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Type
Common Name
Scientific Name
A
A Geometrid Moth
Euchlaena madusaria
A
A Hand-maid Moth
Datana ranaeceps
A
Alewife Floater
Utterbackiana implicata
A
Allegheny Woodrat
Neotoma magister
A
A Mayfly
Siphlonurus barbarus
A
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
A
An Ear Moth
Amphipoea erepta ryensis
A
Appalachian Azure
Celastrina neglectamajor
A
Appalachian Tiger Beetle
Cicindela ancocisconensis
A
A Prominent Moth
Heterocampa varia
A
Arrowhead Spiketail
Cordulegaster obliqua
A
Atlantic Coast Leopard Frog
Lithobates kauffeldi
A
Atlantic Needlefish
Strongylura marina
A
Atlantic Silverside
Menidia menidia
A
Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
A
Aureolaria Seed Borer
Pyrrhia aurantiago
A
A Zale Moth
Zale largera
A
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
A
Banded Sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus
A
Bare-cheeked Bumblefly
Criorhina nigriventris
A
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
A
Barrens Dagger Moth
Acronicta albarufa
A
Barrens Itame
Speranza exonerata
A
Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
A
Bird Dropping Moth
Cerma cora
A
Black and Gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus
A
Black-bordered Lemon Moth
Marimatha nigrofimbria
A
Blackchin Shiner
Notropis heterodon
A
Black-dotted Ruddy
Ilexia intractata
A
Black-eyed Zale
Zale curema
A
Blacknose Shiner
Notropis heterolepis
A
Black Rail
Laterallus jamaicensis
A
Black Sandshell
Ligumia recta
A
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
A
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
A
Blackwater Bluet
Enallagma weewa
A
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
A
Blueberry Gray
Glena cognataria
A
Bluebreast Darter
Etheostoma camurum
A
Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tibialis
A
Bogbean Buckmoth
Hemileuca maia menyanthevora
A
Bog Turtle
Glyptemys muhlenbergii
A
Bridgham's Brocade
Oligia bridghamii
A
Broad-lined Catopyrrha
Erastria coloraria
A
Broad-tailed Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia michaeli
A
Brook Floater
Alasmidonta varicosa
A
Brook Snaketail
Ophiogomphus aspersus
A
Buffalo Pebblesnail
Gillia altilis
A
Burgess's Apamea
Apamea burgessi
A
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
A
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
A
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
A
Chain Fern Borer Moth
Papaipema stenocelis
A
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
A
Chocolate Renia
Renia nemoralis
A
Chuck-will's-widow
Antrostomus carolinensis
A
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
A
Coal Skink
Plestiodon anthracinus
A
Coastal Barrens Buckmoth
Hemileuca maia
ssp. 5
A
Coastal Heathland Cutworm
Abagrotis benjamini
A
Comet Darner
Anax longipes
A
Common Loon
Gavia immer
A
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
A
Common Sanddragon
Progomphus obscurus
A
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
A
Cyrano Darner
Nasiaeschna pentacantha
A
Delaware River Clubtail
Gomphurus septima delawarensis
A
Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora franklini
A
Dune Sympistis
Sympistis riparia
A
Dusky Dancer
Argia translata
A
Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna
A
Dwarf Wedgemussel
Alasmidonta heterodon
A
Eastern Massasauga
Sistrurus catenatus
A
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon subrubrum
A
Eastern Pearlshell
Margaritifera margaritifera
A
Eastern Pondmussel
Ligumia nasuta
A
Eastern Red Bat
Lasiurus borealis
A
Eastern Sand Darter
Ammocrypta pellucida
A
Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Myotis leibii
A
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
A
Eastern Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
A
Ebony Boghaunter
Williamsonia fletcheri
A
Edwards' Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii
A
Extra-striped Snaketail
Ophiogomphus anomalus
A
Fawn Brown Dart
Euxoa pleuritica
A
Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
A
Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata
A
Forster's Tern
Sterna forsteri
A
Fringed Dart
Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris
A
Frosted Elfin
Callophrys irus
A
Gaspe Sallfly
Utaperla gaspesiana
A
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
A
Golden Aster Flower Moth
Schinia tuberculum
A
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
A
Golden Pine Fly
Callicera erratica
A
Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula auripennis
A
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
A
Gordian Sphinx
Sphinx gordius
A
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
A
Gray Petaltail
Tachopteryx thoreyi
A
Gray Woodgrain
Morrisonia mucens
A
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
A
Great Egret
Ardea alba
A
Green-faced Clubtail
Hylogomphus viridifrons
A
Green Floater
Lasmigona subviridis
A
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
A
Hairy Hydraecia
Hydraecia stramentosa
A
Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle
Cicindela hirticollis
A
Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
A
Henry's Elfin
Callophrys henrici
A
Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii
A
Herodias or Pine Barrens Underwing
Catocala herodias gerhardi
A
Hessel's Hairstreak
Callophrys hesseli
A
Hoary Bat
Lasiurus cinereus
A
Horned Clubtail
Arigomphus cornutus
A
Illinois Stonefly
Allocapnia illinoensis
A
Imperial Moth
Eacles imperialis imperialis
A
Incurvate Emerald
Somatochlora incurvata
A
Indiana Bat
Myotis sodalis
A
Inland Barrens Buckmoth
Hemileuca maia maia
A
Inland Silverside
Menidia beryllina
A
Iowa Darter
Etheostoma exile
A
Irregular Apamea
Apamea inordinata
A
Jack Pine Looper
Macaria signaria
A
Jersey Jair Underwing
Catocala jair
ssp. 2
A
Karner Blue
Plebejus melissa samuelis
A
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
