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Since joining ZooChat, I have come to realize how many animals native to North America are surprisingly lacking in North American zoos! Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary is a facility very close to my location that specializes in rescue animals, many of which I now realize are very rare in captivity. This list will mainly be based on my November 24 2018 visit, but I will include seasonal species that were not out on that visit.

This list will be different from the others I have posted; it will be posted by enclosure.

Observation Building
Tundra Swan (free-roaming)
  1. Common Boa
  2. Ball Python
  3. California Kingsnake
  4. Milk Snake
  5. Eastern Screech-Owl
  6. Merlin
  7. American Crow
  8. Domestic Duck
  9. Ruwenzori Long-Haired Fruit Bat
  10. Forest Aviary: Hermit Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Song Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal
  11. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Mourning Dove, Black-Billed Cuckoo (only one in captivity?), Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
  12. Wetland Aviary: Green Heron, Domestic Mallard, American Coot, Redhead, Blue-Winged Teal, Ring-Necked Duck, Franklin's Gull, Killdeer
  13. An darkened aquarium with an "exhibit closed" sign suggesting the aquarium is empty. The presence of feeder guppies makes me think otherwise.
Raptor Loop
  1. A free-flight aviary that was closed for a while with no animals in it. It is still closed, but animals are now inside and may be seen. Here is a list of what I saw. Free-flight aviary: Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, American Wigeon, Canada Goose, Ring-Necked Pheasant, Eastern Gray Squirrel
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-Winged Hawk
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-Eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Cooper's Hawk
  11. Swainson's Hawk
  12. Snowy Owl
  13. Northern Saw-Whet Owl
  14. Barred Owl
  15. White-Tailed Kite
  16. Great Horned Owl
  17. Long-Eared Owl
  18. Eastern Screech-Owl
  19. Turkey Vulture
  20. Red-Tailed Hawk
  21. Northern Goshawk
  22. Rough-Legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Tarantula (species unknown, suspect Chilean Rose)
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, White's Tree Frog
  4. Common Leopard Gecko
  5. Button Quail (temporally off-exhibit on my last visit)
  6. Western Fox Snake
  7. Domestic Guinea Pig
  8. Salmon-Crested Cockatoo
  9. Painted Lady (seasonal)
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. American Crow, North American Porcupine (both temporally off-exhibit on my last visit)
  8. Coyote
  9. White-Tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
  3. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  4. Eastern Screech-Owl
  5. Eastern Chipmunk
  6. White-Footed Mouse
  7. Virginia Opossum
  8. Virginia Opossum (same animal with access to two exhibits)
  9. American Mink (a combination of wild and domestic animals)
  10. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  11. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)
Free-range animals (seasonal)
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These were the species being rehabilitated on my last visit:

Common Nighthawk (certainly only one currently in captivity, if in a temporary situation)
Big Brown Bat
Silver-Haired Bat
Eastern Red Bat
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
unidentified snake
 
birdsandbats said:
Since joining ZooChat, I have come to realize how many animals native to North America are surprisingly lacking in North American zoos! Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary is a facility very close to my location that specializes in rescue animals, many of which I now realize are very rare in captivity. This list will mainly be based on my November 24 2018 visit, but I will include seasonal species that were not out on that visit.

This list will be different from the others I have posted; it will be posted by enclosure.

