E.N. Huyck Preserve Species Lists

The following species lists were compiled by HPBRS researchers under the direction of Primary Investigators, dating from 1938 to present.

MAMMALS

BIRDS

REPTILES

AMPHIBIANS

FISH

TREES

SHRUBS AND VINES

HERBS AND LOW SHRUBBY PLANTS

 

 
 

SPECIES LIST
 

 

MAMMALS

 
   
Order_Species  
   

Marsupialia

 
Deldelphis marsupialis Opossum
   

Insectivora

 
Sorex cinereus Masked Shrew
Blarina brevicanda Short-tai led Shrew
Sorex fumeus Smokey Shrew
Scalopus aquaticus Eastern Mole
Condylura cristata Star-nosed Mole
Parascalops breweri Hairy-tailed Mole
   

Chiroptera

 
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat
Myotis keeni Keen Myotis
Lasiurus borealis Red Bat
   

Lagomorpha

 
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail
Lepus americanus Snowshoe Hare
   

Rodentia

 
Sciurus carolinensis Gray Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Red Squirrel
Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk
Glaucomys sabrinus Northern Flying Squirrel
Marmota monax Woodchuck
Castor canadensis Beaver
Clethrionomys gapperi Boreal Redbacked Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole
Ondatra zibethica Muskrat
Zapus hudsonius Meadow Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignus Woodland Jumping Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus White-footed Mouse
Mus Musulus House Mouse
Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat
Erethizon dorsatum Porcupine
   

Carnivora

 
Canis latrans Coyote
Urocyon cinereoargenteus Gray Fox
Vulpes fulva Red Fox
Procyon lotor Raccoon
Martes pennanti Fisher
Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
Mustela vison Mink
Mustela erminea Short-tailed Weasel
Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel
Lutra canadensis River Otter
Lynx rufus Bobcat
Ursus americanus Black Bear
   

Artiodactyla

 
OdocoiIeus virginianus White-tailed Deer
   

BIRDS

 
   
Order_Species Common_Name
   

Gaviiformes

 
Gavia immer Common Loon
   

Podicipediformes

 
Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe
   

Ciconiiformes

 
Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron
Botaurus lenttgtnosus American Bittern
Ardea herodias Great Blue Heron
Casmerodtus alba Great Egret
Butorides striatus Green Heron
   

Anseriformes

 
Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup
Aythya marila Greater Scaup
Aythya collaris Ring-necked Duck
Anas crecca Green-winged Teal
Anas platyrhynchos MalIard
Anas rubripes American Black Duck
Anas acute Common Pintail
Aix sponsa Wood Duck
Branta canadensis Canada Goose
Anas discors Blue-winged Teal
Clangula hyemalis Old Squaw Duck
Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter
Bucephala albeola Bufflehead
Lophodytes cucullatus Hooded Merganser
Mergus merganser Common Merganser
Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser
Melanitta nigra Black Scoter
Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck
Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye
   

Charadriiformes

 
Chlidonias niger Black Tern
Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Sandpiper
Micropalama himantopus Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii Black-belIied
Pluvialis squatarola Plover
Charadrius vociferus Ki I I deer
Philohela minor American Woodcock
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa solitartia Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs
Actitis macularia Spotted Sandpiper
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte's GulI
Capella gallinago Common Snipe
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper
   

Apodiformes

 
Chaetura pelagica Chimney Swift
Archilochus colubris Ruby-throated Hummingbird
   

Coraciiformes

 
Megacerylm elycon Belted Kingfisher
   

Piciformes

 
Colaptes auratus Common Flicker
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Picoidem pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
   

Columbiformes

 
Zenaida macroura Morning Dove
   

Gruiformes

 
Porzana carolina Sora
   

Cuculiformes

 
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo
   

Falconiformes

 
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Pandion haliaetus Osprey
Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
Accipter gentilis Northern Goshawk
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo Iagopus Rough-legged Hawk
Falco rusticolus Gyrfalcon
Falco sparverius American Kestrel
Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk
Haliaeetus Iencocephalus Bald Eagle
   

Galliformes

 
Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Colinus virginianus Bobwhite
   

Strigiformes

 
Aegolius acadicus Saw-whet Owl
Asio otus Long-eared Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl
Otis asio Screech Owl
Strix varia Barred Owl
   

Pelecaniformes

 
Phalacrocorax auritus Double-crested Cormorant
   

Caprimulgiformes

 
Caprimulgus vociferus Whip-poor-will
Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
   

