Chesapeake Bay Field Office

Chesapeake Bay Field Office For the official information source about the Chesapeake Bay Field Office, go to http://www.fws.gov Welcome to the U.S.
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Fish and Wildlife Service's Chesapeake Bay Field Office. We work to protect endangered and threatened species, migratory birds, freshwater and anadromous fish, and wildlife habitats in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. We also work with many other private and public partners to preserve and protect living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay ecosystems.

The Virginia rail is a secretive wetland bird known for its chicken-like shape, long bill and agility as it moves throug...
06/04/2026

The Virginia rail is a secretive wetland bird known for its chicken-like shape, long bill and agility as it moves through dense vegetation. This time of year, it's breeding season, and these rails are building hidden nests among cattails. Both parents incubate eggs and care for chicks.
📷Mike Budd USFWS

The North American beaver is an impressive engineer of its environment, known for building dams, lodges and transforming...
06/02/2026

The North American beaver is an impressive engineer of its environment, known for building dams, lodges and transforming landscapes into thriving wetlands. Beavers help create habitats that benefit countless other species, including frogs, fish, birds and insects. This time of year, beavers are busy raising young.
📷Courtney Celley USFWS

The white-lined sphinx moth is a fast-flying pollinator often mistaken for a hummingbird due to its size, hovering fligh...
05/28/2026

The white-lined sphinx moth is a fast-flying pollinator often mistaken for a hummingbird due to its size, hovering flight and feeding behavior. These moths are active day and night, visiting flowers and sipping nectar across the country.
📷Tom Koerner USFWS

The pileated woodpecker can be found in parts of the west, across southern Canada and across much of the eastern United ...
05/26/2026

The pileated woodpecker can be found in parts of the west, across southern Canada and across much of the eastern United States. These large woodpeckers are noted by their bold crests, black-and-white plumage and loud calls. They prefer mature forests where they excavate cavities in dead trees and forage for carpenter ants and woodboring beetle larvae.
📷 Mick Thompson CC BY 2.0

The U.S. is home to the greatest total number of turtle species than any single nation! They play a vital role in mainta...
05/23/2026

The U.S. is home to the greatest total number of turtle species than any single nation! They play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and habitats. Law enforcement officials have reported an increase in the trafficking of native turtles, from the common Eastern box turtle to federally threatened bog turtle. Every turtle counts - removing even a single wild turtle can harm a local population. Since turtle eggs and hatchlings have a low survival rate, most adults must breed for their entire lives to replace themselves in the wild population. https://ow.ly/Ie0o50YUjRw

Rusty patched bumble bees, once an everyday sight , now occur only in scattered populations in several states. These end...
05/20/2026

Rusty patched bumble bees, once an everyday sight , now occur only in scattered populations in several states. These endangered bumble bees need flowers for food from early spring through fall. We can all help by reducing or eliminating pesticide use and planting native plants. These are some plants favored by the rusty patched bumble bee:
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Red knots are likely the world’s most cosmopolitan traveling shorebird. The rufa subspecies occurs along the Atlantic an...
05/15/2026

Red knots are likely the world’s most cosmopolitan traveling shorebird. The rufa subspecies occurs along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts with some traveling almost 19,000 miles annually between their breeding grounds in the Arctic of Central Canada and wintering grounds as far away as Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. Horseshoe crab eggs are the most important food for red knots during spring migration. Spawning horseshoe crabs gather on the beaches of Delaware and new Jersey during May where red knots gather to stop and refuel up for their final flight to the Arctic.
📷Gregory Breese USFWS

The eastern pondhawk is a fast-flying dragonfly found across much of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains. This time of ...
05/12/2026

The eastern pondhawk is a fast-flying dragonfly found across much of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains. This time of year, adults are emerging from the aquatic nymph stage, drying their wings and taking flight searching for food and mates. They hunt flies, mosquitoes and even other dragonflies!

Happy Mother's Day!📷Monica R. CC BY 2.0.
05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day!
📷Monica R. CC BY 2.0.

Spring brings a burst of life with a wave of migrating birds returning north. From early morning songbirds to striking ...
05/09/2026

Spring brings a burst of life with a wave of migrating birds returning north. From early morning songbirds to striking seasonal visitors, spring is one of the best times to experience the Chesapeake’s incredible bird diversity. Today is World Migratory Bird Day! Step outside, listen closely and see which ones you can spot! https://ow.ly/3AAX50YUjaj

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177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD
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Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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