Observation Building
Tundra Swan (free-roaming)
  1. Common Boa
  2. Ball Python
  3. California Kingsnake
  4. Milk Snake
  5. Eastern Screech-Owl
  6. Merlin
  7. American Crow
  8. Domestic Duck
  9. Ruwenzori Long-Haired Fruit Bat
  10. Forest Aviary: Hermit Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Song Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal
  11. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Mourning Dove, Black-Billed Cuckoo (only one in captivity?), Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
  12. Wetland Aviary: Green Heron, Domestic Mallard, American Coot, Redhead, Blue-Winged Teal, Ring-Necked Duck, Franklin's Gull, Killdeer
  13. An darkened aquarium with an "exhibit closed" sign suggesting the aquarium is empty. The presence of feeder guppies makes me think otherwise.
Raptor Loop
  1. A free-flight aviary that was closed for a while with no animals in it. It is still closed, but animals are now inside and may be seen. Here is a list of what I saw. Free-flight aviary: Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, American Wigeon, Canada Goose, Ring-Necked Pheasant, Eastern Gray Squirrel
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-Winged Hawk
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-Eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Cooper's Hawk
  11. Swainson's Hawk
  12. Snowy Owl
  13. Northern Saw-Whet Owl
  14. Barred Owl
  15. White-Tailed Kite
  16. Great Horned Owl
  17. Long-Eared Owl
  18. Eastern Screech-Owl
  19. Turkey Vulture
  20. Red-Tailed Hawk
  21. Northern Goshawk
  22. Rough-Legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Tarantula (species unknown, suspect Chilean Rose)
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, White's Tree Frog
  4. Common Leopard Gecko
  5. Button Quail (temporally off-exhibit on my last visit)
  6. Western Fox Snake
  7. Domestic Guinea Pig
  8. Salmon-Crested Cockatoo
  9. Painted Lady (seasonal)
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. American Crow, North American Porcupine (both temporally off-exhibit on my last visit)
  8. Coyote
  9. White-Tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
  3. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  4. Eastern Screech-Owl
  5. Eastern Chipmunk
  6. White-Footed Mouse
  7. Virginia Opossum
  8. Virginia Opossum (same animal with access to two exhibits)
  9. American Mink (a combination of wild and domestic animals)
  10. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  11. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)
Free-range animals (seasonal)
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These were the species being rehabilitated on my last visit:

Common Nighthawk (certainly only one currently in captivity, if in a temporary situation)
Big Brown Bat
Silver-Haired Bat
Eastern Red Bat
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
unidentified snake
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I have idea Teacey aviary has had non-releasable Nighthawks
 
From my visit June 21 2019:

Observation Building
  1. Common Boa
  2. Corn Snake
  3. California Kingsnake
  4. Milk Snake
  5. Eastern Screech-Owl
  6. Merlin
  7. Northern Saw-whet Owl
  8. Striped Skunk
  9. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
  10. Forest Aviary: Hermit Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Song Sparrow, Cedar Waxwing, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco
  11. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Bluebird
  12. Wetland Aviary: Green Heron, Domestic Mallard, American Coot, Redhead, Blue-Winged Teal, Ring-becked Duck, Franklin's Gull, Killdeer, Wood Duck
Raptor Loop
  1. Free-flight Aviary: Snow Goose, Wood Duck, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Pheasant, Mallard, Common Goldeneye
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-winged Hawk
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Cooper's Hawk
  11. Swainson's Hawk
  12. Snowy Owl
  13. Northern Saw-whet Owl
  14. Barred Owl
  15. White-tailed Kite
  16. Great Horned Owl
  17. Long-eared Owl
  18. Eastern Screech-Owl
  19. Turkey Vulture
  20. Red-tailed Hawk
  21. Northern Goshawk
  22. Rough-legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, White's Tree Frog
  4. Common Leopard Gecko
  5. European Starling? (temporarily off-exhibit according to sign)
  6. Western Fox Snake
  7. African Pygmy Hedgehog
  8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. Coyote
  8. White-Tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
  3. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  4. Eastern Screech-Owl
  5. Eastern Chipmunk
  6. White-Footed Mouse
  7. Virginia Opossum
  8. Virginia Opossum (same animal with access to two exhibits)
  9. American Mink
  10. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  11. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)
Free-range animals (seasonal)
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These were the species being rehabilitated on my last visit:

Black-billed Cuckoo
Eastern Cottontail
Northern Raccoon
Wood Duck
Mallard
 
From my visit January 20 2020:

