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Species to Track

Mammals

Common Name Scientific Name Code S-Rank MNR Status COSEWIC Other Concern
Common (Masked) Shrew Sorex cinereus COSH S5 Few records
Smoky Shrew Sorex fumeus SMSH S5 Few records
Northern Water Shrew Sorex palustris WASH S5 Few records
Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi PYSH S4 Few records
Northern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda NSTS S5 Few records
Hairy-tailed Mole Parascalops breweri HTMO S4 Few records
Star-nosed Mole Condylura cristata SNMO S5 Few records
Eastern Small-footed Bat Myotis leibii BSFB S2S3
Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis septentrioonalis NLEB S3
Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans SHBA S4 Few records
Eastern Pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus EAPI S3S4
Red Bat Lasiurus borealis REBA S4B Few records
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus HOBA S4B Few records
Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus SNHA S5 Few records
Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans SFSQ S3S4 VUL
Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus NTSQ S5 Few records
Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi SBLE S4 Few records
Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius MJMO S5 Few records
Woodland Jumping Mouse Napaeozapus insignis WJMO S5 Few records
Coyote Canis latrans COYO S5
Grey Wolf Canis lupus GRWO S4 Edge of range
Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus GRFO SZN VUL
Black Bear Ursus americanus BLBE S5 Edge of range
Marten Martes americana MART S5 Few records
Fisher Martes pennanti FISH S5 Edge of range
Ermine Mustela erminea ERMI S5 Few records
Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata LEWE S4 Few records
River Otter Lutra canadensis RIOT S5 Sensitive to disturbance
Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis CALY S5 Edge of range
Bobcat Lynx rufus BOBC S3S4
Moose Alces alces MOOS S5 Edge of range

Birds (breeding only)