A
King Rail
Rallus elegans
A
Lance Aplexa
Aplexa elongata
A
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
A
Lawrence Sallfly
Alloperla voinae
A
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
A
Least Tern
Sternula antillarum
A
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
A
Little Bluet
Enallagma minusculum
A
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
A
Longhead Darter
Percina macrocephala
A
Longtail Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
A
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus
A
Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca semiaquea
A
Marsh Fern Moth
Fagitana littera
A
Melsheimer's Sack Bearer
Cicinnus melsheimeri
A
Midland Clubtail
Gomphurus fraternus
A
Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora linearis
A
Mossy Valvata
Valvata sincera
A
Mottled Darner
Aeshna clepsydra
A
Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis martialis
A
Needham's Skimmer
Libellula needhami
A
New England Bluet
Enallagma laterale
A
New England Cottontail
Sylvilagus transitionalis
A
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata
A
Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis
A
Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle
Cicindela patruela patruela
A
Northern Brook Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon fossor
A
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
A
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
A
Northern Long-eared Bat
Myotis septentrionalis
A
Northern Metalmark
Calephelis borealis
A
Northern Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium favonius ontario
A
Northern Sunfish
Lepomis peltastes
A
Nova Scotia Spiny Crawler Mayfly
Eurylophella bicoloroides
A
Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia
A
Orange Holomelina
Virbia aurantiaca
A
Ostrich Fern Borer Moth
Papaipema
sp. 2 nr. pterisii
A
Packard's Lichen Moth
Cisthene packardii
A
Painted Wood Fly
Blera pictipes
A
Pale Green Pinion Moth
Lithophane viridipallens
A
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
A
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
A
Piedmont Groundwater Amphipod
Stygobromus tenuis
A
Pine Barrens Bluet
Enallagma recurvatum
A
Pine Barrens Zale
Zale lunifera
A
Pine Barrens Zanclognatha
Zanclognatha martha
A
Pine Devil
Citheronia sepulcralis
A
Pine Tussock Moth
Dasychira pinicola
A
Pink Sallow
Psectraglaea carnosa
A
Pink Star Moth
Derrima stellata
A
Pin-striped Slug Moth
Monoleuca semifascia
A
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
A
Pitcher Plant Borer Moth
Papaipema appassionata
A
Plain Schizura
Schizura apicalis
A
Projecta Gray
Cleora projecta
A
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
A
Pygmy Snaketail
Ophiogomphus howei
A
Rambur's Forktail
Ischnura ramburii
A
Rapids Clubtail
Phanogomphus quadricolor
A
Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
A
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
A
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
A
Regal Moth
Citheronia regalis
A
Richard's Fungus Moth
Metalectra richardsi
A
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
A
Russet-tipped Clubtail
Stylurus plagiatus
A
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinis
A
Sable Clubtail
Stenogomphurus rogersi
A
Scarlet Bluet
Enallagma pictum
A
Scribbled Sallow Moth
Sympistis perscripta
A
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
A
Sedge Wren
Cistothorus stellaris
A
Sensitive Chytonix
Chytonix sensilis
A
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
A
Shortnose Sturgeon
Acipenser brevirostrum
A
Silver-haired Bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
A
Skillet Clubtail
Gomphurus ventricosus
A
Slender Flower Moth
Schinia gracilenta
A
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
A
Southern Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus centaureae wyandot
A
Southern Pygmy Clubtail
Lanthus vernalis
A
Southern Sprite
Nehalennia integricollis
A
Spatterdock Darner
Rhionaeschna mutata
A
Spine-crowned Clubtail
Hylogomphus abbreviatus
A
Spinose Flower Moth
Schinia spinosae
A
Spiny Oakworm Moth
Anisota stigma
A
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
A
Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
A
Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth
Parasa indetermina
A
Subarctic Darner
Aeshna subarctica
A
Swallowtail Shiner
Notropis procne
A
Swamp Darter
Etheostoma fusiforme
A
Switchgrass Dart
Dichagyris acclivis
A
Tawny Emperor
Asterocampa clyton
A
The Pink Streak
Dargida rubripennis
A
Three-banded Lady Beetle
Coccinella trifasciata
A
Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
A
Tiger Spiketail
Cordulegaster erronea
A
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
A
Tomah Mayfly
Siphlonisca aerodromia
A
Toothed Apharetra
Sympistis dentata
A
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
A
Tri-colored Bat
Perimyotis subflavus
A
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
A
Two-spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
A
Two-striped Cord Grass Moth
Macrochilo bivittata
A
Umber Moth
Hypomecis umbrosaria
A
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
A
Violet Dart
Euxoa violaris
A
Watercress Snail
Fontigens nickliniana
A
Waxed Sallow
Chaetaglaea cerata
A
West Virginia White
Pieris virginiensis
A
Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus
A
White-m Hairstreak
Parrhasius m-album
A
Wood Turtle
Glyptemys insculpta
A
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
A
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
A
Yellow Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
A
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
A
Yellow Lampmussel
Lampsilis cariosa
A
Yellow-sided Skimmer
Libellula flavida
A
Yellow-spotted Graylet
Hyperstrotia flaviguttata
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