This is a list of animals I have personally seen in their natural habitat and was able to identify.
Amphibians
| Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
|
| 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
|
| 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 |
|
| 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
|
| 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 |
|
| Pylodictis olivaris |
|
| Salvelinus namaycush |
|
Insects
| Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
|
| Boxelder Bug |
Boisea trivittata |
|
| Centipede, House |
|
|
| Centipede, Red |
|
|
| Cricket, Field |
Gryllus pennsylvanicus |
|
| Damselfly |
Ischnura |
|
| Dragonfly, Blue Dasher |
Pachydiplax longipennis |
|
| Dragonfly |
|
Unable to identify
|
| Grasshopper, Differential |
Melanoplus differentialis |
|
| Grasshopper, Two-striped |
Melanoplus bivittatus |
|
| June Bug |
|
|
| Ladybeetle, Asian |
Harmonia axyridis |
|
| Lady Bug |
|
|
| Mantis, Chinese |
Tenodera sinensis |
|
| Mantis, Praying |
|
|
| Walking Stick |
|
|
| Wasp, Eastern Yellow Jacket |
Vespula maculifrons |
|
| Wasp, European Paper |
Polistes dominula |
|
| Wasp, Metricus Paper |
Polistes metricus |
|
| Wood Louse (Pill Bug, Sow Bug) |
|
|
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
|
| 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 |
|
Molluscs
| Common Name |
Nomenclature |
Notes
|
| Clam |
|
Unable to identify
|
| Mussel, Zebra |
Dreissena polymorpha |
|
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 |
|
| Turtle, Common Snapping |
Chelydra serpentina |
Adult & hatchlings
|
| Turtle, Western Painted |
Chrysemys picta |
|
| Turtle, Spiny Soft-shell |
Apalone spinifera spinifera |
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