Observation Building
  1. Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow
  2. Common Boa
  3. Corn Snake
  4. California Kingsnake
  5. Common Garter Snake
  6. Eastern Screech-Owl
  7. Merlin
  8. American Crow
  9. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
  10. Tundra Swan (in the summer they free roam the grounds along with a Trumpeter Swan)
  11. Forest Aviary: Swainson's Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanager, Horned Lark, Common Yellowthroat, American Goldfinch
  12. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Common Box Turtle, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  13. Wetland Aviary: Killdeer, Bonaparte's Gull, Franklin's Gull, Common Tern, Ring-necked Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Domestic Mallard, Black Scoter, American Coot, Greater Scaup
Free-roaming Observation Building: Wood Duck

Raptor Loop
  1. Free-flight Aviary: Snow Goose, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Pheasant, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Eastern Gray Squirrel
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-winged Hawk (off-exhibit for winter)
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Cooper's Hawk
  11. Swainson's Hawk (off-exhibit for winter)
  12. Snowy Owl
  13. Northern Saw-whet Owl
  14. Barred Owl
  15. White-tailed Kite (off-exhibit for winter)
  16. Great Horned Owl
  17. Long-eared Owl
  18. Eastern Screech-Owl
  19. Turkey Vulture (off-exhibit for winter)
  20. Red-tailed Hawk
  21. Northern Goshawk
  22. Rough-legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, White's Tree Frog
  4. Common Leopard Gecko
  5. European Starling
  6. Western Fox Snake
  7. African Pygmy Hedgehog
  8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. North American Porcupine
  8. Coyote
  9. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
  3. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  4. Eastern Screech-Owl
  5. Eastern Chipmunk
  6. White-footed Mouse
  7. Virginia Opossum
  8. Virginia Opossum (same animal with access to two exhibits)
  9. American Mink
  10. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  11. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These were the species being rehabilitated on my last visit:

Big Brown Bat
 
birdsandbats said:
From my visit January 20 2020:

Observation Building
  1. Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow
  2. Common Boa
  3. Corn Snake
  4. California Kingsnake
  5. Common Garter Snake
  6. Eastern Screech-Owl
  7. Merlin
  8. American Crow
  9. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
  10. Tundra Swan (in the summer they free roam the grounds along with a Trumpeter Swan)
  11. Forest Aviary: Swainson's Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Scarlet Tanager, Horned Lark, Common Yellowthroat, American Goldfinch
  12. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Common Box Turtle, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  13. Wetland Aviary: Killdeer, Bonaparte's Gull, Franklin's Gull, Common Tern, Ring-necked Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Domestic Mallard, Black Scoter, American Coot, Greater Scaup
Free-roaming Observation Building: Wood Duck

Raptor Loop
  1. Free-flight Aviary: Snow Goose, Northern Pintail, Canvasback, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Pheasant, Mallard, Common Goldeneye, Eastern Gray Squirrel
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-winged Hawk (off-exhibit for winter)
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Cooper's Hawk
  11. Swainson's Hawk (off-exhibit for winter)
  12. Snowy Owl
  13. Northern Saw-whet Owl
  14. Barred Owl
  15. White-tailed Kite (off-exhibit for winter)
  16. Great Horned Owl
  17. Long-eared Owl
  18. Eastern Screech-Owl
  19. Turkey Vulture (off-exhibit for winter)
  20. Red-tailed Hawk
  21. Northern Goshawk
  22. Rough-legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, White's Tree Frog
  4. Common Leopard Gecko
  5. European Starling
  6. Western Fox Snake
  7. African Pygmy Hedgehog
  8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. North American Porcupine
  8. Coyote
  9. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
  3. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  4. Eastern Screech-Owl
  5. Eastern Chipmunk
  6. White-footed Mouse
  7. Virginia Opossum
  8. Virginia Opossum (same animal with access to two exhibits)
  9. American Mink
  10. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  11. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These were the species being rehabilitated on my last visit:

Big Brown Bat
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Two corrections to note: the thrush in the Woodland Aviary is Hermit, and a Brown Thrasher is in the Prairie Aviary.
 
