List of animals I've seen in the wild

This is a list of animals I have personally seen alive in their natural habitat and was able to identify (to some extant). Unless otherwise mentioned, I first saw the animal in Michigan.

Amphibians

Common Name	Nomenclature	Notes
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

Annelids

Common Name	Nomenclature	Notes
Leech, Freshwater Jawless	Glossiphoniidae
Worm, Earth	Lumbricus terrestris

Birds

Common Name	Nomenclature	Notes
Blackbird, Red-winged	Agelaius phoeniceus	Female, male
Bluebird, Eastern	Sialia sialis
Cardinal, Northern	Cardinalis cardinalis	Female, male
Chickadee, Black-capped	Poecile atricapillus
Cowbird, Brown-headed	Molothrus ater
Crane, Sandhill	Grus canadensis
Crow, America	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	Female, male, hatchlings
Grackle, Common	Quiscalus quiscula	Female, male
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	Female
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Female, male, 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	Female, male, nest, eggs
Sparrow, Eurasian Tree	Passer montanus
Sparrow, House	Passer domesticus	Female, male
Starling, Common	Sturnus vulgaris
Swallow, Barn	Hirundo rustica	Female, male
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
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
Bass, Smallmouth	Micropterus dolomieu
Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus
Catfish, Flathead	Pylodictis olivaris
Trout, Lake	Salvelinus namaycush

Insects

Common Name	Nomenclature	Notes
Ant, Black Carpenter	Camponotus pennsylvanicus	Female, Male, larva, eggs
Ant, Black Garden	Lasius niger
Ant, Pavement	Tetramorium caespitum
Bee, American Bumble	Bombus pensylvanicus
Bee, Western Honey	Apis mellifera
Beetle, False Mealworm	Alobates pennsylvanica
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 species
Earwig, European	Forficula auricularia	Female, male, young, larva, eggs
Firefly, Common Eastern	Photinus pyralis
Fly, Common Fruit	Drosophila melanogaster
Fly, Crane	Tipulidae
Fly, Horse	Tabanidae
Fly, House	Musca domestica
Gnat		Unable to identify species
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	Unable to identify species
Mite, Clover	Bryobia praetiosa
Mosquito	Culicidae	Unable to identify species
Moth, Five-spotted Hawk / Tomato Hornworm	Manduca quinquemaculata	Caterpillar
Moth, Hummingbird	Hemaris	Unable to identify species
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
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
Coyote	Canis latrans	Seen in California
Deer, White-tailed	Odocoileus virginianus	Male, female, fawns
Groundhog	Marmota monax
Hare, Snowshoe	Lepus americanus
Manatee, Florida	Trichechus manatus latirostris	Seen in Florida
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, Northern Fur	Callorhinus ursinus	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
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
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