This is a list of animals I have personally seen in their natural habitat and was able to identify.
Amphibians
Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
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Frog, Northern Green |
Rana clamitans melanota |
Adult and tadpoles
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Frog, Pickerel |
Lithobates palustris |
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Salamander, Spotted |
Ambystoma maculatum |
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Toad, Fowler's |
Anaxyrus fowleri |
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Birds
Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
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Blackbird, Red-winged |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
Male, female
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Bluebird, Eastern |
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Cardinal, Northern |
Cardinalis cardinalis |
Male, female
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Chickadee, Black-capped |
Poecile atricapillus |
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Cowbird, Brown-headed |
Molothrus ater |
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Crane, Sandhill |
Grus canadensis |
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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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Hummingbird |
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Seen several, couldn't identify
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Jay, Blue |
Cyanocitta cristata |
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Killdeer |
Charadrius vociferus |
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Kingfisher, Belted |
Megaceryle alcyon |
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Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Male, female, hatchlings
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Nuthatch, Red-breasted |
Sitta canadensis |
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Owl |
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Couldn't identify
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Oriole, Baltimore |
Icterus galbula |
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Pelican, Brown |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
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Pheasant, Common |
Phasianus colchicus |
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Raven, Common |
Corvis corax |
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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 |
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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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Insects
Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
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Box Elder Bug |
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Centipede, House |
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Centipede, Red |
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June Bug |
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Lady Bug |
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Preying Mantis |
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Walking Stick |
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Wood Louse (Pill Bug, Sow Bug) |
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Mammals
Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
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Agouti |
Dasyprocta |
Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Bear, Black |
Ursus americanus |
Seen in Kentucky
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Chipmunk |
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Coati |
Nasua |
Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Deer, White-tailed |
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Opossum, Virginia |
Didelphis virginiana |
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Rabbit |
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Raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
Adults and kits
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Seal, Harbor |
Phoca vitulina |
Seen in Seattle
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Squirrel, Gray |
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Squirrel, American Red |
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
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Skunk, Striped |
Mephitis mephitis |
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Reptiles
Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
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Iguana |
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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 |
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Snake, Eastern Garter |
Thamnophis sirtalis |
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Turtle, Common Snapping |
Chelydra serpentina (Adult & Hatchlings) |
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Turtle, Western Painted |
Chrysemys picta |
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Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell |
Apalone spinifera spinifera |
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