Nuthatch
Red-breasted
White-breasted
Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis
Oriole, Baltimore
Icterus galbula
Owl
Barred
Great Horned
Screech
Snowy
Strix varia
Bubo virginianus
Otus asio
Nyctea scandiaca
Partridge—see Ruffed Grouse
Pheasant, Ring-necked
Phasianus colchicus
Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Robin
Turdus migratorius
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Siskin, Pine
Spinus pinus
Sparrow
Fox
House, or English
Song
Swamp
Tree
White-throat
Passerella iliaca
Passer domesticus Melospiza melodia Melospiza georgiana Spizella arborea Zonotrichia albicollis
Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Swallow, Barn
Hirundo erythrogaster
Swift, Chimney
Chaetura pelagica
Tanager, Scarlet
Piranga olivacea
Tern, Arctic
Sterna paradisaea
Thrush
Hermit
Wood
Hylocichla guttata Hylocichla mustelina
Thrush, Mimics
Brown Thrasher
Catbird
Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum
Dumetella carolinensis
Mimus polyglottos
Towhee, or Chewink
Pipilio erythrophthalmus
Veery
Hylocichla fuscescens
Vireo
Red-eyed
Warbling
Yellow-throated
Vireo olivaceus
Vireo gilvus
Vireo flavifrons
Warbler
Audubon’s
Bay-breasted
Blackburnian
Blackpoll
Black-throated Green
Cape May
Pine
Prothonotary
Dendroica auduboni
Dendroica castanea Dendroica fusca Dendroica striata Dendroica virens Dendroica tigrina Dendroica pinus Protonotaria citrea
Whippoorwill
Caprimulgus vociferus
Woodcock
Philohela minor
Woodpecker
Downy
Flicker; Yellow-shafted
Hairy
Pileated
Dendrocopus pubescens
Colaptes auratus
Dendrocopus villosus
Dryocopus pileatus
Wren, House
Troglodytes aedon
Fish and Amphibians
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Bass
Large-mouth, Black
Rock
Small-mouth, Black
Huro salmoides
Ambloplites rupestris
Micropterus dolomieu
Catfish; Horned Pout, etc.
Bullhead
Channel
Ameiurur nebulosus Ictalurur lacustris
Frog
Leopard
Pickerel
Rana pipiens
Rana palustris
Mud Puppy
Necturus maculosus
Perch, Yellow
Perca flavescens
Pickerel
Barred
Eastern, or Chain
Esox americanus
Esox niger
“Silver Carp”
Fallfish; Silver Chub
Golden Shiner; Chub
Semotilus corporalis
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Spring Peeper
Hyla crucifer
Sucker, White
Catostomus commersonii
Sunfish
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Yellowbreast
Eupomotis gibbosus
Lepomis auritus
Toad, Common American
Bufo terrestris
Trout
Brook
Brown
Rainbow
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmo trutta
Salmo gairdnerii
Insects
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Ants
Black Carpenter
Common Northeast
Tiny Black
Componotus pennsylvanicus
Polyergus lucidus
Lasius niger
Back Swimmer
Notonecta undulata
Bees
Bumblebee
Honeybee
Bombus americanus
Apis mellifera
Birch Moth—see Moths
Black Fly
Simulidae
Caddis Fly
Ptilostomis semifasciata
Centipede
Scutigera forceps
Cockroach, Common
Blatta orientalis
Cricket, Common Black
Gryllus assimilis
Damsel Fly
Black-winged
Swamp
Agrion maculatum
Lestes rectangularis
Deer Fly
Chrysops
Dogbane Beetle
Chrysochus auratus
Dragonfly, Ten-spot
Libellula pulchella
Elm-leaf Beetle
Gallerucella xanthomalaena
Firefly, two common ones
Photinus pyralis
Photurus pennsylvanica
Grasshoppers, typical
Large
Small; Bird Locust
Sand-colored
Schistocera americana
Schistocera damnifica
Spharagemon bolli
Trimerotropis maritima
Housefly
Musca domestica
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
Katydid
Angular-winged
Common
Microcentrum retinerve
Pterophylla camellifolia
Ladybird Beetle (Cocinella)
Adalia bipunctata
May Fly
Ephemeridae
Midges; No-see-ums
Culicoides
Millipede
Spirobolus marginatus
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Mosquito
Malaria Carrier
Marsh
Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Aedes sollicitans
Moths
Birch
Clothes
Luna
Sphinx; Hawk Moth
Woolly Bear; Isabella
Catocala relicta
Tineola bisseliella
Actios luna
Phlegathontius quinquemaculatus
Isia Isabella
Potato Beetle; Colorado Beetle
Lema trilineata
Silverfish
Lepisma domestica
Wasps
Golden Digger
“Mud Dauber”
Paper-maker Wasps which make small, open paper nests (no common name)
Yellow Jackets and Hornets which make closed paper nests
Amobia ichneumones
Trypoxylinae
Polistes
Vespa
Water Boatman
Arctocorixa interrupta
Water Bug; Electric Light
Bug
Benacu
s grisecus
Water Scorpion
Nepta apiculata
Water Strider, typical
Gerris remigis
Woolly Bear—see Moths
Spiders
(There are about 40,000 species, of which I list only three)
COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
House Web, the common one
Tegenaria
Wolf
Lycosidae
Plants
(Including Flowers, Bushes, Shrubs, Vines, and Trees)
Alder, Black; Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Anemone
