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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is a 114,657 acre (464 km2) protected area situated on the southwest side of San Antonio Bay along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in parts of Aransas, Refugio, and Calhoun counties. The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge was established by Executive Order 7784 on 31 December 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the Aransas Migratory Wa…
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Recreation Overview
Trails
(16)
FEATURED
Aransas NWR Fishing Pier Trail
Trailheads
(11)
FEATURED
Big Tree Trailhead
Paddle Routes
(2)
FEATURED
Port O’Connor Mules Slough Paddle Route
Picnic Areas
(1)
FEATURED
Aransas NWR Fishing Pier Picnic Area
Fishing Accesses
(1)
FEATURED
Aransas NWR Fishing Access
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Attractions
Wildlife Watching Areas
(4)
FEATURED
East Bird Observation Tower
Bird Watching Areas
(3)
FEATURED
East Bird Observation Tower
Observation Points
(1)
FEATURED
Bay Overlook
Visitor Centers
(1)
FEATURED
The Claude F. Lard Visitor Center
Plants
American Beautyberries
Callicarpa americana (species)
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Malvaviscus arboreus
SPECIES ·
“Wax Mallow”, “Turkcap”, “Turk's Turban”, “Ladies Teardrop”, “Scotchman's Purse”
4
Observations
JAN - DEC
Redcardinal
Erythrina herbacea (species)
4
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bushy Bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus (species)
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Yucca treculeana
SPECIES ·
“Don Quixote's Lace”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis (species),
“Mississippi Alligator”
60
Observations
JAN - DEC
White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus (species),
“Dama Virginiana”, “Odocoileus Spelaeus”, “Key Deer”, “Key Deer Toy Deer”
32
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lithobates catesbeianus
SPECIES ·
“American Bullfrog”, “Bullfrog”, “Common Bullfrog”
22
Observations
JAN - DEC
Agkistrodon piscivorus
SPECIES ·
“Cottonmouth”, “Water Viper”, “Eastern Cottonmouth”
18
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Green Tree Frog
Hyla cinerea (species),
“Green Treefrog”, “Carolina Tree Frog”
13
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura (species)
6,643
Observations
JAN - DEC
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias (species)
6,325
Observations
JAN - DEC
Great Egret
Ardea alba (species),
“Great White Egret”, “Great White Heron”, “Common Egret”, “Eastern Great Egret”, “Large Egret”, “Western Great Egret”
6,202
Observations
JAN - DEC
Whooping Crane
Grus americana (species)
4,406
Observations
JAN - DEC
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis (species),
“Common Cardinal”
4,370
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Papilio palamedes
SPECIES ·
“Palamedes Swallowtail”
11
Observations
JAN - DEC
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis (species)
6
Observations
JAN - DEC
Phyciodes phaon
SPECIES ·
“Phaon Crescent”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Variegated Meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum (species)
4
Observations
JAN - DEC
Erythemis simplicicollis
SPECIES ·
“Eastern Pondhawk”
4
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
49
Protected Area
33
Nature Reserve
3
Wildlife Reserve
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Wildlife Reserve
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
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