The food chain of a New England salt marsh is illustrated in this mural. The species here include: Great Blue Heron,Green Heron, Canada Geese, Belted KIngfisher, Black Duck, Salt Marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Willet, Osprey, Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk), Salt Marsh Grass, Seaside Lavender, Glasswort, Brackish Water Fiddler Crab, Horseshoe Crab, Periwinkle Snail, Softshell Clam, Ribbed Mussel, Clamworm, algae and diatoms, zooplankton, American Eel, Killifish/minnows, Silverside, Raccoon, Green Darner (Dragonfly), and Red Fox.
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