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Animals Observed at Prairie Ridge

Snails

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Orthopteroids

Dragonflies/damselflies

Butterflies

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Snails PDF
Gastrocopta contracta
Glyphalinia wheatleyi
Triodopsis hopetonensis
Triodopsis juxtidens
Ventridens cerinoideus
Ventridens gularis
Zonitoides arboreus
Deroceras reticulatum	Gray Garden Slug

Crayfishes PDF

Cambarus “acuminatus complex” (= “species C”)

Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus

Centipedes PDF	Back to top
Hemiscolopendra marginata
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Scutigera coleoptrata
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Millipedes PDF
Narceus americanus
Oxidus gracilis

Orthopteroids PDF	Back to top
Melanoplus keeleri	Keeler's Spurthroated Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana	American Bird Grasshopper
Orchelimum vulgare	Red Faced Meadow Katydid
Conocephalus strictus	Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid
Oecanthus celerinictus	Fast Calling Tree Cricket

Dragonflies PDF	Back to top
Anax junius	Common Green Darner
Celithemis eponina	Halloween Pennant
Libellula luctuosa	Widow Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea	Roseate Skimmer
Perithemis tenera	Eastern Amberwing
Erythemis simplicicollis	Eastern Pondhawk
Tramea carolina	Carolina Saddlebags
Enallagma civile	Familiar Bluet
Libellula lydia	Common Whitetail

Butterflies PDF	Back to top
Battus philenor	Pipevine Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes	Black Swallowtail
Colias eurytheme	Alfalfa Butterfly
Phoebis sennae	Cloudless Sulphur
Pieris rapae	Cabbage Butterfly
Pontia protodice	Checkered White
Everes comyntas	Eastern Tailed Blue
Danaus plexippus	Monarch
Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary
Junonia coenia	Common Buckeye
Limenitis arthemis astyanax	Red-spotted Purple
Phyciodes tharos	Pearl Crescent
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral
Vanessa virginiensis	American Lady
Atalopedes campestris	Sachem
Lerema accius	Clouded Skipper
Epargyreus clarus	Silver-spotted Skipper
Pyrgus communis	Checkered Skipper

Fish PDF	Back to top
Luxilus albeolis	White Shiner
Nocomis leptocephalus	Bluehead Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub
Erimyzon oblongus	Creek Chubsucker
Ameiurus natalis	Yellow Bullhead
Lepomis auritus	Redbreast Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish
Lepomis gibbosus	Pumpkinseed
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill
Micropterus salmoides	Largemouth Bass
Gambusia holbrooki	Eastern Mosquitofish
Etheostoma nigrum	Johnny Darter

Amphibians PDF	Back to top
Desmognathus fuscus	Northern Dusky Salamander
Eurycea chamberlaini	Chamberlain’s Dwarf Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera	Southern Two-lined Salamander
Bufo americanus	American Toad
Bufo fowleri	Fowler’s Toad
Acris crepitans	Northern Cricket Frog
Hyla chrysoscelis	Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Hyla cinerea	Green Treefrog
Hyla squirella	Squirrel Treefrog
Pseudacris feriarum	Upland Chorus Frog
Rana catesbeiana	Bullfrog
Rana clamitans	Green Frog
Rana sphenocephala	Southern Leopard Frog
Rana palustris	Pickerel Frog
Gastrophryne carolinensis	Eastern Narrowmouth Toad

Reptiles PDF	Back to top
Chelydra serpentina	Common Snapping Turtle
Terrapene carolina	Eastern Box Turtle
Eumeces fasciatus	Five-lined Skink
Eumeces inexpectatus	Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Eumeces laticeps	Broadhead Skink
Scincella lateralis	Ground Skink
Carphophis amoenus	Eastern Worm Snake
Coluber constrictor	Black Racer
Diadophis punctatus	Ringneck Snake
Elaphe obsoleta	Black Rat Snake
Lampropeltis calligaster	Mole Kingsnake
Nerodia sipedon	Northern Water Snake
Opheodrys aestivus	Rough Green Snake
Storeria dekayi	Brown Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis	Eastern Garter Snake

