Vertebrates

Because of the diversity of habitats present, a large number of vertebrate species are found at the Calder Center. This list contains 5 species of fishes, 17 amphibians, 11 reptiles, 156 birds, and 36 mammals.

This checklist was complied by Robert C. Dowler, Gertrude R. Battaly, Robert Schmidt, George Dale, Thomas Daniels, James Velozzi, J. Alan Clark and John Wehr. We welcome information on species not yet listed.

Further information about species occurrence is available in the print version of this checklist. Click here to download the checklist.

COMMON NAME - SCIENTIFIC NAME

Fishes
Brown Bullhead - Ictalurus nebulosus Golden Shiner - Notemigonus crysoleucus    Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides Redbreast Sunfish - Lepomis auritus   Pumpkinseed - Lepomis gibbosus
Amphibians
Marbled Salamander - Ambystoma opacum   Jefferson Salamander  Ambystoma jeffersonianum Spotted Salamander - Ambystoma maculatum   Red spotted Newt - Notopthalmus viridescens     Dusky Salamander - Desmognathus fuscus   Red backed Salamander - Plethodon cinereus    Slimy Salamander - Plethodon glutinosus    Two lined Salamander - Eurycea bislineata    American Toad - Bufo americanus    Fowler's Toad - Bufo woodhousei fowleri    Four-toed salamander - Hemidactylium scutatum Spring Peeper - Hyla crucifer    Gray Treefrog - Hyla versicolor    Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana    Green Frog - Rana clamitans    Wood Frog - Rana sylvatica    Pickerel Frog - Rana palustris	Ambystoma maculatum Rana sp.
Reptiles
Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina Red bellied Turtle - Chrysemys rubriventris Eastern Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon Black Rat Snake - Elaphe obsoleta Eastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum Northern Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta	Chelydra serpentina Nerodia sipedon
Mammals
Opossum - Didelphis virginiana Masked Shrew - Sorex cinereus Water Shrew - Sorex palustris Smoky Shrew - Sorex fumeus Short tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda Eastern Mole - Scalopus aquaticus Star nosed Mole - Condylura cristata Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus Small footed Bat - Myotis leibii Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus Red Bat - Lasiurus borealis    Eastern Cottontail-Sylvilagus floridanus New England Cottontail - Sylvilagus transitionalis Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus Woodchuck - Marmota monax Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Southern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys volans White footed Mouse - Peromyscus leucopus Meadow Vole - Microtus pennsylvanicus Pine Vole - Microtus pinetorum Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus Norway Rat - Rattus norvegicus House Mouse - Mus musculus Meadow Jumping Mouse - Zapus hudsonius Coyote - Canis latrans Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus Raccoon - Procyon lotor Short tailed Weasel - Mustela erminea Long tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus Bobcat - Lynx rufus	Vulpes vulpes Odocoileus virginianus
Birds
Common Loon - Gavia immer Pied bill Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Double-crested Cormorant -  Phalacrocorax auritus  American Bittern -Botaurus lentiginosus     Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias  Great Egret - Ardea herodias   Green Heron - Butorides striatus    Black crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax   Common Egret - Casmerodius albus    Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Wood Duck - Aix sponsa    American BlackDuck - Anas rubripes   Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Canvasback - Aythya valisineria            Ring necked Duck - Aythya collaris    Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis   Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Common Merganser - Mergus merganser   Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura Black Vulture - Coragyos atratus Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus   Sharp shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus    Coopers Hawk - Accipiter cooperii Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Red shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus Broad winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus   Red tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis American Kestrel - Falco sparvenus   Merlin - Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus    Ring necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo   Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia    Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago    American Woodcock - Scolopax minor    Ring billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura Black billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus   Common Barn Owl - Tyto alba Eastern Screech Owl - Otus asio Great Horned Owl - Bubo wrginianus Northern Saw whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus Common Nighthawk - Chordeilus minor   Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica   Ruby throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris    Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon Red bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus Yellow bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus vanus Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus Northern Flicker - Colaptes aurates Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus Eastern Wood Pewee - Contopus virens   Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens           Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus       Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe   Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus     Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus Cliff Swallow - Hirundo pyrrhonota Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus Yellow-throated - Vireo flavifrons Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Black capped Chickadee - Parus atricapillus Tufted Titmouse - Parus bicolor White breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis Brown Creeper - Certhia americana Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus House Wren - Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes    Golden crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa Ruby crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula Blue gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea Veery - Catharus fuscescens Gray cheeked Thrush - Catharus minimus Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina American Robin - Turdus migratorius Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum European Starling - Stumus vulgaris White eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus Solitary Vireo - Vireo solitarius Yellow throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons    Red eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus   Blue winged Warbler - Vermivora pinus Golden winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera   Tennessee Warbler - Vermivora peregrina Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla Northern Parula - Parula americana Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia Chestnut sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica   Magnolia Warbler - Dendroica magnolia Cape May Warbler - Dendroica tigrina Black throated Blue Warbler - Dendroica caerulescens Yellow rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata Black throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca    Prairie Warbler - Dendroica discolor Palm Warbler - Dendroica palmarum Bay breasted Warbler - Dendroica castanea Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata Black and White Warbler - Mniotilta varia American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla Worm eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorus Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapillus Northern Waterthrush - Seiurus noveboracensis Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas Hooded Warbler - Wilsonia citnna Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla Canada Warbler - Wilsonia canadensis Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis Rose breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea Rufous sided Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana White throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis Dark eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis Red winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus Eastern Meadowlark - Stumella magna Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus Common Grackle - Qluiscalus quiscula Brown headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius Northern Oriole - Icterus galbula Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus Pine Siskin - Carduelis pinus American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus House Sparrow - Passer domesticus	Casmerodius albus Aix sponsa Aegolius acadicus Cardinalis cardinalis