Located at: 17724 Interstate 30 Suite 5A
Benton, Arkansas 72019
Phone: (501) 315-9009
Email: bruceshackleford@sbcglobal.net
Benton, Arkansas 72019
Phone: (501) 315-9009
Email: bruceshackleford@sbcglobal.net
| Bird Observations |
Below are few of the species observed at the WWP site.
The wet prairie offers an ideal habitat for many species to
rear young.
The wet prairie offers an ideal habitat for many species to
rear young.
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BLUE-WINGED TEAL
Bruce Shackleford photographed two females with eighteen young at Woolsey Wet Prairie,
Fayetteville on June 24, 2008. According to the Arkansas Audubon Society Arkansas Bird Records
Committee - this is the eighth breeding record for Arkansas, and the first with more than one set of
young.
Bruce Shackleford photographed two females with eighteen young at Woolsey Wet Prairie,
Fayetteville on June 24, 2008. According to the Arkansas Audubon Society Arkansas Bird Records
Committee - this is the eighth breeding record for Arkansas, and the first with more than one set of
young.
| Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow photographed by Joe Neal on October 10, 2008 at Woolsey Wet Prairie. |
| Sora by Joe Neal, April 14, 2009 |
foreground - Lesser
Yellowlegs
background -
Greater Yellow legs
Joe Neal - Woolsey
Wet Prairie April 8,
2009
Yellowlegs
background -
Greater Yellow legs
Joe Neal - Woolsey
Wet Prairie April 8,
2009
| American Golden Plover Joe Neal April 8, 2009 Woolsey Wet Prairie |
American Bittern
David Oakley of Springdale
Woolsey Wet Prairie
David Oakley of Springdale
Woolsey Wet Prairie
Savannah Sparrow
Photo Credit -
Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit -
Bruce Shackleford
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Pectoral Sandpipers
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Coots
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Blue Winged Teal
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
American Golden Plover
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Yellow Warbler
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
| Killdeer Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford Killdeer have raised their young at the WWP. |
Canada Geese
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Photo Credit - Bruce Shackleford
Last spring three pair of
Canada Geese also raised
their young at the WWP
Canada Geese also raised
their young at the WWP
| Yellow-Headed Blackbird Photo Credit - Joe Neal 4/27/09 |
Upland Sandpipers
Photo Credit - Joe Neal 4/13/09
Photo Credit - Joe Neal 4/13/09
Solitary
Sandpiper
Photo Credit -
Joe Neal 4/3/09
Sandpiper
Photo Credit -
Joe Neal 4/3/09
Pectoral Sandpipers
Photo Credit -
Joe Neal 4/8/09
Photo Credit -
Joe Neal 4/8/09
Greater Yellowlegs
Photo Credit - Joe Neal 4/8/09
Photo Credit - Joe Neal 4/8/09
| Photo Credit - Thom Dodd, OMI |
| This northern shrike was discovered at Woolsey Wet Prairie on March 11, 2011 by Mike Mlodinow. Photographs were taken by Joe Neal of Fayetteville. This is the second record for this bird being observed in the State of Arkansas. |