Common Name Scientific Name Code S-Rank MNR Status COSEWIC Other Concern
Common Loon Gavia immer COLO S5 Nests only for Loon Survey
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps PBGR S4B Area sensitive
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus DCCO S4B Colonial breeder, track colonies
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus AMBI S4B Area sensitive
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis LEBI S3B VUL Area sensitive, rare
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias GTBH S5B Colonial breeder, track colonies
Green Heron Butorides virescens GNBH S4B Secretive
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca GWTE S4 Uncommon breeder?
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors BWTE S5 Need breeding records
American Black Duck Anas rubripes ABDU S4 Declining
American Wigeon Anas americana AMWI S4B Declining?
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris RNDU S4B Need breeding records
Hooded Merganser Secretive, need breeding records
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura TUVU S4B Sensitive, need breeding records
Osprey Pandion haliaetus OSPR S4B Sensitive, need breeding records
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leuccocephalus BAEA S3B END Need sighting and nest records
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus NOHA S4B Area sensitive
Sharp-shined Hawk Accipiter striatus SSHA S4B Few records
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii COHA S4B Few records
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis NOGO S4B Few records, area sensitive
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus RSHA S4B VUL VUL
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus BWHA S5B Area sensitive
Merlin Falco columbarius MERL S4B Edge of range
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus PEFA S2B END END
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus RUGR S5 Area sensitive
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo WITU ? Public interest
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis YERA S3S4B Area sensitive
King Rail Rallus elegans KIRA S2B END
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola VIRA S4B Secretive
Sora Porzana carolina SORA S4B Secretive
Common Moorhen Callinula chloropus COMO S4B Area sensitive
American Coot Fulica americana AMCO S3S4 Area sensitive
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis SACR S4B Area sensitive
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria SOSA S4B Few records
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda UPSA S4B Few records
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago COSN S5B Secretive, Few records
American Woodcock Scolopax minor AMWO S5 Few records
Herring Gull Larus argentatus HERG S5 Need breeding records
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia CATE S3B VUL
Common Tern Sterna hirundo COTE S4B Colonial Breeder
Black Tern Chlidonias niger BLTE S3B VUL Area sensitive
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythroopthalmus BBCU S4B Secretive, few records
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus YBCU S4B Secretive, few records
Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio EASO S5 Few records
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus GHOW S5 Few records
Barred Owl Strix baria BAOW S4 Area sensitive
Long-eared Owl Asio otus LEOW S4 Few records
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus SEOW S2N VUL
Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus NSWO S4S5B Few records
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor CONI S4B Declining
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus WPWI S5 Declining
Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus RHWO S3B VUL VUL
Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus RBWO S3S4 Edge of range
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius WBSA S5B Area sensitive
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus HAWO S5 Area sensitive
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus PIWO S4S5 Old-growth dependent
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis OSFL S5B Edge of range, few records
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens EAWP S5B Somewhat area sensitive
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris WBFL S5B Few records
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum ALFL S5B Few records
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax trailii WIFL S5B Few records
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus LEFL S5B Few records
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris HOLA S4N Few records
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteeryx serripennis NRWS S5B Few records
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia BANS S5B Colonial breeder, track colonies
Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota CLSW S5B Colonial breeder, track colonies
Gray (Canada) Jay Perisoreus canadensis GRAJ S5 Edge of range
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis RBNU S5 Area sensitive
Brown Creeper Certhia americana BRCR S5B Area sensitive/interior
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes WIWR S5B Area sensitive/interior
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis SEWR S4B Area sensitive
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris MAWR S4S5B Area sensitive
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula RCKI S5B Area sensitive
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa GCKI S5B Area sensitive
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea BGGN S4B Few records
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis EABL S4S5B Public interest
Veery Catharus fuscescens VEER S5B Area sensitive/interior
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus SWTH S5B Area sensitive/interior
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus HETH S5B Area sensitive
Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina WOTH S5B Declining
Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos NOMO S3S4 Increasing?
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum BRTH S5B Declining
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus BOWA S3B Few records
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus LOSH S2B END END
White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus WEVI S2B Rare, few records
Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius SOVI S5B Area sensitive
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons YTVI S4B Area sensitive
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus PHVI S5B Area sensitive?
Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus BWWA S4B Area sensitive
Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysooptera GWWA S4B Area sensitive
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla NAWA S5B Area sensitive
Northern Parula Parula americana NOPA S4B Area sensitive
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica CSWA S5B Area sensitive
Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia MAWA S5B Area sensitive
Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens BTBW S5B Area sensitive/interior
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens BTNW S5B Area sensitive/interior
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata YRWA S5B Area sensitive
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca BLBW S5B Area sensitive
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus PIWA S5B Area sensitive
Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor PRAW S3B VUL VUL
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea BBWA S5B Area sensitive
Cerulean Warbler Dendroica ceruleea CERW S3B VUL VUL
Black and White Warbler Mniotilta varia BAWW S5B Area sensitive
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla AMRE S5B Area sensitive
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus OVEN S5B Area sensitive/interior
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis NOWA S5B Area sensitive/interior
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla LOWA S3B VUL VUL
Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia MOWA S5B Area sensitive/interior
Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina HOWA S3B THR
Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis CAWA S5B Area sensitive
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea SCTA S5B Area sensitive
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus RBGR S5B Area sensitive
Rufous-sided Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus RSTO S4B Area sensitive
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida CCSP S4B Area sensitive
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla FISP S5B Area sensitive
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus VESP S5B Area senisitve
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum GRSP S4B Area sensitive
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii HESP S1B END END
Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii LISP S5B Few records
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana SWSP S5B Area sensitive
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis WTSP S5B Area sensitive
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus BOBO S4B Area sensitive
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta WEME S4B Few records
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius OROR SZB Few records
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus PUFI S5B Area sensitive

Reptiles

Common Name Scientific Name Code S-Rank MNR Status COSEWIC Other Concern
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata SPTU S3 VUL VUL
Wood Turtle Clemmys insculpta WOTU S2 VUL VUL
Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii BLTU S4 Status unknown
Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica MATU S4 Status unknown
Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus STIN S4 Status unknown
Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus FLSK S3 Limited range
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii RNSN S4 Status unknown
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinos HOSN S3 VUL Status unknown
Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum MISN S4 Status unknown
Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon NOWS S5 Status unknown
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi BRSN S5 Status unknown
Northern Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata RBSN S5 Status unknown
Northern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus RISN S4 Status unknown
Smooth Green Snake Liochlorophis vernalis SGSN S4 Status unknown

Amphibians

Common Name Scientific Name Code S-Rank MNR Status COSEWIC Other Concern
Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale BSSA S4 Status unknown
Yellow-spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum YSSA S4 Status unknown
Northern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata TLSA S4 Status unknown
Four-toed Salamander Hemidactylium scutatum FTSA S4 Status unknown
Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus MUDP S4 Status unknown
Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens CENE S5 Status unknown
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor TGTF S5 Status unknown
Striped Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata MICF S5 Declining?
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer SPPE S5 Status unknown
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana BUFR S4 Status unknown
Pickerel Frog Rana palustris PIFR S3S4 Declining?
Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis MIFR S5 Status unknown
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica WOFR S5 Status unknown

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