,
Swifts, and Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Flycatchers
and Swallows
Jays,
Crows, Titmice and Chickadees
Wrens,
Nuthatches, Mockingbird, Catbird, and Thrasher
Gnatcatchers,
Kinglets, Thrushes, Waxwings and Shrikes
Vireos
Warblers
Blackbirds
Tanagers, Cardinals, Finches
and Sparrows
Lake
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