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
Annelids
Birds
Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
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Blackbird, Red-winged |
Agelaius phoeniceus |
Female, male
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Bluebird, Eastern |
Sialia sialis |
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Cardinal, Northern |
Cardinalis cardinalis |
Female, male
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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, America |
Corvus brachyrhynchos |
|
Dove, Mourning |
Zenaida macroura |
Adult, hatchlings
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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 |
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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
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Nuthatch, Red-breasted |
Sitta canadensis |
|
Owl |
|
Couldn't identify
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Oriole, Baltimore |
Icterus galbula |
|
Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
|
Pelican, Brown |
Pelecanus occidentalis |
|
Pheasant, Common |
Phasianus colchicus |
|
Raven, Common |
Corvis corax |
|
Redpoll, Common |
Acanthis flammea |
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Robin, American |
Turdus migratorius |
Female, male, nest, eggs
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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 |
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Woodpecker, Red-bellied |
Melanerpes carolinus |
|
Crustaceans
Fish
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, Clouded Sulfur |
Colias philodice |
|
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
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Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar |
Malacosoma americanum |
|
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
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Agouti |
Dasyprocta |
Seen in Quintana Roo, Mexico
|
Bat |
|
Unable to identify
|
Bear, American Black |
Ursus americanus |
Seen in Tennessee
|
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, Black |
Sciurus carolinensis |
Variant of the gray squirrel
|
Squirrel, Fox |
Sciurus niger |
|
Squirrel, Eastern Gray |
Sciurus carolinensis |
|
Skunk, Striped |
Mephitis mephitis |
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Vole, Meadow |
Microtus pennsylvanicus |
|
Mollusks
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 |
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