Species of Special Concern
March 11, 2008
Species of Special Concern PDF
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Amphibians |
| Blue-spotted Salamander
(diploid populations only) |
Ambystoma laterale x jeffersonianum |
| Northern Spring Salamander |
Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus |
| Northern Leopard Frog |
Rana pipiens |
Birds |
| Leach’s Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
| Great Blue Heron |
Ardea herodias |
| Greater Scaup |
Aythya marila |
| Northern Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
| American Coot (breeding population only) |
Fulica americana |
Yellow Rail
|
Coturnicops noveboracensis
|
| American Oystercatcher |
Haematopus palliatus |
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
| Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
Red-necked Phalarope
|
Phalaropus lobatus |
| Semipalmated Sandpiper |
Calidris pusilla |
| Bonaparte’s Gull (breeding population only) |
Larus philadelphia |
| Laughing Gull |
Larus atricilla |
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
| Common Murre |
Uria aalge |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo |
Coccyzus americanus |
Barn Owl
|
Tyto alba |
Eastern Screech Owl
|
Megascops asio |
| Whip-poor-will |
Caprimulgus vociferous |
| Chimney Swift |
Chaetura pelagica |
| Least Flycatcher |
Empidonax minimus |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher |
Contopus borealis |
| Eastern Kingbird |
Tyrannus tyrannus |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
Contopus virens |
| Loggerhead Shrike |
Lanius ludovicianus |
| Horned Lark (breeding population only) |
Eremophila alpestris |
| Purple Martin |
Progne subis |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
Stelgidopteryx serripennis |
| Tree Swallow |
Tachycineta bicolor |
| Bicknell’s Thrush |
Catharus bicknelli |
| Wood Thrush |
Hylocichla mustelina |
Veery
|
Catharus fuscescens |
| Brown Thrasher |
Toxostoma rufum |
| American Redstart |
Setophaga ruticilla |
| Black-and-white Warbler |
Mniotilta varia |
| Blue-winged Warbler |
Vermivora pinus |
| Canada Warbler |
Wilsonia canadensis |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler |
Dendroica pensylvanica |
| Prairie Warbler |
Dendroica discolor |
| Tennessee Warbler |
Vermivora peregrina |
| Yellow Warbler |
Dendroica petechia |
| Fox Sparrow |
Passerella iliaca |
| Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
Ammodramus nelsoni |
| Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow |
Ammodramus caudacutus |
White-throated sparrow
|
Zonotrichia albicollis |
Eastern Towhee
|
Pipilo erythrophthalmus |
| Rusty Blackbird |
Euphagus carolinus |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
Sturnella magna |
| Orchard Oriole |
Icterus spurious |
| Evening Grosbeak (breeding population only) |
Coccothraustes vespertinus |
Fish |
| American Eel |
Anquilla rostrata |
| Creek Chubsucker |
Erimyzon oblongus |
| Bridle Shiner |
Notropis bifrenatus |
| Longnose Dace |
Rhinicthys cataractae |
| Brook Stickleback |
Culaea inconstans |
| Anadromous Brook Trout (salters, searun brook trout) |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
| Arctic Charr |
Salvelinus alpinus |
| Lake Whitefish |
Coregonus clupeaformis |
Invertebrates |
Aquatic and Terrestrial Snails |
| Bigmouth Pondsnail |
Stagnicola mighelsi |
| A Vertigo Snail |
Vertigo ronnebyensis |
| Malleated Vertigo |
Vertigo malleata |
| Mystery Vertigo |
Vertigo paradoxa |
| Six-whorl Vertigo |
Vertigo morsei |
Freshwater Mussels |
