Carlson Sanctuary – Common Species List

This list is by no means complete, instead, it shows some "highlights" a visitor may encounter at our bog. Many species are seasonal, and some would only be spotted on a few days each year. Others are year-round residents.

Separate lists for Birds, Reptiles/Amphibians, Insects, Mammals, Plants/Shrubs

We attempt a bit of a key: common name / habitat / season. Some images are also included.
(Note that common name in this list is not necessarily the actual "common" name, but rather what most people call this critter. For instance, we list Chicadee, rather than Black-capped Chickadee, as we would expect most people to look for "Chicadee"— experienced birders who desire more accuracy won't be using our list anyway.)

Here are links to some apps that can identify species:
merlin.allaboutbirds.org/download/
http://ibird.com/#
https://plantsnap.com/
https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app
http://leafsnap.com

BIRDS	habitat	season
American Crow	all	all
Baltimore Oriole	tree tops	Sp, Su, F
Belted Kingfisher	diving from branch	Sp, Su, F
Black & White Warbler	on tree trunk	Sp, Su
Blue Jay	all	all
Canada Goose	on water, flying	all
Cardinal	all	all
Catbird	all	all
Cedar Waxwing	in flocks, treetops	all
Chicadee (Black-capped)	all	all
Chipping Sparrow	trees	Sp, Su
Common Yellowthroat	wet underbrush, "twee kettle"	Sp, Su
Cowbird	all	Sp, Su, F
Dark-eyed Junco	all	Sp, F, W
Downy Woodpecker	all	all
Eastern Bluebird	all	all
Flicker (Yellow-shafted)	on tree trunks	all
Goldfinch	all	all
Grackle	all	all
Great Blue Heron	wetlands, shallow water	all
Great Egret	wetlands, shallow water	Sp, Su, F
Great Horned Owl	hiding in evergreens	Sp, Su, F
Hairy Woodpecker	all	all
House Finch	all	all
House Sparrow	trees	all
Kestrel	soaring, tree tops	Sp, Su, F
Mallard	on water, flying	all
Marsh Wren	wetland grasses	Sp, Su, F
Mockingbird	roses & berry bushes	all
Night Hawk	soaring	Sp, Su, F
Phoebe	bobbing its tail, low branches	Sp, Su, F
Pileated Woodpecker	on tree trunks	all
Raven	soaring, "grock"	all
Red-bellied Woodpecker	on tree trunks	all
Red-breasted Nuthatch	upside-down on tree trunks	all
Red-shouldered Hawk	soaring	Sp, Su, F
Redstart	trees & brush	Sp, Su, F
Red-tailed Hawk	soaring	all
Red-winged Blackbird	weeds & trees	Sp, Su, F
Robin (American)	all	all
Song Sparrow	all	all
Sharp-shinned Hawk	soaring	all
Starling	in large flocks	all
Swamp Sparrow	wetlands, weeds	all
Tree Swallow	swooping flight	Sp, Su, F
Tufted Titmouse	all, (note crest on head)	all
Turkey	woodlands	all
Turkey Vulture	soaring (dihedral wings)	all
Veery	deep woods	Sp, Su, F
White-throated Sparrow	brush and trees	W
Wood Duck	on water	all
Wood Thrush	deep woods, "ee-o-lay"	Sp, Su, F
Yellow-rumped Warbler	brush and trees	Sp, Su, F
REPTILES / AMPHIBIANS
Box Turtle	terrestrial, forest floor	Sp, Su, F
Garter Snake	woodlands floor, fields	Sp, Su, F
Green Frog	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Newt	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Painted Turtle	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Snapping Turtle	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Spotted Salamader	very early Spring, first rain	Sp
Spring Peeper	in trees	Sp
Water Snake	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Wood Frog	aquatic	Sp
INSECTS
Backswimmer	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Caddisfly (larva)	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Damselfly	flying over water	Sp, Su, F
Dragonfly	flying over water or open field	Sp, Su, F
Isopod	aquatic invertebrate	all
Mourning Cloak Butterfly	flying in woods	Sp, Su, F
Predaceous Diving Beetle	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Water Strider	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
Water Boatman	aquatic	Sp, Su, F
MAMMALS
Beaver	aquatic	all
Chipmunk	on ground	all
Coyote	woods and fields	all
Gray Squirrel	all	all
Muskrat	aquatic	all
Raccoon	trees, on ground	Sp, Su, F
White-tailed Deer	woods and fields	all
PLANTS AND SHRUBS		blooms
Blue Flag	wetlands	late Sp
Buttonball (shrub)	wetlands	Summer
Calipogon Orchid	wetlands	late Sp
Cinnamon Fern	wetlands, wet woods	Sp, Su, F
Cranberry	wetlands	Sp, Su, F
Duckweed	wetlands	Sp, Su, F
False Solomon's Seal	woodlands	Su
Fleabane	pathways, fields	Su
Floating Shield	aquatic	Su
Fragrant Waterlily	aquatic	Su
Phragmites	wetland invasive	Su, F
Rose Pogo0nia Orchid	wetlands	late Sp
Sensitive Fern	wet woods	Su
Sheep Laurel	wet woods	Su
Spagnum Moss	wetlands	Su
Spicebush	wetlands, all-parts fragrant	all
Sweet Pepperbush	wetlands, fragrant flowers	Su
Troutlily (Dogtooth Violet)	woodland open areas	Sp
Tussock Sedge	wetlands	Su
Water Plantain	wetlands	Su
Water Smartweed	aquatic	Su
Wild Geranium	woodlands	Sp
Wild Oats	woodlands	Sp
Yellow Flag	wetlands	Sp
TREES
Ash	Woodlands
Dogwood	Woodlands
Gray Birch	Woodlands
Oak	Woodlands
Pine	Woodlands
Swamp Maple	Woodlands
Sycamore	Woodlands