North American Wildlife

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Birds   back to top

American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 4
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 4
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) 3
Barred Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola) 2
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 2
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) 2
Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) 3
Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) 1
Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) 1
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) 2
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 2
Brant (Branta bernicla) 2
Bridled Titmouse (Baeolophus wollweberi) 1
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) 3
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) 2
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 2
Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) 2
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Cinnamon Hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) 1
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) 1
Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) 1
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) 1
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) 2
Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella) 1
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) 3
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 1
Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) 1
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 1
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) 2
Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) 1
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 2
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) 2
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 2
Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus) 1
Great Black-Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 3
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 3
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 2
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 1
House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 3
Least Auklet (Aethia pusilla) 2
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 1
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) 2
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 1
Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) 1
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4
Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa) 2
Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina) 1
Military Macaw (Ara militaris) 2
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 1
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 2
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 2
Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus) 1
Orange-chinned Parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis) 1
Orange-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga canicularis) 1
Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) 1
Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula) 2
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 2
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 2
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) 3
Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) 2
Red-lored Parrot (Amazona autumnalis) 2
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Redhead (Aythya americana) 1
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 2
Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) 1
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) 2
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 1
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) 2
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) 1
Sanderling (Calidris alba) 1
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) 2
Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) 1
Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) 3
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 2
Surfbird (Aphriza virgata) 1
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) 2
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) 2
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 2
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) 2
Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) 1
White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons) 2
White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus) 1
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 3
Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) 2
Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix) 2
Yellow-lored Parrot (Amazona xantholora) 1
Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata) 2

Mammals   back to top

Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) 1
American Badger (Taxidea taxus) 2
American Beaver (Castor canadensis) 5
American Bison (Bison bison) 5
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) 4
American Marten (Martes americana) 1
American Mink (Mustela vison) 1
American Pika (Ochotona princeps) 2
Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) 2
Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) 2
Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) 2
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) 4
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) 1
Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) 1
Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) 3
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) 3
Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) 3
Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) 2
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) 3
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) 2
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) 3
Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) 2
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 1
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) 1
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) 5
Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) 1
Bryde's Whale (Balaenoptera edeni) 2
Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) 2
California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) 3
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) 3
Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) 1
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) 4
Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) 3
Columbian Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus) 2
Common Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) 2
Cougar (Puma concolor) 3
Coyote (Canis latrans) 3
Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) 3
Dall's Sheep (Ovis dalli) 3
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) 2
Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) 3
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) 3
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) 2
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) 2
Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) 2
Elk (Cervus elaphus) 5
Ermine (Mustela erminea) 1
False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) 3
Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) 4
Fisher (Martes pennanti) 1
Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) 1
Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) 1
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) 2
Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus) 2
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) 7
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) 2
Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) 4
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) 5
Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica) 2
Harris's Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii) 2
Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) 3
Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) 1
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) 1
Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) 2
Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata) 4
Hopi Chipmunk (Tamias rufus) 1
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) 4
Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus) 1
Island Gray Fox (Urocyon littoralis) 1
Jaguar (Panthera onca) 5
Jaguarundi (Puma yaguarondi) 3
Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) 4
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) 3
Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) 2
Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) 3
Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) 2
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) 3
Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) 2
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) 1
Margay (Leopardus weidii) 3
Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) 1
Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) 1
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) 1
Moose (Alces alces) 3
Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) 5
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) 3
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) 3
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) 3
Narwhal (Monodon monocerus) 2
New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) 1
Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) 2
North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) 2
North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) 3
Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) 3
Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) 3
Northern Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) 2
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 4
Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) 4
Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) 3
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) 2
Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus) 1
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) 1
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) 2
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) 4
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) 3
Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) 2
Red Brocket (Mazama americana) 1
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 4
Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) 3
Red Wolf (Canis rufus) 2
Ribbon Seal (Phoca fasciata) 5
Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) 1
Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) 1
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) 1
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) 3
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus) 3
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) 4
Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) 2
Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) 2
Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) 2
Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) 3
Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon) 3
Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) 3
Spotted Seal (Phoca largha) 3
Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) 3
Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) 1
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) 5
Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) 2
Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) 2
Tayra (Eira barbara) 2
Uinta Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus armatus) 1
Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens) 3
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) 2
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) 4
West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) 4
Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) 1
Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis) 1
White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari) 1
White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) 3
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 4
White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) 2
White-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus) 1
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) 3
Woodchuck (Marmota monax) 1
Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus elegans) 2
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) 1

Reptiles   back to top

Alabama Map Turtle (Graptemys pulchra) 1
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemys temminckii) 2
American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) 2
American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) 1
Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) 1
Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii taeniata) 1
Baird's Rat Snake (Elaphe bairdi) 2
Baja California Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes) 1
Baja California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) 1
Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi) 1
Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata fasciata) 1
Barbour's Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri) 1
Black knobbed Map Turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda) 2
Black Racer (Coluber constrictor priapus) 3
Blackneck Garter Snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) 1
Blacktail Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus molossus) 2
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) 1
Blue Racer (Coluber constrictor foxi) 2
Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) 1
Bolson Tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) 1
Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus) 1
Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) 2
Butler's Garter Snake (Thamnophis butleri) 1
Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor anthicus) 1
California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) 3
California Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis) 2
Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius miliarius) 3
Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus) 2
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) 1
Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans terrestris) 1
Coast Patch-Nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis virgultea) 1