Birds PDF

Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe
Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested Cormorant
Anser anser	Greylag Goose
Branta canadensis	Canada Goose
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler
Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup
Bucephala albeola	Bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus	Hooded Merganser
Oxyura jamaicensis	Ruddy Duck
Ardea herodias	Great Blue Heron
Bubulcus Ibis	Cattle Egret
Butorides virescens	Green Heron
Cathartes aura	Turkey Vulture
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey
Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier
Accipiter striatus	Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper’s Hawk
Buteo lineatus	Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo platypterus	Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis	Red-tailed Hawk
Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bald Eagle
Falco sparverius	American Kestrel
Charadrius vociferus	Killdeer
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes	Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa solitaria	Solitary Sandpiper
Actitis macularia	Spotted Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla	Least Sandpiper
Gallinago delicata	Wilson's Snipe
Scolopax minor	American Woodcock
Larus delawarensis	Ring-billed Gull
Columba livia	Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Zenaida macroura	Mourning Dove
Coccyzus americanus	Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Tyto alba	Common Barn-Owl
Bubo virginianus	Great Horned Owl
Chaetura pelagica	Chimney Swift
Archilochus colubris	Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ceryle alcyon	Belted Kingfisher
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus	Red-bellied Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Picoides pubescens	Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus	Hairy Woodpecker
Colaptes auratus	Northern Flicker
Dryocopus pileatus	Pileated Woodpecker
Empidonax virescens	Acadian Flycatcher
Sayornis phoebe	Eastern Phoebe
Myiarchus crinitus	Great Crested Flycatcher
Tyrannus tyrannus	Eastern Kingbird
Lanius ludovicianus	Loggerhead Shrike
Vireo olivaceus	Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus	White-eyed Vireo
Cyanocitta cristata	Blue Jay
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American Crow
Corvus ossifragus	Fish Crow
Progne subis	Purple Martin
Stelgidopterx serripennis	Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow
Poecile carolinensis	Carolina Chickadee
Baeolophus bicolor	Tufted Titmouse
Sitta canadensis	Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis	White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla	Brown-headed Nuthatch
Certhia americana	Brown Creeper
Thryothorus ludovicianus	Carolina Wren
Troglodytes aedon	House Wren
Regulus satrapa	Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula	Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Polioptila caerulea	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Sialia sialis	Eastern Bluebird
Hylocichla mustelina	Wood Thrush
Turdus migratorius	American Robin
Dumetella carolinensis	Gray Catbird
Mimus polyglottos	Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum	Brown Thrasher
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling
Bombycilla cedrorum	Cedar Waxwing
Parula americana	Northern Parula
Dendroica petechia	Yellow Warbler
Dendroica coronata	Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica pinus	Pine Warbler
Dendroica discolor	Prairie Warbler
Dendroica palmarum	Palm Warbler
Dendroica striata	Blackpoll Warbler
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana Warbler
Setophaga ruticilla	American Redstart
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana Waterthrush
Geothlypis trichas	Common Yellowthroat
Piranga rubra	Summer Tanager
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	Eastern Towhee
Spizella passerina	Chipping Sparrow
Spizella pusilla	Field Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus	Lark Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis	Savannah Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum	Grasshopper Sparrow
Melospiza melodia	Song Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii	Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana	Swamp Sparrow
Zonotrichia lecophrys	White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis	White-throated Sparrow
Junco hyemalis	Dark-eyed Junco
Cardinalis cardinalis	Northern Cardinal
Passerina caerulea	Blue Grosbeak
Passerina cyanea	Indigo Bunting
Sturnella magna	Eastern Meadowlark
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Bobolink
Agelaius phoeniceus	Red-winged Blackbird
Quiscalus quiscula	Common Grackle
Molothrus ater	Brown-headed Cowbird
Icterus spurius	Orchard Oriole
Icterus galbula	Baltimore Oriole
Carpodacus mexicanus	House Finch
Carduelis tristis	American Goldfinch
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow

Mammals PDF	Back to top
Didelphis virginiana	Virginia Opossum
Blarina carolinensis	Southern Short-tailed Shrew
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat
Lasiurus borealis	Red Bat
Homo sapiens	Human
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail
Marmota monax	Woodchuck
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Gray Squirrel
Castor canadensis	Beaver
Sigmodon hispidus	Hispid Cotton Rat
Mus musculus	House Mouse
Canis latrans	Coyote
Canis familiaris	Dog
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Gray Fox
Felis catus	House Cat
Procyon lotor	Common Raccoon
Lontra canadensis	River Otter
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed Deer

Animals Observed at Prairie Ridge

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