Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge - List of Representative Species of Wildlife and Plants
For additional lists of refuge species, click on
Appendix A: Trust Resources and Other Species and Habitats of Management Concern from the plans (CCPs) for our refuges.
Vegetation
150 species of plants, including:
- Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
- Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Invasive species include the following,
- Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
- Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
- Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
- Black swallow-wort (Cynanchum louiseae)
- Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
- Asiatic Sand Sedge (Carex kobomugi)
- Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
For more information on invasive species and control efforts on our refuges, please click on
Invasive Species: Partnering with Landowners to Control the Spread of Invasive Plants on the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Birds
Some of the birds you might see at Sachuest Point NWR include:
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Common Yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas)
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Northern Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolors)
- Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
- Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
- Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus)
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
For additional information about the birds on our refuges, please go to our
Birding Resources and
Plover Program pages in the Quick Links drop-down menu above.
Invertebrates
Includes the following butterflies:
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Mammals
The mammals at Sachuest Point NWR include,
- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Mink (Mustella vison)
- Striped skunk (Mephites mephites)
- Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
- Red fox (Vulpes fulva)
- Coyote (Canus latrans)
- Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
Amphibians
Includes the following:
- Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)
- Spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer)
Reptiles
Includes the following:
- Eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
- Northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi)
- Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
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