Update:

Date of Visit: May 22 2021

Observation Building
  1. Common Boa
  2. Western Hognose
  3. California Kingsnake
  4. Common Garter Snake
  5. Eastern Screech-Owl
  6. Merlin
  7. American Kestrel
  8. Common Tern
  9. Tundra Swan
  10. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
  11. Forest Aviary: Hermit Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Palm Warbler
  12. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Common Box Turtle, Mourning Dove, Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Bluebird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, House Finch
  13. Wetland Aviary: Killdeer, Caspian Tern, Common Goldeneye, Redhead, Domestic Mallard, Black Scoter, American Coot, Lesser Scaup
Free-roaming Observation Building: Wood Duck, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron

Raptor Loop
  1. Free-flight Aviary: Snow Goose, Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-winged Hawk
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Cooper's Hawk
  11. Swainson's Hawk
  12. Snowy Owl
  13. Northern Saw-whet Owl
  14. Barred Owl
  15. White-tailed Kite
  16. Great Horned Owl
  17. Long-eared Owl
  18. Eastern Screech-Owl
  19. Turkey Vulture
  20. Red-tailed Hawk
  21. Northern Goshawk
  22. Rough-legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander, White's Tree Frog
  4. Common Leopard Gecko
  5. European Starling
  6. Western Fox Snake
  7. African Pygmy Hedgehog
  8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
  9. Painted Lady
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar (possibly no longer present?)
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. North American Porcupine
  8. Coyote
  9. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Common Snapping Turtle
  3. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  4. Eastern Screech-Owl
  5. Eastern Chipmunk
  6. North American Deer Mouse
  7. Virginia Opossum
  8. Virginia Opossum (same animal with access to two exhibits)
  9. American Mink
  10. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  11. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)


Free Roaming: Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan


Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These were the species being rehabilitated on this visit:

Hairy Woodpecker
 
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Update:

Date of Visit: July 7 2022

Observation Building
  1. Northern Mockingbird
  2. Corn Snake
  3. American Bullfrog
  4. Northern Saw-whet Owl
  5. American Crow
  6. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
  7. Forest Aviary: Baltimore Oriole, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cedar Waxwing
  8. Prairie Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Blanding's Turtle, Common Box Turtle, Mourning Dove, Eastern Bluebird, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal, Common Yellowthroat, Brown Thrasher, Blue Jay, Swainson's Thrush, Hairy Woodpecker
  9. Wetland Aviary: Killdeer, Caspian Tern, Redhead, Black Scoter, Lesser Scaup, Bonaparte's Gull
Free-roaming Observation Building: Wood Duck

Raptor Loop
  1. Free-flight Aviary (currently closed with species off-exhibit for bird flu, species list here from 2021): Snow Goose, Northern Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall
  2. Merlin
  3. American Kestrel
  4. Broad-winged Hawk
  5. Golden Eagle
  6. Peregrine Falcon
  7. Gyrfalcon
  8. Short-eared Owl
  9. Bald Eagle
  10. Swainson's Hawk
  11. Snowy Owl
  12. Barred Owl
  13. Great Horned Owl
  14. Eastern Screech-Owl
  15. Turkey Vulture
  16. Red-tailed Hawk
  17. Northern Goshawk
  18. Rough-legged Hawk
Nature Center
  1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
  2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula
  3. Eastern Tiger Salamander
  4. European Starling
  5. Pine Foxsnake
  6. Domestic Mouse
  7. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
  8. Eastern/Cope's Gray Tree Frog
  9. Bullsnake
  10. Greenhouse Aviary: African Spurred Tortoise
Wildlife Habi-Trek
  1. North American River Otter
  2. Bobcat
  3. Red Fox
  4. Cougar
  5. Gray Wolf
  6. Common Raven
  7. North American Porcupine, American Crow
  8. Coyote
  9. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
Woodland Building
  1. North American River Otter (same exhibit, underwater viewing)
  2. Eastern Cottontail, Southern Flying Squirrel
  3. Eastern Screech-Owl
  4. North American Deer Mouse
  5. Virginia Opossum
  6. Virginia Opossum
  7. Striped Skunk
  8. Corn Snake, Western Fox Snake
  9. Gray Wolf (just another view of same exhibit)

