Fauna

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 animals.  Highlighted names link to posts that provide images and/or information pertaining to the individual animal on this site.

Mammals

• Deer Mouse – Peromyscus maniculatus
• Bobcat – Lynx rufus
• Coyote – Canis latrans
• Harbor Seal – Phoca vitulina
• Harp Seal – Pagophilus groenlandicus
• 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
• River Otter – Lontra canadensis
• Snowshoe Hare – Lepus americanus
• Star-nosed Mole – Condylura cristata
• Stoat (known as Ermine during white winter phase) – Mustela erminea
• White-tailed Deer – Odocoileus virginianus

Birds

• 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
• Belted Kingfisher – Ceryle alcyon
• Black-and-white Warbler – Mniotilta 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
• Gray catbird – Dumetella carolinensis
• Great Blue Heron – Ardea herodias
• European Starling – Sturnus vulgaris
• Herring Gull – Larus argentatus
• Mourning Dove – Zenaida macroura
• 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
• Yellow-rumped Warbler – Dendroica coronata “Myrtle Warbler”

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

Amphibians

• 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://pick4.pick.uga.edu/nh/

Wildlife of Nova Scotia by Julie Towers

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