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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Green Frog
Lithobates
clamitans
2377
Amphibians
Ranidae
Anura
Amphibia
Animalia
2
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris
crucifer
crucifer
1387
Amphibians
Hylidae
Anura
Amphibia
Animalia
1
Canada Goose
Branta
canadensis
3204
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
2
Mallard
Anas
platyrhynchos
2751
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
3
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya
collaris
1083
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
4
Surf Scoter
Melanitta
perspicillata
392
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
5
Bufflehead
Bucephala
albeola
1311
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
6
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes
cucullatus
1411
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
7
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus
serrator
432
Birds
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Aves
Animalia
8
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus
podiceps
620
Birds
Podicipedidae
Podicipediformes
Aves
Animalia
9
Mourning Dove
Zenaida
macroura
2112
Birds
Columbidae
Columbiformes
Aves
Animalia
10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus
colubris
820
Birds
Trochilidae
Apodiformes
Aves
Animalia
11
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus
atricilla
918
Birds
Laridae
Charadriiformes
Aves
Animalia
12
Ring-billed Gull
Larus
delawarensis
1531
Birds
Laridae
Charadriiformes
Aves
Animalia
13
Herring Gull
Larus
argentatus
752
Birds
Laridae
Charadriiformes
Aves
Animalia
14
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus
marinus
553
Birds
Laridae
Charadriiformes
Aves
Animalia
15
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum
auritum
1543
Birds
Phalacrocoracidae
Suliformes
Aves
Animalia
16
Great Blue Heron
Ardea
herodias
3726
Birds
Ardeidae
Pelecaniformes
Aves
Animalia
17
Black Vulture
Coragyps
atratus
1383
Birds
Cathartidae
Accipitriformes
Aves
Animalia
18
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes
aura
2203
Birds
Cathartidae
Accipitriformes
Aves
Animalia
19
Osprey
Pandion
haliaetus
1891
Birds
Pandioidae
Accipitriformes
Aves
Animalia
20
Northern Harrier
Circus
hudsonius
575
Birds
Accipitridae
Accipitriformes
Aves
Animalia
21
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus
leucocephalus
4285
Birds
Accipitridae
Accipitriformes
Aves
Animalia
22
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo
jamaicensis
1349
Birds
Accipitridae
Accipitriformes
Aves
Animalia
23
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle
alcyon
1378
Birds
Alcedinidae
Coraciiformes
Aves
Animalia
24
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes
carolinus
1911
Birds
Picidae
Piciformes
Aves
Animalia
25
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates
pubescens
1804
Birds
Picidae
Piciformes
Aves
Animalia
26
Northern Flicker
Colaptes
auratus
1444
Birds
Picidae
Piciformes
Aves
Animalia
27
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus
pileatus
1432
Birds
Picidae
Piciformes
Aves
Animalia
28
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus
virens
574
Birds
Tyrannidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
29
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta
cristata
1984
Birds
Corvidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
30
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile
carolinensis
1579
Birds
Paridae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
31
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus
bicolor
1685
Birds
Paridae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
32
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta
carolinensis
1509
Birds
Sittidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
33
Brown Creeper
Certhia
americana
662
Birds
Certhiidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
34
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus
ludovicianus
1954
Birds
Troglodytidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
35
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia
sialis
2820
Birds
Turdidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
36
American Robin
Turdus
migratorius
3289
Birds
Turdidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
37
Gray Catbird
Dumetella
carolinensis
1303
Birds
Mimidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
38
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma
rufum
857
Birds
Mimidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
39
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus
polyglottos
2102
Birds
Mimidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
40
European Starling
Sturnus
vulgaris
1447
Birds
Sturnidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
41
House Sparrow
Passer
domesticus
1550
Birds
Passeridae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
42
House Finch
Haemorhous
mexicanus
1410
Birds
Fringillidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
43
Pine Siskin
Spinus
pinus
454
Birds
Fringillidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
44
American Goldfinch
Spinus
tristis
1697
Birds
Fringillidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
45
Myrtle Warbler
Setophaga
coronata
coronata
1471
Birds
Parulidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
46
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo
erythrophthalmus
1055
Birds
Emberizidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
47
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
Junco
hyemalis
1781
Birds
Emberizidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
48
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella
passerina
1376
Birds
Emberizidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
49
Ipswich Sparrow
Passerculus
sandwichensis
princeps
40
Birds
Emberizidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
50
Song Sparrow
Melospiza
melodia
2508
Birds
Emberizidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
51
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia
albicollis
2954
Birds
Emberizidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
52
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis
cardinalis
3710
Birds
Cardinalidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
53
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus
ludovicianus
519
Birds
Cardinalidae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
54
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius
phoeniceus
2316
Birds
Icteridae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
55
Common Grackle
Quiscalus
quiscula
1126
Birds
Icteridae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
56
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus
ater
1154
Birds
Icteridae
Passeriformes
Aves
Animalia
1
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon
carica
20
Marine Snails
Melongenidae
Neogastropoda
Gastropoda
Animalia
1
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus
impatiens
2161
Bees
Apidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus
bimaculatus
523
Bees
Apidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Sachem
Atalopedes
huron
2716
Butterflies
Hesperiidae
Lepidoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto
cymela
555
Butterflies
Nymphalidae
Lepidoptera
Insecta
Animalia
3
Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis
arthemis
astyanax
1382
Butterflies
Nymphalidae
Lepidoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Periodical Cicada species
Magicicada
sp.