Passeriformes

 
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe
Empidonax traillii Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher
Contopus virens Eastern Pewee
Nuttallornis borealis 0live-sided Flycatcher
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
Iridoprocne bicolor Tree Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Rough-winged Swallow
Riparia riparia Bank Swallow
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
Progne subis Purple Martin
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow
Cyanocitta cristata BIue Jay
Corvus corax Northern Raven
Corvus brachyrhynchos Common Crow
Parus atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
Parus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted
Certhia familiaris Nuthatch
TrogIodytes aedon Brown Creeper
Troglodytes troglodytes House Wren
Cistothorus palustris Winter Wren
Mimus polyglottos Long-billed Marsh Wren
Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum Grey Catbird
Turdus migratorius Brown Thrasher
Hylocichla mustelina American Robin
Catharus guttattus Hood Thrush
Catharus minimus Hermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Grey-cheeked Thrush
Catharus fuscescens Swainson's Thrush
Sialia sialis Veery
Regulus satrapa Eastern Bluebird
Regulus calendula Golden-crowned Kinglet
Anthus spinoletta Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bombycilla cedrorum Water Pipit
Lanius excubitor Cedar Waxwing
Vireo solitarius Northern Shrike
Vireo olivaceus Solitary Vireo
Vireo gilvus Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo flavifrons Warbling Vireo
Mniotilta varia Yellow-throated Vireo
Vermivora pinus Black and White Warbler
Vermivora crysoptera Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora peregrina Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla Nashville Warbler
Parula americana Parula Warbler
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
Dendroica magnolia Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica tigrina Cape May Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica Chestnut-sided
Dendroica virens Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica fusca Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica castanea Bay-breasted Warbler
Dendroica striata Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler
Dendroica discolor Prairie Warbler
Dendroica palmarum Palm Warbler
Seiurus noveboracensis Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus aurocapillus Ovenbird
Geothylpis trichas Common Yellowthroat
Ictera virens Yellow-breasted Chat
Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis Canada Warbler
Oporornis phiIadelphia Mourning Warbler
Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink
Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark
Agelaius phoeniceus Red-winged Blackbird
Icterus galbulns Northern Oriole
Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird
Quisccalus quiscula Common Grackle
Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird
Sturnus vulgaris European Starling
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
Pheucticus ludovicianus Roma-breasted Grosbeak
Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
Carpodacus purpureus Purple Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina Evening Grosbeak
Carduelis flammea Common Redpoll
Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin
Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera White-winged Crossbill
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Rufous-sided Towhee
Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow
Spizella arborea American Tree Sparrow
Spizella passerina Chipping Sparrow
Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow
Junco hyemalis Northern Junco
Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza lincolni Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Passer domesticus House Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow .
Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
Piectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting
   

REPTILES

 
Order_Species  
   

Squamata

 
Thamnophis sirtalis Garter Snake
Storeria dekayi Brown Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata Red-bellied Snake
Diadophus punctatus Northern Ring-necked Snake
Coluber constrictor constrictor Northern Black Racer
Lampropeltis triangulum Milk Snake
   

Testudines

 
Clemmys insculpta Wood Turtle
Chelydra serpentina Snapping Turtle
Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle
   

AMPHIBIANS

 
   
Order_Species  
   

Anura

 
Rana clamitans Green Frog
Rana catesbeiana Bull frog
Rana pipiens Northern Leopard Frog
Rana palustris Pickerel Frog
Rana sylvatica Wood Frog
Hyla crucifer Spring Peeper
Hyla versicolor Gray Treefrog
Bufo americanus American Toad
Bufo fowleri Fowlers Toad
   

Caudata

 
Ambystoma maculatum Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson's Salamander
Notophthalmus viridescens Common Newt
Desmognathus fuscus Northern Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus Mountain Dusky Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus Slimy Salamander
Plethodon cinereus Red-backed Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander
Eurycea bislineata Two-lined Salamander
   

FISH

 
Family_Species  
   

Ictaluridae

 
Ictalurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead
Ictalurus natalis Yellow Bullhead
   

Esocidae

 
Esox niger Chain Pickerel
Esox lucius Northern Pike
   

Centrarchidae

 
Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Sunfish
Micropterus dolomieui Small-mouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides Large-mouth Bass
Pomoxis annularis White Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black Crappie
   

Percidae

 
Percaflavescens Yellow Perch
   

Salmonidae

 
Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Trout
Salmo trutta Brown Trout
Salmo gairdneri Rainbow Trout
   

Percichthyidae

 
Morone americana White Perch
   

Cyprinidae

 
Notropis cornutus Common Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden Shiner
SemotiIus atromaculatus Northern Creek Chub
   

Catastomidae

 
Catostomus commersani White Sucker
   

Anguillidae

 
Anguilla rostrata Americana eel
   

Cyprinodontidae

 
Fundulus diaphanus Banded Killfish
   

TREES

 
   

Common_Name

Species

White Pine Pinus strobus
Hemlock Tsuga canadensis
American Yew Taxus Canadensis
Willow Salix sp.
American Aspen Populus tremuloides
Large-toothed Aspen Populus grandidentata
Black Walnut Juglans nigra
Yellow Birch Betula lutea
Black Birch Betula lenta
White Birch Betula populifolia
Canoe Birch Betula papyrifera
Shellbark Hickory Carya ovata
Hop Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana
American Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana
Speckled Alder Alnus incana
Beech Fagus grandifolia
Red Oak Quercus rubra
American Elm Ulmus americana
Smooth-leaved Shadbush Amelanchiar laevis
Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana
Pin Cherry Prunus pennsylvanica
Striped Maple Acer pennsylvanicum
Mountain Maple Acer spicatum
Sugar Maple Acer saccharum
Red Maple Acer rubrum
Basswood Tilia americana
Alternate-leaved Dogwood Cornus alternifolia
White Ash Fraxinus americana
   