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These animals can be viewed by the public in the Rehab Room inside the Observation Building. These were the species being rehabilitated on this visit:

Painted Turtle
Eastern Cottontail
Downy Woodpecker
Merlin
Pine Foxsnake
 
Update:

Date of visit: January 2 2023

Species not seen in italics

Observation Building
1. Common Boa
2. Corn Snake
3. Northern Saw-whet Owl
4. Merlin
5. Eastern Screech-Owl
6. American Crow
7. Northern Mockingbird
8. American Bullfrog
9. Spiny Softshell Turtle
10. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
11. Forest Aviary*: Horned Lark, Northern Cardinal, Swainson's Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Junco, Cedar Waxwing, Red-bellied Woodpecker
12. Field Aviary*: Ornate Box Turtle, Common Box Turtle, Wood Turtle, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove, Eastern Bluebird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal
13. Beach Aviary*: Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Killdeer, Bonaparte's Gull, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Black Scoter
14. California Kingsnake
Free-roaming Observation Building: Wood Duck

*These aviaries do not have updating signage and rotate in and out species fairly frequently. I am only listing the species I saw in these aviaries on this date, other species were probably present, either hidden or temporarily bts.

Raptor Trail
1. Bald Eagle
2. Short-eared Owl
3. Cooper's Hawk
4. Swainson's Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
5. Snowy Owl
6. Broad-winged Hawk
7. Barred Owl
8. Broad-winged Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
9. Great Horned Owl
10. Barn Owl (off-exhibit for the winter season)
11. Eastern Screech-Owl
12. Turkey Vulture (off-exhibit for the winter season)
13. Red-tailed Hawk
14. Northern Goshawk
15. Rough-legged Hawk
16. Merlin
17. Broad-winged Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
18. Golden Eagle
19. Peregrine Falcon
20. Gyrfalcon
21. Snow Goose

Nature Center
1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula
3. Eastern Tiger Salamander (?, signage removed)
4. Common Leopard Gecko
5. European Starling
6. Domestic (Fancy) Mouse
7. Bullsnake
8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
9. Greenhouse Aviary: African Spurred Tortoise

Wildlife Habi-Trek
1. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
2. Coyote
3. American Crow, North American Porcupine
4. Common Raven
5. Gray Wolf
6. Cougar
7. Red Fox, Gray Fox (rotated)
8. Bobcat

Woodland Building
1. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Yellow-bellied Slider
2. Southern Flying Squirrel, Eastern Cottontail
3. Eastern Screech-Owl
4. Eastern Chipmunk
5. Eastern Deer Mouse
6. Virginia Opossum
7. Virginia Opossum
8. Striped Skunk
9. Corn Snake, Pine Foxsnake

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These animals can be viewed by the public in the Rehab Room inside the Observation Building. These were the species being rehabilitated on this visit:

American Toad
Downy Woodpecker
American Goldfinch
Rock Pigeon
 
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Update:

Date of visit: January 19 2024

Species not seen in italics

Observation Building
1. Common Boa
2. Three-toed Box Turtle
3. Northern Saw-whet Owl
4. Merlin
5. Eastern Screech-Owl
6. American Kestrel
7. Blue Jay
8. American Bullfrog
9. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
10. Forest Aviary: Blue Jay, Black-crowned Night Heron
11. Field Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Three-toed Box Turtle, Wood Turtle, Mourning Dove, Eastern Bluebird, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, House Finch
12. Beach Aviary: Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Killdeer, Bonaparte's Gull, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Surf Scoter, Mandarin Duck
13. California Kingsnake