508
Cicadas
Cicadidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Swamp Cicada
Neotibicen
tibicen
526
Cicadas
Cicadidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
3
Pharaoh Cicada
Magicicada
septendecim
1311
Cicadas
Cicadidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Japanese Burrowing Cricket
Velarifictorus
micado
277
Crickets
Gryllidae
Orthoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
No Common Name
Allonemobius
sp.
294
Crickets
Gryllidae
Orthoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx
maculata
2014
Damselflies
Calopterygidae
Odonata
Insecta
Animalia
1
Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis
tenera
1512
Dragonflies
Libellulidae
Odonata
Insecta
Animalia
2
Common Whitetail
Plathemis
lydia
3516
Dragonflies
Libellulidae
Odonata
Insecta
Animalia
1
Red-necked False Blister Beetle
Asclera
ruficollis
15
False Blister Beetles
Oedemeridae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Ocellate Gall Midge
Acericecis
ocellaris
219
Gall and Wood Midges
Cecidomyiidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Seaside Grasshopper
Trimerotropis
maritima
56
Grasshoppers
Acrididae
Orthoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Carolina Grasshopper
Dissosteira
carolina
560
Grasshoppers
Acrididae
Orthoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
No Common Name
Acanthocephala
terminalis
413
Leaf-footed Bugs
Coreidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Speckled Sharpshooter
Paraulacizes
irrorata
164
Leafhoppers
Cicadellidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Dogbane Beetle
Chrysochus
auratus
757
Leaf Beetles
Chrysomelidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Red Milkweed Beetle
Tetraopes
tetrophthalmus
733
Long-horned Beetles
Cerambycidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia
isabella
1254
Moths
Erebidae
Lepidoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Angulose Prominent Moth
Peridea
angulosa
161
Moths
Notodontidae
Lepidoptera
Insecta
Animalia
3
Luna Moth
Actias
luna
1185
Moths
Saturniidae
Lepidoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Patent Leather Beetle
Odontotaenius
disjunctus
1215
Scarab Beetles
Passalidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
2
Oriental Beetle
Anomala
orientalis
424
Scarab Beetles
Scarabaeidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
3
Japanese Beetle
Popillia
japonica
746
Scarab Beetles
Scarabaeidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus
fasciatus
1348
Seed Bugs
Lygaeidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Rice Stink Bug
Oebalus
pugnax
108
Stink Bugs
Pentatomidae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
No Common Name
Pamphilius
semicinctus
1
Symphyta
Pamphiliidae
Hymenoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus
politus
157
Syrphid Flies
Syrphidae
Diptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela
sexguttata
1042
Tiger Beetles
Carabidae
Coleoptera
Insecta
Animalia
1
Atlantic Blue Crab
Callinectes
sapidus
332
Crabs
Portunidae
Decapoda
Malacostraca
Animalia
1
Feral Horse
Equus
caballus
314
Mammals
Equidae
Perissodactyla
Mammalia
Animalia
2
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus
carolinensis
2455
Mammals
Sciuridae
Rodentia
Mammalia
Animalia
3
Common Raccoon
Procyon
lotor
904
Mammals
Procyonidae
Carnivora
Mammalia
Animalia
4
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus
virginianus
2894
Mammals
Cervidae
Artiodactyla
Mammalia
Animalia
5
Woodchuck
Marmota
monax
630
Mammals
Sciuridae
Rodentia
Mammalia
Animalia
1
Turtle Barnacle
Chelonibia
testudinaria
6
Baracles
Chelonibiidae
Sessilia
Maxillopoda
Animalia
1
Horseshoe Crab
Limulus
polyphemus
297
Horseshoe Crabs
Limulidae
Xiphosura
Merostomata
Animalia
1
Dekay's Brownsnake
Storeria
dekayi
735
Reptiles
Colubridae
Squamata
Reptilia
Animalia
2
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon
fasciatus
1351
Reptiles
Scincidae
Squamata
Reptilia
Animalia
3
No Common Name
Plestiodon
sp.
249
Reptiles
Scincidae
Squamata
Reptilia
Animalia
4
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys
scripta
elegans
1630
Reptiles
Emydidae
Testudines
Reptilia
Animalia
1
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex
lacteus
378
Fungi
Irpicaceae
Polyporales
Agaricomycetes
Fungi
2
No Common Name
Massospora
cicadina
213
Fungi
Entomophthoraceae
Entomophthorales
Zygomycetes
Fungi
1
Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus
orbiculatus
794
Bittersweet Family
Celastraceae
Celastrales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
1
Purple Deadnettle
Lamium
purpureum
1759
Mint Family
Lamiaceae
Lamiales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
2
Henbit
Lamium
amplexicaule
889
Mint Family
Lamiaceae
Lamiales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
1
American Sycamore
Platanus
occidentalis
959
Plane-tree Family
Platanaceae
Hamamelidales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
1
Bird's-eye Speedwell
Veronica
persica
1294
Plantain Family
Plantaginaceae
Lamiales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
1
Trumpet Creeper
Campsis
radicans
850
Trumpet-creeper Family
Bignoniaceae
Lamiales
Magnoliopsida
Plantae
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