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175 Species of Wildlife in Lullwater Preserve
Right in the middle of Emory's campus, Lullwater Preserve offers acres of green space with trees, lawns and a lake for community members to enjoy. The estate is home to an English Tudor mansion where the University president lives with, by all appearances, at least 175 wildlife species as neighbors.
Our sources for this list include biology professor emeritus Don Shure, the Office of Sustainability Initiatives, and President James W. Wagner (who saw the coyote in 2011). Species lists of amphibians and reptiles residing in Lullwater were compiled from biology class trips and research papers. Species lists of birds were compiled from biology class trips, individuals' visits and the Atlanta Audubon Society's list of birds' arrival/departure dates.
Amphibians
Birds: Spring/Fall Migrants
Birds: Summer Residents
Birds: Winter Residents
Birds: Year-Round Residents
Mammals
Reptiles
| Bullfrog | Dusky salamander |
| Eastern narrowmouth toad | Northern red salamander |
| Fowler's toad | Northern slimy salamander |
| Gray treefrog | Red spotted newt |
| Green frog | Southern redback salamander |
| Green treefrog | Southern two-lined salamander |
| Northern cricket frog | Spotted salamander |
| Southern leopard frog | Spring salamander |
| Spring peeper frog | Three-lined salamander |
| Upland chorus frog | |
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| American coot | Magnolia warbler |
| American redstart | Nashville warbler |
| Bay-breasted warbler | Orange-crowned warbler |
| Black and white warbler | Orchard oriole |
| Black-billed cuckoo | Ovenbird |
| Black-throated blue warbler | Palm warbler |
| Black-throated green warbler | Parula warbler |
| Blackburnian warbler | Prairie warbler |
| Blackpoll warbler | Prothonotary warbler |
| Blue grosbeak | Rose-breasted grosbeak |
| Blue-winged teal | Spotted sandpiper |
| Blue-winged warbler | Swainson's thrush |
| Canada warbler | Tennessee warbler |
| Cape May warbler | Veery |
| Chestnut-sided warbler | Wilson's warbler |
| Connecticut warbler | Yellow warbler |
| Golden-winged warbler | Yellow-billed cuckoo |
| Hooded merganser | Yellow-throat warbler |
| Lesser scaup | |
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| Barn swallow | Great-crested flycatcher |
| Blue-gray gnatcatcher | Indigo bunting |
| Chimney swift | Northern rough-winged swallow |
| Common nighthawk | Red-eyed vireo |
| Common yellowthroat | Ruby-throated hummingbird |
| Eastern kingbird | Summer tanger |
| Eastern wood pewee | White-eyed vireo |
| Great egret | Wood thrush |
| Great heron | Yellow-breasted chat |
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| Cedar waxwings | Ruby-crowned kinglet |
| Dark-eyed junco | White-throated sparrow |
| Golden-crowned kinglet | Yellow-bellied sapsucker |
| Pied-billed grebe | |
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| American crow | Great horned owl |
| American goldfinch | Hairy woodpecker |
| American robin | House finch |
| Barred owl | House sparrow |
| Belted kingfisher | Mallard duck |
| Bluejay | Mockingbird |
| Brown thrasher | Mourning dove |
| Brown-headed cowbird | Northern flicker |
| Brown-headed nuthatch | Northern mockingbird |
| Canada goose | Pileated woodpecker |
| Cardinal | Pine warbler |
| Carolina chickadee | Red-bellied woodpecker |
| Carolina wren | Red-headed woodpecker |
| Chipping sparrow | Red-tailed hawk |
| Common grackle | Red-winged blackbird |
| Downy woodpecker | Rock dove |
| Eastern bluebird | Screech owl |
| Eastern towhee | Song sparrow |
| European starling | Tufted titmouse |
| Field sparrow | White-breasted nuthatch |
| Gray catbird | Yellow-rumped warbler |
| Great blue heron | |
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| Beaver | Mink |
| Coyote | Muscrat |
| Domestic dog | Norway rat |
| Dooley | Opossum |
| Eastern chipmunk | Raccoon |
| Eastern cottontail rabbit | Red fox |
| Eastern gray squirrel | River otter |
| Eastern mole | Short-tailed shrew |
| Feral cat | Southeastern shrew |
| Gray fox | Southern flying squirrel |
| House mouse | Striped skunk |
| Long-tailed weasel | White-footed mouse |
| Meadow vole | |
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| Broadhead skink lizard | Queen snake |
| Five-lined skink lizard | Rat snake |
| Fence lizard | Rough green snake |
| Green anole lizard | Southern ringneck snake |
| Ground skink lizard | Water snake |
| Six-lined racerunner lizard | Box turtle |
| Southeastern five-lined skink lizard | Common musk turtle |
| Brown snake | Common snapping turtle |
| Copperhead snake | Eastern mud turtle |
| Eastern hognose snake | Eastern painted turtle |
| Eastern kingsnake | Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle |
| Garter snake | Red-eared slider turtle |
| Northern black racer | Yellowbelly slider turtle |
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