Eastern Cottontail

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Eastern Cottontail (150x150)

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Sylvilagus floridanus (scientific)

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Eastern cottontails eat their own droppings! Cottontails often eat on the run; trying to evade predators. They might not properly digest food at the time they eat it. So when they are in protected shelter, they will re-eat droppings with undigested

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I was happy to see a Rabbit visiting my yard on Easter Morning.

Rabbit on Easter morning
by: FairyForest

Four eastern cottontail young are hiding out in this nest. They are older than 5 days, but young...

A Cottontail Nest
by: BrownsZoo

We were at Pioneer Park and this little guy must be used to foraging on what people leave behind ...

Eastern Cottontail
by: drgnflyz

Eastern Cottontail
by: Joe_Booch

Eastern Cottontail
by: pamunkey

Eastern Cottontail
by: chadpindar

Recent Encounters

Eastern Cottontail
via mobile

06/29/10

Rabbit on Easter morning
I was happy to see a Rabbit visiting my yard on Easter Morning.
tags: Rabbit Cotton-Tail-Rabbit Massachusetts

04/04/10

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus Floridanus)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '05/29/07'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Leporidae va-sp-2007
via WildObs API

Powhatan State Park, VA
05/29/07

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus Floridanus)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '04/21/06'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Leporidae va-sp-2002 va-sp-2006 BioBlitz2002
via WildObs API

Pocahontas State Park, VA
04/21/06

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus Floridanus)
Note: This encounter date & time is approximate, the original date information is '05/22/07'. Spe...
tags: va-sp-taxon Leporidae va-sp-2007
via WildObs API

Holliday Lake State Park, VA
05/22/07

Eastern Cottontail
via iPhone

Trenton, NJ
10/12/09

Eastern Cottontail
We were at Pioneer Park and this little guy must be used to foraging on what people leave behind ...
tags: Eastern-Cottontail North-Dakota rabbit mammal Sylvilagus-floridanus

Valley City, ND
07/03/09

Eastern Cottontail

Alice, TX
09/16/09

Eastern Cottontail

Alice, TX
09/15/09

Spotlight Count
3 rabbits observed

Alice, TX
08/08/09

Eastern Cottontail
via iPhone

Alice, TX
06/14/09

Eastern Cottontail

Latrobe, PA
10/16/09

Eastern Cottontail
via iPhone

David Weld Sanctuary, Nissequoge, NY
05/10/09

A Cottontail Nest
Four eastern cottontail young are hiding out in this nest. They are older than 5 days, but young...

Spring Lake, MI
05/09/09

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Category Details

Records		14
Class		Mammal

NWF Wildlife Watch

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First Observation
	BrownsZoo A Cottontail Nest about 1 year ago.

Latest Observation
	pamunkey Eastern Cottontail about 1 month ago.

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Places for Eastern Cottontail

Spring Lake, MI . David Weld Sanctuary, Nissequoge, NY . Latrobe, PA . Valley City, ND . Alice, TX . Trenton, NJ . Powhatan State Park, VA . Pocahontas State Park, VA . Holliday Lake State Park, VA