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Revision as of 09:08, 20 October 2017
This is a list of animals I have personally seen alive in their natural habitat and was able to identify. Unless otherwise mentioned, I first saw the animal in Michigan.
Amphibians
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Frog, Bull | Rana catesbeiana | |
Frog, Northern Green | Rana clamitans melanota | Adult and tadpoles |
Frog, Pickerel | Lithobates palustris | |
Salamander, Spotted | Ambystoma maculatum | |
Toad, Fowler's | Anaxyrus fowleri |
Birds
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Blackbird, Red-winged | Agelaius phoeniceus | Male, female |
Bluebird, Eastern | Sialia sialis | |
Cardinal, Northern | Cardinalis cardinalis | Male, female |
Chickadee, Black-capped | Poecile atricapillus | |
Cowbird, Brown-headed | Molothrus ater | |
Crane, Sandhill | Grus canadensis | |
Crow, Common | Corvus brachyrhynchos | |
Dove, Mourning | Zenaida macroura | Adult, hatchlings |
Dove, Rock | Columba livia | |
Eagle, Bald | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | |
Egret, Great | Ardea alba | |
Finch, American Gold | Carduelis tristis | |
Goose, Canada | Branta canadensis | Male, female, hatchlings |
Grackle, Common | Quiscalus quiscula | Male, female |
Grackle, Great-tailed | Quiscalus mexicanus | Seen in New Mexico and Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Gull, American Herring | Larus smithsonianus | |
Gull, Common | Larus canus | |
Hawk, Broad-winged | Buteo platypterus | |
Heron, Great Blue | Ardea herodias | |
Hummingbird | Seen several, couldn't identify | |
Jay, Blue | Cyanocitta cristata | |
Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | |
Kingfisher, Belted | Megaceryle alcyon | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Male, female, hatchlings |
Nuthatch, Red-breasted | Sitta canadensis | |
Owl | Couldn't identify | |
Oriole, Baltimore | Icterus galbula | |
Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
Pelican, Brown | Pelecanus occidentalis | |
Pheasant, Common | Phasianus colchicus | |
Raven, Common | Corvis corax | |
Redpoll, Common | Acanthis flammea | |
Robin, American | Turdus migratorius | Male, female, nest, eggs |
Sparrow, Eurasian Tree, | Passer montanus | |
Sparrow, House | Passer domesticus | |
Starling, Common | Sturnus vulgaris | |
Swallow, Barn | Hirundo rustica | Male, female |
Swan, Mute | Cygnus olor | |
Turkey, Wild | Meleagris gallopavo | Female |
Vulture, Turkey | Cathartes aura | |
Woodpecker, Pileated | Dryocuopus pileatus | |
Woodpecker, Red-bellied | Melanerpes carolinus |
Crustaceans
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Crayfish, Rusty | Orconectes rusticus | |
Pill-bug, Common | Armadillidium vulgare | AKA Roly-poly |
Sow-bug | Kind that can't roll up |
Fish
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Bass, Smallmouth | Micropterus dolomieu | |
Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | |
Catfish, Flathead | Pylodictis olivaris | |
Trout, Lake | Salvelinus namaycush |
Insects
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Ant, Black Carpenter | Camponotus pennsylvanicus | Adult, larva |
Ant, Black Garden | Lasius niger | |
Ant, Pavement | Tetramorium caespitum | |
Bee, American Bumble | Bombus pensylvanicus | |
Bee, Western Honey | Apis mellifera | |
Beetle, May | Phyllophaga | |
Boxelder Bug | Boisea trivittata | |
Butterfly, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio canadensis | |
Butterfly, Monarch | Danaus plexippus | |
Centipede, House | Scutigeridae | |
Centipede, Bark | Cormocephalus | |
Cricket, Field | Gryllus pennsylvanicus | |
Damselfly | Ischnura | |
Dragonfly, Blue Dasher | Pachydiplax longipennis | |
Dragonfly | Unable to identify | |
Earwig, European | Forficula auricularia | Male, female, young, eggs |
Firefly, Common Eastern | Photinus pyralis | |
Fly, Crane | Tipulidae | |
Fly, Horse | Tabanidae | |
Fly, House | Musca domestica | |
Grasshopper, Differential | Melanoplus differentialis | |
Grasshopper, Two-striped | Melanoplus bivittatus | |
Harvestman, Eastern | Leiobunum vittatum | |
Ladybeetle, Asian | Harmonia axyridis | |
Lady Bug | Coccinellidae | |
Mantis, Chinese | Tenodera sinensis | |
Mantis, European | Mantis religiosa | |
Mayfly | Palaeoptera | Seen in Ohio off Lake Erie |
Millipede | Diplopoda | |
Mite, Clover | Bryobia praetiosa | |
Mosquito | Culicidae | |
Moth, Five-spotted Hawk / Tomato Hornworm | Manduca quinquemaculata | Caterpillar |
Moth, Hummingbird | Hemaris | |
Moth, Isabella Tiger / Caterpillar, Woollybear | Pyrrharctia isabella | Adult, caterpillar |
Moth, Winter / Inch Worm | Operophtera brumato | Adult, caterpillar |
Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpionida | |
Spider, American Yellow Sac | Cheiracanthium inclusum | |
Spider, Longbodied Cellar | Pholcus phalangioides | |
Spider, Tan Jumping | Platycryptus undatus | |
Spider, Zebra Back | Salticus scenicus | |
Stink Bug, Brown Marmorated | Halyomorpha halys | |
Tick, Deer | Ixodes scapularis | |
Walking Stick, Common | Diapheromera femorata | |
Wasp, Eastern Yellow Jacket | Vespula maculifrons | |
Wasp, European Paper | Polistes dominula | |
Wasp, Metricus Paper | Polistes metricus | |
Weevil, Black Vine | Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
Mammals
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Agouti | Dasyprocta | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Bat | Unable to identify | |
Bear, Black | Ursus americanus | Seen in Kentucky |
Chipmunk, Eastern | Tamias striatus | |
Coati | Nasua | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Deer, White-tailed | Odocoileus virginianus | Male, female, fawns |
Groundhog | Marmota monax | |
Hare, Snowshoe | Lepus americanus | |
Mink, American | Neovison vison | |
Mouse, House | Mus musculus | |
Muskrat, | Ondatra zibethicus | |
Opossum, Virginia | Didelphis virginiana | |
Rabbit, Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | |
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Adults and kits |
Seal, Harbor | Phoca vitulina | Seen in Seattle |
Squirrel, American Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | |
Squirrel, Fox | Sciurus niger | |
Squirrel, Eastern Grey | Sciurus carolinensis | |
Skunk, Striped | Mephitis mephitis | |
Vole, Meadow | Microtus pennsylvanicus |
Mollusks
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Clam, Freshwater | Many kinds, unable to identify | |
Mussel, Zebra | Dreissena polymorpha | |
Slug, Grey Garden | Deroceras reticulatum | |
Slug, Pacific Banana | Ariolimax columbianus | Seen in Seattle |
Snail, Garden | Cornu aspersum |
Reptiles
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Iguana | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
Snake, Black King | Lampropeltis nigra | Seen in Kentucky |
Snake, Blue Racer | Coluber constrictor foxii | |
Snake, Butler's Garter | Thamnophis butleri | |
Snake, Eastern Garter | Thamnophis sirtalis | |
Snake, Smooth Green | Liochlorophis vernalis | |
Turtle, Common Snapping | Chelydra serpentina | Adult, hatchlings |
Turtle, Western Painted | Chrysemys picta | |
Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |