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Farm Biodiversity - List in Progress

Over the years we've recorded the different species that we've encountered on the farm.

Birds: Over the years we've seen and heard many birds. Some are passing through during migration, some are seasonal residents. Many birds are difficult to see in tree-cover. Merlin, an identification app created by Cornell University's Ornithology Lab has been invaluable to learn more about the birds around us. Gray Catbird Baltimore Oriole Common Yellowthroat Red-winged Blackbird Song Sparrow Swap Sparrow American Crow Indigo Bunting Field Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark American Robin House Wren Eastern Wood-Pewee American Goldfinch Black Billed Cuckoo Barn Swallow Bank Swallow Pine Siskin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Chipping Sparrow Eastern Phoebe Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Goose Northern Flicker Black Capped Chickadee Northern Cardinal Dark-eyed Junco Red-breasted Nuthatch Mourning Dove Blue Jay Hairy Woodpecker Golden Crowned Kinglet Mallard Grasshopper Sparrow Sedge Wren Hermit Thrush Eastern Bluebird Red-eyed Vireo Great Crested Flycatcher Northern Harrier Red-Tailed Hawk Eastern Kingbird Common Shrike American Kestrel Gyrfalcon
Insects: Many people don't like insects. In fact, they are reviled the world over. The fact is, insects are the backbone of the planet. Without them we would die. So even if you hate them, they are an essential part of our ecosystem and need to be protected. I love seeing what interesting insects are around the farm. Insects are hard to accurately identify, so the ID may be wrong. We've done our best. Firefly - suspected Photuris pennsylvanica Luna Moth Cecropia Moth Virgin Tiger Moth Big Poplar Sphinx Mourning Cloak Butterfly Red-spotted Purple Butterfly Monarch Butterfly Viceroy Butterfly Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Cabbage White Butterfly European Skipper Butterfly Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Question Mark Butterfly Red Admiral Butterfly White Admiral Butterfly Painted Lady Butterfly Virginia Ctenucha Bumble Bee American Pelecinid Wasp Banded Horntail Mud Dauber Wasp Great Black Wasp Honey Bee Horntail Wasp Ichneumon Wasp - different species Paper Wasp Yellow Jacket Yellow Garden Spider Cross orbweaver Shamrock orbweaver Long-jawed orb weavers Common house spider Candy stripe cobweb weaver Wolf Spiders - different species Jumping Spiders - different species Nursery Web Spider Slender Crab Spider Goldenrod Crab Spider Canada Darner Dragonfly Green Darner Common Whitetail Ebony Jewelwing
Mammals: Red Fox White-tailed Deer Chipmunk Grey Squirrel Red Squirrel Big Brown Bat Racoon Porcupine Skunk Mink Least Weasel Eastern Cottontail Groundhog Coyote Deer Mouse Woodland Jumping Muse Eastern Meadow Vole Virginia Opossum Woodland Vole Shrew - unsure of species
Reptiles & Amphibians: Snapping Turtle Gartersnake Fox Snake or Milksnake Red Bellied Snake American Toad Grey Treefrog Northern Leopard Frog Green Frog Spring Peeper Wood Frog
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