Raptor Trail
1. Bald Eagle
2. Broad-winged Hawk
3. Cooper's Hawk
4. Swainson's Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
5. Snowy Owl
6. Northern Saw-whet Owl
7. Barred Owl
8. Short-eared Owl
9. Great Horned Owl
10. Barn Owl (off-exhibit for the winter season)
11. Eastern Screech-Owl
12. Turkey Vulture (off-exhibit for the winter season)
13. Red-tailed Hawk
14. Rough-legged Hawk
15. Merlin
16. Broad-winged Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
17. Golden Eagle
18. Peregrine Falcon ("temporarily off-exhibit")
19. Gyrfalcon

Nature Center
1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula
3. Eastern Tiger Salamander
4. Common Leopard Gecko
5. European Starling
6. Domestic (Fancy) Mouse
7. Pine Foxsnake
8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
9. Greenhouse Aviary: African Spurred Tortoise

Wildlife Habi-Trek
1. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
2. Coyote
3. American Crow, North American Porcupine
4. Common Raven
5. Gray Wolf
6. Cougar
7. Red Fox
8. Gray Fox
9. Bobcat

Woodland Building
1. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Yellow-bellied Slider, Common Snapping Turtle
2. Southern Flying Squirrel, Eastern Cottontail
3. Eastern Screech-Owl
4. Eastern Deer Mouse
5. Virginia Opossum
6. Virginia Opossum
7. Striped Skunk
8. Corn Snake, Pine Foxsnake

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These animals can be viewed by the public in the Rehab Room inside the Observation Building. These were the species being rehabilitated on this visit:

American Goldfinch
Mourning Dove
 
Update:

Date of visit: March 1 2025

Species not seen in italics

Observation Building
1. Common Boa
2. Common Grackle
3. Northern Saw-whet Owl
4. Merlin
5. Eastern Screech-Owl
6. American Kestrel
7. Common Garter Snake
8. American Bullfrog
9. Straw-colored Fruit Bat
10. Forest Aviary: Blue Jay, Black-crowned Night Heron
11. Field Aviary: Ornate Box Turtle, Three-toed Box Turtle, Wood Turtle, Mourning Dove, Eastern Bluebird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Cedar Waxwing, House Finch, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Baltimore Oriole
12. Beach Aviary: Caspian Tern, Bonaparte's Gull, Redhead, Greater Scaup, Mandarin Duck, Green-winged Teal
13. California Kingsnake
Free-roaming Woodland Building: Wood Duck

Raptor Trail
1. Bald Eagle
2. American Barn Owl
3. Cooper's Hawk
4. Swainson's Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
5. Snowy Owl
6. Northern Mockingbird
7. Barred Owl
8. Short-eared Owl
9. Great Horned Owl
10. Rough-legged Hawk
11. Eastern Screech-Owl
12. Turkey Vulture (off-exhibit for the winter season)
13. Red-tailed Hawk
14. Merlin
15. Broad-winged Hawk (off-exhibit for the winter season)
16. Golden Eagle
17. Peregrine Falcon
19. American Kestrel

Nature Center
1. Common Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
2. Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula
3. Eastern Tiger Salamander
4. Common Leopard Gecko
5. European Starling
6. Domestic (Fancy) Mouse
7. Pine Foxsnake
8. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
9. Greenhouse Aviary: African Spurred Tortoise

Wildlife Habi-Trek
1. White-tailed Deer, Sandhill Crane
2. Coyote
3. Common Raven
4. Gray Wolf
5. Cougar
6. Red Fox
7. Gray Fox
8. North American River Otter

Woodland Building
1. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Yellow-bellied Slider, Common Snapping Turtle
2. Southern Flying Squirrel, Northern Flying Squirrel
3. Eastern Screech-Owl
4. Eastern Deer Mouse
5. Eastern Chipmunk
6. Virginia Opossum
7. Virginia Opossum
8. Eastern Cottontail
9. Corn Snake, Pine Foxsnake

Rehabilitated Animals
Being a rehabilitation center, Bay Beach keeps many injured wild animals temporally before being released into the wild. These animals can be viewed by the public in the Rehab Room inside the Observation Building. These were the species being rehabilitated on this visit:

House Finch
Mourning Dove
American Toad
 
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