Plants & Animals Of the Great Swamp

The Refuge is home to a great variety of wildlife.  Birdwatchers have recorded over 244 species of birds in and around the Refuge.  Mammals found on the refuge include white-tailed deer, river otter, muskrat, mink, beaver, raccoon, skunk, red fox, coyote, woodchuck, gray squirrel, opossum, and cottontail rabbits.  An interesting variety of fish, reptiles, and amphibians, including the federally threatened bog turtle and the state endangered blue-spotted salamander, are also found on the Refuge.