| Creeper |
Strophitus undulatus |
Stoneflies |
| A Stonefly |
Neoperla mainensis |
Caddisflies |
| A Caddisfly |
Hydroptila tomah |
| A Caddisfly |
Hydroptila blicklei |
| A Caddisfly |
Hydroptila parachelops |
Mayflies |
| A Mayfly |
Baetisca rubescens |
| A Mayfly |
Nixe horrida |
| A Mayfly |
Siphlonurus demaryi |
| A Mayfly |
Siphlonurus securifer |
| A Mayfly |
Ameletus browni |
| A Mayfly |
Baetisca berneri |
| A Mayfly |
Baetisca carolina |
| A Mayfly |
Metretopus borealis |
| A Mayfly |
Siphlonurus barbaroides |
| A Mayfly |
Baetisca lacustris |
| A Mayfly |
Hexagenia rigida |
| A Mayfly |
Rithrogena undulata |
| A Mayfly |
Parameletus midas |
Butterflies and Skippers |
| Cobweb Skipper |
Hesperia metea |
| Coral Hairstreak |
Satyrium titus |
| Crowberry Blue |
Plebejus idas empetri |
| Early Hairstreak |
Erora laeta |
| Frigga Fritillary |
Boloria frigga |
| Leonard’s Skipper |
Hesperia leonardus |
| Spicebush Swallowtail |
Papilio troilus |
| Appalachian Brown |
Satyrodes appalachia |
| Satyr Comma |
Polygonia satyrus |
| Bronze Copper |
Lycaena hyllus |
| Southern Cloudywing |
Thorybes bathyllus |
| Dusted Skipper |
Atryonopsis hianna |
Moths |
| A Moth |
Nepytia pellucidaria |
| A Noctuid Moth |
Chaetaglaea cerata |
| Barrens Itame |
Itame sp. 1 |
| Pine Barrens Zale |
Zale sp. 1nr. lunifera |
| Pine Devil |
Citheronia sepulcralis |
| Pine Pinion |
Lithophane l. lepida |
| Pink Sallow |
Psectraglaea carnosa |
| The Buckmoth |
Hemileuca m. maia |
| A Moth |
Lepipolys perscripta |
| Acadian Swordgrass Moth |
Xylena thoracica |
| Barrens Metarranthis Moth |
Metarranthis apiciaria |
| Broad Sallow |
Xylotype capax |
| Huckleberry Sphinx |
Paonias astylus |
Oblique Zale
|
Zale oblique |
| Red-winged Sallow |
Xystopeplus rufago |
| Similar Underwing |
Catocala similis |
| Southern Pine Sphinx |
Lapara coniferarum |
| Barrens Chaetaglaea |
Chaetaglaea tremula |
Dragonflies and Damselflies |
| Spatterdock Darner |
Rhionaeschna mutata |
| Arrow Clubtail |
Stylurus spiniceps |
| Arrowhead Spiketail |
Cordulegaster oblique |
| Big Bluet |
Enallagma durum |
| Canada Whiteface |
Leucorrhinia patricia |
Citrine Forktail
|
Ischnura hastata |
| Cobra Clubtail |
Gomphus vastus |
| Dusky Dancer |
Argia translata |
| Pygmy Snaketail |
Ophiogomphus howei |
| Quebec Emerald |
Somatochlora brevicincta |
| Rambur’s Forktail |
Ischnura ramburii |
| Scarlet Bluet |
Enallagma pictum |
| Sedge Darner |
Aeshna juncea |
| Swamp Darner |
Epiaeschna heros |
| Tule Bluet |
Enallagma carunculatum |
| Black Saddlebags |
Tramea lacerata |
| Carolina Saddlebags |
Tramea carolina |
| Comet Darner |
Anax longipes |
| Common Sanddragon |
Progomphus obscurus |
| Needhams Skimmer |
Libellula needhami |
| Southern Pygmy Clubtail |
Lanthus vernalis |
| Spot-winged Glider |
Pantala hymenaea |
| Painted Skimmer |
Libellula semifasciata |
| Ringed Emerald |
Somatochlora albicincta |
| Lilypad Clubtail |
Arigomphus furcifer |
Beetles |
| White Mountain Tiger Beetle |
Cicindela ancocisconensis |
| Salt Marsh Tiger Beetle |
Cicindela marginata |
Mammals |
| Eastern Small-footed Myotis |
Myotis leibii |
| Red Bat |
Lasiurus borealis |
| Hoary Bat |
Lasiurus cinereus |
| Silver-haired Bat |
Lasionycterus noctivigans |
| Gray Wolf or Eastern Canadian Wolf |
Canis lupus |
| Canada Lynx |
Lynx canadensis |
| Penobscot Meadow Vole |
Microtus pennsylvanicus shattucki |
Reptiles |
| Wood Turtle |
Glyptemys insculpta |
| Eastern/Northern Ribbon Snake |
Thamnophis sauritus |
| Northern Brown Snake |
Storeria d. dekayi |
