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! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ||
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− | | | + | | Frog, Northern Green || ''Rana clamitans melanota'' || Adult and tadpoles |
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− | | Frog || || | + | | Frog, Pickerel || ''Lithobates palustris'' || |
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− | | Toad || || | + | | Salamander, Spotted || ''Ambystoma maculatum'' || |
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+ | | Toad, Fowler's || ''Anaxyrus fowleri'' || | ||
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! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ! Common Name !! Nomenclature !! Notes | ||
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− | | | + | | Blackbird, Red-winged || ''Agelaius phoeniceus'' || Male, female |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Bluebird, Eastern || ''Sialia sialis'' | | ||
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+ | | Cardinal, Northern || ''Cardinalis cardinalis'' || Male, female | ||
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+ | | Chickadee, Black-capped || ''Poecile atricapillus'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Cowbird, Brown-headed || ''Molothrus ater'' || | ||
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+ | | Crane, Sandhill || ''Grus canadensis'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Crow, Common || ''Corvus brachyrhynchos'' || | ||
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− | | | + | | Dove, Mourning || ''Zenaida macroura'' || Adult, hatchlings |
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− | | | + | | Dove, Rock || ''Columba livia'' || |
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− | | | + | | Eagle, Bald || ''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'' || |
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− | | | + | | Egret, Great || ''Ardea alba'' || |
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− | | | + | | Finch, American Gold || ''Carduelis tristis'' || |
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− | | | + | | Goose, Canada || ''Branta canadensis'' || Male, female, hatchlings |
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− | | | + | | Grackle, Common || ''Quiscalus quiscula'' || Male, female |
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− | | | + | | Gull, American Herring || ''Larus smithsonianus'' || |
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− | | | + | | Gull, Common || ''Larus canus'' || |
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− | | | + | | Hawk, Broad-winged || ''Buteo platypterus'' || |
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− | | | + | | Heron, Great Blue || ''Ardea herodias'' || |
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− | | Woodpecker || || | + | | 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'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Pelican, Brown || ''Pelecanus occidentalis'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Pheasant, Common || ''Phasianus colchicus'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Raven, Common || ''Corvis corax'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Redpoll, Common || ''Acanthis flammea'' || | ||
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+ | | Robin, American || ''Turdus migratorius'' || Male, female, nest, eggs | ||
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+ | | Sparrow, Eurasian Tree, || ''Passer montanus'' || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Sparrow, House || ''Passer domesticus'' || | ||
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+ | | Starling, Common || ''Sturnus vulgaris'' || | ||
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+ | | Swallow, Barn || ''Hirundo rustica'' || Male, female | ||
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+ | | Swan, Mute || ''Cygnus olor'' || | ||
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+ | | Turkey, Wild || ''Meleagris gallopavo'' || Female | ||
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+ | | Vulture, Turkey || ''Cathartes aura'' || | ||
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+ | | Woodpecker, Pileated || ''Dryocuopus pileatus'' || | ||
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+ | | Woodpecker, Red-bellied || ''Melanerpes carolinus'' || | ||
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| Squirrel, Gray || || | | Squirrel, Gray || || | ||
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− | | Squirrel, Red || || | + | | Squirrel, American Red || ''Tamiasciurus hudsonicus'' || |
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| Skunk, Striped || ''Mephitis mephitis'' || | | Skunk, Striped || ''Mephitis mephitis'' || | ||
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| Snake, Black King || Lampropeltis nigra || Seen in Kentucky | | Snake, Black King || Lampropeltis nigra || Seen in Kentucky | ||
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+ | | Snake, Blue Racer || ''Coluber constrictor foxii'' || | ||
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| Snake, Butler's Garter || ''Thamnophis butleri'' || | | Snake, Butler's Garter || ''Thamnophis butleri'' || | ||
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| Turtle, Common Snapping || ''Chelydra serpentina'' (Adult & Hatchlings) || | | Turtle, Common Snapping || ''Chelydra serpentina'' (Adult & Hatchlings) || | ||
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− | | Turtle, Painted || ''Chrysemys picta'' || | + | | Turtle, Western Painted || ''Chrysemys picta'' || |
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− | | Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell | + | | Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell || ''Apalone spinifera spinifera'' || |
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Revision as of 15:28, 19 October 2017
This is a list of animals I have personally seen in their natural habitat and was able to identify.
Contents
Amphibians
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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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 | ||
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 |
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 | |
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 |
Insects
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Box Elder Bug | ||
Centipede, House | ||
Centipede, Red | ||
June Bug | ||
Lady Bug | ||
Preying Mantis | ||
Walking Stick | ||
Wood Louse (Pill Bug, Sow Bug) |
Mammals
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Agouti | Dasyprocta | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Bear, Black | Ursus americanus | Seen in Kentucky |
Chipmunk | ||
Coati | Nasua | Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico |
Deer, White-tailed | ||
Opossum, Virginia | Didelphis virginiana | |
Rabbit | ||
Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Adults and kits |
Seal, Harbor | Phoca vitulina | Seen in Seattle |
Squirrel, Gray | ||
Squirrel, American Red | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | |
Skunk, Striped | Mephitis mephitis |
Reptiles
Common Name | Nomenclature | Notes |
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Iguana | ||
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 | |
Turtle, Common Snapping | Chelydra serpentina (Adult & Hatchlings) | |
Turtle, Western Painted | Chrysemys picta | |
Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell | Apalone spinifera spinifera |