Wildlife
Learn more about your favorite Chesaepake Bay wildlife.
A busy bird with incredible camouflage
January 3, 2024Brown creepers are known for their unique way of foraging
Read story![A brown creeper hugs close to a tree.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/field-guide/brown-creeper/_900x600_crop_center-center_none/BrownCreeperFieldGuide1800-01-20161218-IMG_9316.jpg)
How the eastern floater flexes its muscles
December 8, 2023The eastern floater can withstand low dissolved oxygen levels and uses a variety of host fish for reproduction
Read story![A hand holds a small freshwater mussel.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/EasternFloaterFieldGuide1800-03-Photo-220687715-c-chris-buelow-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-chris-buelow_2023-12-08-212713_lyaz.jpg)
This Halloween, let’s make bats the good guys
October 5, 2023Why one of the smallest bats in the Bay watershed needs our help
Read story![The small bat has its wings tucked and clings to a rocky wall.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/TricoloredBatFieldGuide1800-01-Photo-152739597-c-ozarkpoppy-some-rights-reserved-CC-BY-NC-uploaded-by-ozarkpoppy.jpg)
Dobsonfly adults are all bark and no bite
September 6, 2023The eastern dobsonfly may look intimidating but the larvae are the real predators
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Family farm in Ronks, Pa. does all it can to help local streams recover
August 11, 2023The USDA’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) helps to reduce pollution in a Chesapeake Bay tributary’s watershed
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A native Chesapeake plant can prevent your poison ivy rash
August 1, 2023Jewelweed’s antifungal and antimicrobial properties serve as a natural remedy for poison ivy
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Fishing for blue catfish is good for the Bay, but be careful when eating them
July 28, 2023Jurisdictions in the Bay watershed set advisories for consuming blue catfish
Read story![Dead catfish lay at the edge of a boat](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_27_23_1800-01-9E3A1775.jpg)
Local government leaders fish for invasive species management strategies in the Bay
July 13, 2023Blue catfish, snakeheads and more discussed at quarterly Local Government Advisory Committee meeting
Read story![A northern snakehead in an aquarium](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_13_23_1800-01-20190302-IMG_3168.jpg)
Documenting the return of the terns to Poplar Island
July 11, 2023U.S. Geological Survey is monitoring two species of vulnerable seabirds
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Submerged aquatic vegetation, a critical blue crab habitat, bounces back in the Chesapeake Bay
July 6, 2023The Bay’s underwater grasses continues to recover from a crash in 2019
Read story![Blue crab on board a boat with patch of grass behind it.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/jul_6_23_1800-01-20200801_SmithIsland_3044.jpg)