SALT MARSH ANIMALS

Birds

Birds are the animals we see most in the salt marsh.

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Clapper Rail

Mammals

Mammals are the hardest animals to observe in the salt marsh. Many are nocturnal and most are secretive. Some common mammals include raccoons, mink, muskrats, and voles.

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Marsh Rabbit

Invertebrates

A wide variety of invertebrates live in salt marshes: insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms and more.


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Grass Shrimp


Reptiles

Only two reptiles are salt marsh specialists: Diamondback Terrapin and Salt Marsh Water Snake. Other reptiles visit occassionally.

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Diamondback Terrapin