Chesapeake Bay Field Office

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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.

Celebrate Urban Wildlife Conservation Day at Masonville Cove!Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9 AM to 2 PM at Masonvil...
08/20/2026

Celebrate Urban Wildlife Conservation Day at Masonville Cove!
Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9 AM to 2 PM at Masonville Cove (1000 Frankfurst Ave, Baltimore, MD 21226) - a free, family-friendly celebration honoring Urban Wildlife Conservation Day!

What’s in store:
Boat Rides
BioBlitz
Yoga
Nature Crafts, Live Animal Encounters, and Outdoor Games
Guided Nature Walks
Fishing, Birding, and more
Free Shuttles departing at 9AM, 10:30AM, and 12PM from Brooklyn Branch Library and Curtis Bay Rec Center
Complimentary Food for all participants

Learn more about this exciting event here:
https://ow.ly/V80V50ZBEYK

Eastern fence lizards, most commonly grayish in color, can range from brown to nearly black. Females have black horizont...
08/14/2026

Eastern fence lizards, most commonly grayish in color, can range from brown to nearly black. Females have black horizontal patterns on their back. The males sport bright blue patches on their chin and underside during breeding season (April to August). Like other native lizards, they have fractured planes in the vertebrae of their tails, allowing the tail to break if it is seized, letting the lizard escape from predators. A broken tail will regenerate with time.
📷Judy Gallagher CC BY 2.0

The native New England aster blooms from late summer into fall. Its showy purple and yellow flowers provide an important...
08/12/2026

The native New England aster blooms from late summer into fall. Its showy purple and yellow flowers provide an important nectar source for bees and butterflies throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Found in open woods, seasonal wetlands, and meadows, the New England aster is also a great addition to home yards.

📷Tom Koerner USFWS

The eastern oyster, an iconic Chesapeake Bay creature, supports a valuable commercial fishery and as a filter-feeder kee...
08/05/2026

The eastern oyster, an iconic Chesapeake Bay creature, supports a valuable commercial fishery and as a filter-feeder keeps our waters clean. They're also food for other important Bay wildlife including blue crabs and shorebirds. The oyster reefs themselves provide habitat for many of our fish communities. Last year partners restored oyster habitat in 10 tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, meeting a long term goal! https://ow.ly/VGYH50Zwjg9
📷 U.S. Air Force Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia

Owls play a crucial role as predators, controlling rodents, insects and other wildlife that can become pests. Exceptiona...
08/04/2026

Owls play a crucial role as predators, controlling rodents, insects and other wildlife that can become pests. Exceptional low-light vision and asymmetrical ears, enable owls to pinpoint prey. Downy fringes along stiff flight feathers muffle sound allowing an owl to swoops in silently. https://ow.ly/mAcs50ZvYll
📷Jake Bonello USFWS

Bottlenose dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay are one of the most exciting wildlife sightings! During the summer as they tra...
07/29/2026

Bottlenose dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay are one of the most exciting wildlife sightings! During the summer as they travel north, bottlenose dolphins sometimes enter the Bay to feed on menhaden, croaker and spot. You can help scientists track dolphin visits through Chesapeake Dolphin Watch at https://ow.ly/5nlH50ZtWVi
📷Wayne Hoggard NOAA

The luna moth is an enchanting insect known for its pale green wings with eyespots, long tails and large wingspan. Found...
07/27/2026

The luna moth is an enchanting insect known for its pale green wings with eyespots, long tails and large wingspan. Found in the eastern United States, Luna moth caterpillars eat the leaves of walnut, hickory, pecan, persimmon, sweet gum, and sumac trees. The adults have reduced mouthparts, so they don't eat at all and only live for about a week - long enough to mate and lay eggs

Photo: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS

Diamondback terrapins are the only turtle is known to spend its entire life in coastal, brackish wetlands. They play an...
07/23/2026

Diamondback terrapins are the only turtle is known to spend its entire life in coastal, brackish wetlands. They play an important role in the ecosystem by eating marsh periwinkle snails, which, if left to their own devices, can graze a marsh down to mud. Diamondback terrapins can be inadvertently killed in crab traps, but use of simple and low-cost bycatch reduction devices (BRD) on traps can help them escape.

River otters spend a lot of time in the water and are more likely be found in groups. They are very comfortable swimmin...
07/21/2026

River otters spend a lot of time in the water and are more likely be found in groups. They are very comfortable swimming and catch most of their food in water. Most of an otter’s body will remain underwater while it swims. |River otters are part of a group of animals known as mustelids: meat-eating mammals characterized by a long and slender body.
📷Ted Narveson USFWS

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Annapolis, MD
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Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
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