He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Locally I’ve been able to identify the following great and small creatures. Highlighted names link to posts that provide images and/or information pertaining to the individual animal on this site.
- Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus
- Coyote – Canis latrans
- Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
- Long-tailed Shrew – Sorex dispar
- Meadow Vole - Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Northern Flying Squirrel - Glaucomys sabrinus
- Porcupine – Erethizon dorsatum
- Raccoon – Procyon lotor
- Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
- Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Snowshoe Hare - Lepus americanus
- Star-nosed Mole – Condylura cristata
- White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
- American Crow – Corvus brachyrhynchos
- American Goldfinch – Carduelis tristis
- American Kestrel – Falco sparverius
- American Robin - Turdus migratorius
- American Woodcock – Scolopax minor
- Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Barred Owl - Strix varia
- Black-capped Chickadee - Parus atricapillus
- Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
- Boreal Chickadee – Poecile hudsonicus
- Brown Creeper – Certhia americana
- Cedar Waxwing – Bombycilla cedrorum
- Common Grackle – Quiscalus quiscula
- Common Raven – Corvus corax
- Dark-eyed Junco – Junco hyemalis
- Downy Woodpecker -Picoides pubescens
- Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
- European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris
- Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
- Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
- Northern Flicker – Colaptes auratus
- Osprey – Pandion haliaetus
- Pine Grosbeak – Pinicola enucleator
- Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
- Ring-billed Gull – Larus delawarensis
- Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris
- Ruffed Grouse – Bonasa umbellus
- Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia
- White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis
- Yellow Warbler – Dendroica petechia
Reptiles
- Eastern Painted Turtle – Chrysemys picta picta
- Eastern Smooth Green Snake - Opheodrys v. vernalis
- Maritime Garter Snake – Thamnophis sirtalis pallidula
- Northern Redbelly Snake – Storeria o. occipitomaculata
- Northern Ribbon Snake – Thamnophis sauritis septentrionalis
- Bullfrog – Rana catesbeiana
- Eastern American Toad – Bufo americanus
- Eastern Redback Salamander – Plethodon cinereus
- Northern Spring Peeper – Pseudacris crucifer
- Wood Frog – Rana sylvatica
- Yellow-spotted Salamander – Ambystoma maculatum
Mollusks
- Atlantic Dogwinkle - Nucella lapillus
- Atlantic Jackknife Clam – Ensis directus
- Atlantic Surf Clam – Spisula solidissima
- Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis
- Common Northern Moon Shell - Lunatia heros
- Common Northern Whelk – Buccinum undatum
- Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea
- Northern Horse Mussel – Modiolus modiolus
Resources:
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bons.htm
Wildlife of Nova Scotia by Julie Towers
