Who's in the lake?

Westhampton Lake is a picture-perfect showpiece for the nation’s most beautiful campus (according to the Princeton Review). But it’s also something else — home to numerous fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, plus a year-round outdoor lab for students studying ecology and related subjects. With the help of biology faculty Kristine Grayson, Jonathan Richardson, and Peter Smallwood, we compiled a representative list of permanent residents and occasional visitors.