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Species known or expected to occur in Canaan Valley
From An Evaluation of the Wetland and Upland Habitats and Associated Resources in the Southern Canaan Valley
Ed Michael, 1993
FISH SPECIES Common Name Scientific Name Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis AMPHIBIANS Brown trout Salmon trutta Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Common Name Scientific Name Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus Red-spotted newt Notophthalumus v. viridescens Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum Black bullhead Ictalusus melas Northern two-lined salamander Eurycea bislineata Brown bullhead Ictalusus nebulosus Northern dusky salamander Desmognathus fuscus White sucker Catostomus commersoni Mountain dusky salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans Seal salamander Desmognathus moniticola Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus Redback salamander Plethodon cinereus River chub Hybopsis micropogon Slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum Cheat Mountain salamander Plethodon nettingi Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas Wehrle's salamander Plethodon wehrlei Rosyface shiner Notropis rubellus Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus Northern spring salamander Gyrinophilus p. porphyritcus Fathead Minnow Pimephales pomelas Northern red salamander Pseudotriton r. ruber Silverjaw minnow Ericymba buccata Eastern American Toad Bufo a. americanus Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Pickerel frog Rana palustris Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus Northern spring peeper Pseudacris c. crucifer Redside dace Clinostomus elongatus Gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis/versicolor Banded darter Etheostoma zonale Green frog Rana clamitans melanota Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides Wood frog Rana sylvatica Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum Blackside darter Percina maculata Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdi Stonecat Noturus flavus REPTILES Common Name Scientific Name Common snapping turtle Chelydra s. serpentina Northern water snake Nerodia s. sipedon Northern redbelly snake Storeria o. occipitomaculata Eastern garter snake Thamnophis s. sirtalis Northern ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Eastern smooth green snake Opheodrys v. vernalis Mountain earth snake Virginia valeriae pulchra Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Northern coal skink Eumeces a. anthracinus BIRDS Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name
Common Loon Gavia immer Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Horned grebe Podiceps auritus Great crested flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens Great blue heron Ardea herodias Willow flycatcher Empidonax trailli Green-backed heron Butorides virescens Alder flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis Least flycatcher Empidonax minimus American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Eastern wood pewee Contopus virens Canada goose Branta canadensis Horned lark Eremophila alpestris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor American black duck Anas rubripes Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Gadwall Anas strepera Cliff swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Pintail Anas acuta Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Green-winged teal Anas crecca Common raven Corvus corax Blue-winged teal Anas discors Common crow Corvus brachyrhynchos American wigeon Mareca americana Black-capped chickadee Parus atricapillus Wood duck Aix sponsa Tufted titmouse Parus bicolor Redhead Aythya americana White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Canvasback Aythya valisneria Red-breasted nuthatch Sitta canadensis Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris Brown creeper Certhia familiaris Greater scaup Aythya marila House wren Troglodytes aedon Lesser scaup Aythya affinis Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum Common merganser Mergus merganser American robin Turdus migratorius Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina Turkey vulture Cathartes aura Hermit thrush Catharus guttata Osprey Pandion haliaetus Swainson's thrush Catharus ustulata Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Veery Catharus minima Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus Eastern bluebird Catharus fuscescens Cooper's hawk Accipiter cooperi Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Golden -crowned kinglet Regulus satrapa Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Rough-legged hawk Buteo lagopus European starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Blue-headed vireo Vireo solitarius Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus Northern harrier Circus cyaneus Black and white warbler Mniotilta varia American kestrel Falco sparverius Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus Tennessee warbler Vermivora peregrina Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo Nashville warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Virginia rail Rallus limicola Northern Parula warbler Parula americana Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia Sora Porzana carolina Magnolia warbler Dendroica magnolia Yellow rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Cape May warbler Dendroica tigrina American coot Pulica americana Black-throated blue warbler Dendroica caerulescens Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Black-throated green warbler Dendroica virens American woodcock Philohela minor Chestnut-sided warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Common snipe Capella gallinago Blackburnian warbler Dendroica fusca Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularia Bay-breasted warbler Dendroica castanea Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria Blackpoll warbler Dendroica striata Greater yellowlegs Totanus melanoleucus Prairie warbler Dendroica discolor Lesser yellowlegs Totanus flavipes Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Pectoral sandpiper Erolia melanotos Northern waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis Least sandpiper Erolia minutilla Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Short-billed dowitcher Limodromus griseus Canada warbler Wilsonia canadensis Semipalmated sandpiper Ereunetes pusillus Hooded warbler Wilsonia citrini Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis American redstart Setophaga ruticilla Herring gull Larus argentatus Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Common tern Sterna hirundo Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyuzus americanus Northern oriole Icterus galbula Black-billed cuckoo Coccyuzus erythrophthalmus Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula Screech owl Megascops asio Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater Barn owl Tyto alba Scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea Great horned owl Bubo virginianus Rose-breased grosbeak Pheusticus ludovicianus Barred owl Strix varia Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea Long-eared owl Asio otus Evening grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina Short-eared owl Asio flammeus Commn redpoll Carduelis flammea Northern saw-whet owl Aegolius acadicus Purple finch Carpodacus purpureus Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor Pine siskin Spinus pinus Chimney swift Chaetura pelagic American goldfinch Spinus tristis Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Belted kingfisher Megoceryle alcon Rufous-sided towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Northern flicker Colaptes auratus Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus Savannah sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Red-bellied woodpecker Centurus carolinus Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus savannarum Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyapicus varius Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Hairy woodpecker Dendrocopos villosus Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina Downy woodpecker Dendrocopos pubescens Field sparrow Spizella pusilla Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys White-throated sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis American tree sparrow Melospiza arborea Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana MAMMALS Common Name Scientific Name Opossum Didelphis virginiana Masked shrew Sorex cinereus Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus Pygmy shrew Sorex hoyi Southern water shrew Sorex palustris punctulatus Long-tailed shrew Sorex dispar Short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata Hairy-tailed mole Parascalops breweri Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus Keen Myotis Myotis keenii Small-footed myotis Myotis subulatus Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus Red bat Lasiurus borealis Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis Indiana bat Myotis sodalis Black bear Ursus americanus Raccoon Procyon lotor Fisher Martes pennanti Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Mink Mustela vison Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Red fox Vulpes fulva Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Bobcat Lynx rufus Woodchuck Marmota monax Chipmunk Tamias striatus Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans WV northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eastern fox squirrel Sciurus niger Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Alleghney wood rat Neotoma magistar Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi Southern red-backed vole Clethrionomys gapperi Meadow vole Microtis pennsylvanicus Rock vole Microtis chrotorrhinus Muskrat Ondatra zibethica Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius Woodland jumping mouse Napeozapus insignis Beaver Castor canadensis Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Appalachian cottail Sylvilagus obscurus White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
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