SHRUBS AND VINES

 
   

Common_Name

Species

Hazelnut Corylus americana
Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Thorn Apple Cratacgus sp.
Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina
Poison Ivy Rhus toxicodendron
Black Alder Ilex verticillata
Virginia Creeper Psedera quinquefolia
Climbing Bittersweet Celastrus scandens
Leatherwood Dirca palustris
Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla Lonicera
Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis
Hobble Bush Viburnum alnifolium
Dockmackie Viburnum acerifolium
Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum
Nannyberry Viburnum Lentago
Elder Sambucus canadensis
Red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa
   

HERBS AND LOW SHRUBBY PLANTS

   

Common_Name

Species

Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus
Day Flower Commelina virginica
Clintonia Clintonia borealis
Twisted Stalk Streptopus roseus
False Spikenard Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense
Solomon' s Seal Polygonatum biflorum
Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
Wake Robin Trillium erectum
Painted Trillium Trillium undulatum
Indian Cucumber-root Medeola virginiana
White Hellebore Veratrum viride
Canada Lily Lilium canadense
Star Grass Hypoxis hirsuta
Blue Flag Iris versicolor
Blue-eyed Grass Sisrinchium angustifolium
Green Round-leaved Orchis Habenaria orbiculata
Yellow Lady's Slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
Moccasin Flower Cypripedium acaule
Rattlesnake Plantain Serapias Helleborine
Wild Ginger Asarum canadense
Curled Dock Rumus crispus
Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Swamp Dock Rumex verticillatus
Lady's Thumb Polygonum Persicaria
Pennsylvania Persicaria Polygonum Pennsylvanicum
Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum
Pigweed Amaranthus retroflexus
Tumble Weed Amaranthus graecizans
Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis
Chickweed Stellaria media
Thimble Weed Anemone virginianum
Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum polygamum
Swamp Buttercup Ranunculus septentrionalis
Tall Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Red Baneberry Actaea rubra
White Baneberry Actaea alba
Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides
May Apple Podophyllum peltatum
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria
Squirrel Corn Dicenrta canadensis
Pepper Grass Lepidium virginicum
Shepherd's Purse Capsella Bursa-pastoris
Live-forever Sedum purpureum
Swamp Saxifrage Saxifraga Pennsylvanica
Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia
Bishop's Cap Mitella diphylla
Meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia
Hardhack Spiraea tomentosa
Agrimony Agrimonia striata
Purple Flowering Raspberry Rubus odoratus
Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginaiana
Wood Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Cinquefoil Potentilia spp.
Smooth Rose Rosa blanda
Rabbit-foot Clover Trifolium arvense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Hop Clover Trifolium agrarium
Tick Trefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
Ground Nut Apios tuberosa
Hog Peanut Amphicarpa monoica
Cranesbill Geranium maculatum
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
Sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Pale Jewelweed Impatines pallida
Spotted Touch-me-not Impatines biflora
Common Mallow Malva rotundifolia
Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
Small-flowered St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum
Common Violet Viola papilionacea
Selkirk's Violet Viola Selkirkii
Sweet White Violet Viola blanda
Round-leaved Violet Viola rotundifolia
Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens
Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis
Alpine Nightshade Circaea latifolia
Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea latifolia
Spikenard Aralia racemosa
Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis
Wild Carrot Daucus Carota
Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sative
Meadow Parnip Zizia aurea
Bunchberry Cornus canadensis
Prince's Pine Chimaphila umbellata
Small Pyrola Pyrola secunda
Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens
Star Flower Trientalis americana
Fringed Loosestrife Steironema ciliatum
Moneywort Lysimachia Nummularia
Bottle Gentian Gentiana Andrewsii
Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
Common Milkweed Asclepia syriaca
Hedge Bindweed Convolvus sepium
Joe-Pye-weed Eupatorium purpureum
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatuum
White Snakeroot Eupatorium urticaefolium
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia
Broad-leaved Goldenrod Solidago latifolia
Silver-rod Solidago bicolor
Early Goldenrod Solidago iuncea
Lanced-leaved Goldgenrod Solidago graminifolia
Large-leaved Aster Aster macrophyllus
Purple-stemmed Aster Aster puniceus
Robin's Plantain Erigeron pulchellus
Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus
Everlasting Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea
Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Coltsfoot Tussilaqo Farfara
Ragwort Senecio vulgaris
Burdock Arctium minus
Bull Thistle Cirsium lanceolatum
Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis
Tawny Hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum
Fall Dandelion Leontodon autumnalis
Heart-leaved Aster Aster cordifolius
Sharp-leaved Aster Aster acuminatus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Barren Strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides
 
 
   

 

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