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The Wildlife
What the Property Offers
Using Our Grounds
Our Bow Hunting Program

To strive for purity of water, the clarity of air, and the wise stewardship of the land and its resources; to know the beauty and understanding of nature, and the value of wildlife, woodlands and open space; to the preservation of this heritage and to man's sharing in it, I pledge myself as a member of the Izaak Walton League of America.

Few people realize that despite all the urban growth in middle Montgomery County that a wide range of wildlife has adapted to our presence and live among us. Other less adaptable species have lost most of their habitats and have barely managed to maintain a presence in our area. The Chapter Grounds of the Lois Green-Sligo Chapter have become a haven to all of these creatures. The following is an incomplete list of species that have been seen on the property. Please let us know if you see something new!

Click on the linked names to see a picture of the animal to the right.

   
 
Mammals
Bats
Black Squirrels
Chipmunks
Deer
Field Mice
Flying Squirrels

Fox
Gray Squirrels
Ground hogs
Moles
Opposum
Rabbits
Raccoons
Red Squirrels
Skunks
Voles
 
Birds
American Kestrel
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Owl
Barred Owl
Black Vulture
Bluebird
Bluejay
Bobwhite
Canada Goose
Cardinal
Cat Bird
Chickadee
Eastern Meadowlark
Flicker
Gold Finch
Great Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
Hummingbird
Indigo Bunting
Junco
Kingfisher
Lesser Green Heron
Mockingbird
Mourning Dove
Mallard
Nuthatch
Phoebe
Piliated Woodpecker
Purple Finch
Red Bellied Woodpecker
Red Headed Woodpecker
Red Winged Blackbird
Robin
Ruby Throated
Screech Owl
Sparrow
Tree Swallow
Tufted Tit Mouse
Turkey Vulture
Whiporwill
Wild Turkey
Wood Duck
Wood Thrush
Wren
 
 
Reptiles/Amphibians/Fish
American Tree Frog
Basking Turtle
Black Snake
Bull Frog
Box Turtle
Corn Snake
Garter Snake
King Snake
Milk Snake
Painted Turtle
Salamander
Skink
Small Mouth Bass
Spot
Spring Peeper
Toad
 

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Dense woods on the grounds. Purple Finch A boy scout clears our nature trail White Tailed Deer Buck The pond, fields and woods Barn Owl A wedding held at the Grounds.