Rue
Wood
Anemonella thalictroides
Anemone quinquifolia
Arbutus
Epigaea repens
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Artichoke, Jerusalem
Helianthus tuberosa
Ash
Black
Mountain (not a true Ash)
White
Fraxinus nigra
Pyrus americana
Fraxinus americana
Aspen
Bigtooth
Quaking
White; Poplar
Populus grandidentata
Populus tremuloides
Populus alba
Aster
Calico
Michaelmas Daisy; Heath
New England; Big Purple
Aster lateriflorus
Aster ericoides
Aster novae-angliae
Azalea; Pinkster
Rhododendron nudiflorum
Baneberry
Red
White
Actaea rubra
Actaea alba
Barbery
American, Native
European
Japanese
Berberis canadensis
Berberis vulgaris
Berberis Thurnbergii
Basswood; Linden, American
Tilia americana
Bayberry, Northern
Myrica pennsylvanica
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bedstraw, Rough
Galium asprellum
Beech, Tree
Fagus grandifolia
Beechdrops, False
Monotropa Hypopitys
Beggar-ticks
Bidens frondosa
Bergamot
Bee Balm; Oswego Tea
Common Lavender
Monarda didyma
Monarda fistulosa
Bindweed, Hedge; Morning Glory
Convolvulus septum
Birch
Black; Cherry; Sweet
Gray
Red; River
White; Canoe; Paper
Yellow
Betula lenta
Betula populifolia
Betula nigra
Betula papyrifera
Betula lutea
Bittersweet, American
Celastrus scandens
Blackberry, Wild
Low Running; Dewberry
Tall or Common
Rubus fiagellaris
Rubus allegheninesis
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Bladder Campion
Silene cucubalus
Bloodroot
Sanguineria canadensis
Blueberry
Canada
High-bush
Low Sweet
Vaccinium canadense
Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium pennsylvanicum
Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Bluet
Houstonia caerula
Boneset; Thoroughwort
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Bouncing Bet
Saponaria officinalis
Bracken—see Ferns
Buckeye, Sweet
Aesculus octandra
Buckwheat Family
Polygonaceae
Burdock
Common
Great
Arctium minus
Arctium lappa
Bur Marigold
Bidens laevis
Bur Reeds
Sparganium
Butter and Eggs—see Toadflax
Buttercup
Creeping
Early
Swamp
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus fascicularis
Ranunculus septentrionalis
Butternut, tree
Juglens cinerea
Canada Mayflower; Wild Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum canadense
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Cat Brier; Bull Brier
Smilax rotundifolia
Cattail
Broad-leaf
Narrow-leaf
Typha latifolia
Typha angustifolia
Cedar, Tree
Dwarf Juniper
Red
White
Juniperus communis Juniperus virginiana Chamaecyparis thyoides
Celandine
Chelidonium majus
Cherry, Bird
Prunus pennsylvanica
Chestnut
Castanea dentata
Chickweed (many varieties; two cited)
Common
Mouse-ear
Stellaria media
Cerastium vulgatum
Chicory
Chicorium intybus
Chokecherry
Black
Red
Pyrus melanocarpus
Pyrus arbutifolia
Cinquefoil
Common
Shrubby
Potentilla simplex Potentilla fruticosa
Clover
Rabbit’s-foot
Red
White Sweet
Wild Lupine
Yellow Sweet
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium pretense
Melilotus aibus
Lupinus perennis
Melilotus officinalis
Clematis, Wild; Virgin’s Bower; Old Man’s Beard
Clematis virginiana
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Cranberry
High-bush; Pimbina
Small, Wild
Viburnum opulus, var. americanum
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Cranesbill—see Geranium
Cress, Wild
Spring
Water
Winter; Yellow Rocket
Cardamine bulbosa Nasturtium officinale
Barbarea vulgaris
Cucumber, Climbing Wild;
Balsam
Echinocystis lobata
Daisy, Common or Oxeye
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Dame’s Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Dandelion
Common
Dwarf
Taraxicum officinale
Krigia virginica
Day Lily
Hemerocallis fulva
Deptford Pink
Dianthus armeria
Dock, Sour
Rumex acteosa
Dockmackie
Viburnum acerifolium
Dogbane
Indian Hemp
Spreading
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dogtooth Violet; Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum
Dogwood
Dwarf Cornel, or Bunchberry
Flowering (the tree)
Red-osier
Silky; Kinnikinnik
Cornum canadensis
Cornus florida
Cornus s
tolonifera
Cornum. amomum
Dutchman’s-breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Elm
American; New England
Rock
Slippery
Ulmus americana
Ulmus thomassi
Ulmus rubra
False Spikenard
Smilacina racemosa
Ferns
Bracken; Brake Fern
Christmas
Cinnamon
Ostrich
Pteridium aquilinum
Polystichum acrostichoides
Osmunda cinnamomea Matteuccia Struthiopteris
Fireweed; Great Willow-herb
Epilobium angustafolium
Flag—see Iris
Foamflower; False Miterwort
Tiarella cordifolia
Forget-me-not
Small, Wild
Large, Escaped Tame
Myosotis laxa
Myosotis scorpioides
Gensing, Dwarf
Panax trifolium
Geranium, Wild
Cranesbill
Herb Robert
Geranium maculatum
Geranium robertianum