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EXISTING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS <br />As stated in previous sections, there are no rare species occurrences recorded on the <br />property. However, a rare mussel species was found in the Mississippi River to the east of <br />the property. It is possible that this species and others are present throughout this reach of <br />the Mississippi, and indeed mussels - both live and dead - were found in the waters <br />bordering the property (likely to be Strophitus undulatus, or the creeper mussel, though <br />identification is difficult to confirm). <br />Although no longer a rare species, bald eagles remain on the DNR wa <br />frequently seen at the Houlton property. Besides the numerous ea <br />river and across the property (there is a nearby nest at Bailey Po' <br />the floodplain island. The nest, located in a large hackberry at ed€ <br />been recently successful, as three eagles fledged from the n t 01 <br />opening to the public in 2016, care must be taken not to _ the r <br />the nesting season. While the nest is in a more remot ea of the pro <br />posted at the edge of the clearing advising visitors prop y to <br />the nest (USFWS standard). <br />Other wildlife seen in regularity at the Wil <br />white-tailed deer, turkeys, red tail hawks <br />numerous insects, including honeybees, bi <br />butterflies. On occasion, foxes, rabbits, fox <br />been seen on the property. There is also ei <br />Stumps left by beavers are <br />seem to be old and were ra <br />Friends of the Mississippi <br />21 <br />lying along the <br />nest occurs on <br />learing, has <br />e property <br />during <br />i could be <br />0 ft from <br />servation Area include <br />blue herons, and <br />damselflies, and monarch <br />jtrels and gray squirrels have <br />activity on the property. <br />forest, though most if not all <br />W. H. Houlton Conservation Area NRMP <br />