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Seney National Wildlife Refuge U.S. & Wildlife Service 1974 Refuge Entrance Road Seney, MI 49883 906/586 9851

TTY users may reach Seney through ’s Seney State Relay System at 1 800/649 3777 or, if outstate, 1 800/855 2880 National Wildlife Web: www.fws.gov/refuges/seney Follow us on Facebook: Refuge www.facebook.com/seneyrefuge

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD January 2018 Reptiles and Fish

Painted Turtle, April Payne/USFWS Seney National Wildlife Refuge has over 95,000 acres of Mammals Abundance coniferous, mixed and hardwood forests, shrub-lands, Even-toed Undulates grasslands, marshes, and open water. The diversity of ___ White-tailed Deer...... Common habitat provides homes for a wide array of . ___ Moose...... Rare As you explore the refuge look and listen for the listed in this brochure. Many animals listed in this guide Canines are timid and may be diffi cult to spot, but by watching for ___ Gray ...... Uncommon movement and signs, listening for sounds, and driving/ ___ ...... Uncommon walking slowly and stopping frequently you can increase ___ Gray ...... Rare your viewing opportunities. We have an abundance of ___ ...... Uncommon life which is listed in a separate brochure. Felines Please remember that collecting plants and animals is not ___ ...... Uncommon allowed on the refuge. If you should fi nd a species that ___ ...... Unknown is missing or listed as unknown, present, or rare, contact the refuge staff and provide a description or photo. We welcome any additions visitors may provide to enhance ___ Striped ...... Common the accuracy of these lists. We also encourage people to submit their photos to our annual photo contest. Mustelids ___ Least ...... Absent Abundance ___ Short-tailed Weasel...... Common Abundant; Found in large numbers in the correct habitat ___ Long-tailed Weasel...... Uncommon and time of day/year. ___ American ...... Common ___ ...... Common Common; Suitable habitat is available, should be able to ___ American ...... Uncommon spot during the right season. ___ North American River ...... Common

Uncommon; Present in moderate numbers. ___ Common ...... Common Rare; Observed sporadically. Present; Known to be found on the refuge but not enough ___ American Black ...... Common data has been collected to determine its abundance. Bats Unknown; The presence on the refuge is unknown. It ___ Little Brown Bat...... Common hasn’t been documented but the refuge is within its range. ___ Northern Bat...... Unknown ___ Hoary Bat...... Unknown Absent; The presence on the refuge is unknown. It hasn’t ___ Eastern Red Bat...... Unknown been documented, but its range is nearby. ___ ...... Unknown ___ Silver-haired Bat...... Unknown Mammals You will increase your chances of seeing ___ Northern Short-tailed ...... Abundant mammals by visiting the ___ Masked Shrew...... Abundant refuge near dawn and ___ American Water Shrew...... Uncommon dusk. Vehicles make ___ Arctic Shrew...... Common good blinds, many of our ___ American Pygmy Shrew...... Unknown animals are accustomed to people driving, but if you Moles open your door and get out ___ Star-nosed Mole...... Common the animal may fl ee.

White-tailed Deer, © Penny Gordon Rabbits (Lagomorphs) ___ ...... Abundant Opossums Abundance Snakes Abundance ___ Virginia Opossum...... Absent ___ Eastern Smooth Snake...... Common ___ Northern Water Snake...... Common Beavers ___ Northern Red-belly Snake...... Common ___ American Beaver...... Common ___ Eastern Garter Snake...... Abundant ___ Northern Ring-neck Snake...... Unknown Mice, , Lemmings and Rats ___ DeKay’s Brown Snake...... Unknown ___ ...... Abundant ___ Western Fox Snake...... Unknown ___ Woodland Deer ...... Abundant ___ White-footed Mouse...... Uncommon and ___ Southern Red-backed ...... Common ___ Western Chorus ...... Uncommon ___ Meadow Vole...... Common ___ Northern Spring Peeper...... Abundant ___ Southern Lemming...... Uncommon ___ Eastern Gray Treefrog...... Common ___ Cope’s Gray Treefrog...... Uncommon Old World Mice and Rats ___ Northern Green Frog...... Common ___ House Mouse...... Rare ___ Northern Frog...... Common ___ Rat...... Rare ___ Mink Frog...... Common ___ Wood Frog...... Common Jumping Mice ___ Eastern American ...... Abundant ___ ...... Uncommon ___ Meadow Jumping Mouse...... Common Salamander ___ Mudpuppy...... Unknown Porcupines ___ Blue-spotted Salamander...... Present ___ Common Porcupine...... Common ___ Spotted Salamander...... Unknown ___ Eastern Salamander...... Present Squirrels ___ Red-spotted Newt...... Unknown ___ Woodchuck...... Common ___ Eastern Newt...... Uncommon ___ Eastern Gray Squirrel...... Common ___ Eastern Red-backed Salamander.....Present ___ Fox Squirrel...... Rare ___ Four-toed Salamander...... Uncommon ___ American Red Squirrel...... Abundant ___ Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel...... Rare ___ Eastern Chipmunk...... Abundant ___ Least Chipmunk...... Common ___ Northern Flying Squirrel...... Common ___ Southern Flying Squirrel...... Rare Reptiles and Amphibians

Listen... Frogs and toads can be noisy. Spring peeper call Eastern Red-backed © Matt Salamander, Smokosa from dusk to dawn. Mink and green frogs can be heard Fish throughout the day. Look... Turtles can be seen nesting Refuge fi sh may be found in pools or streams. Note that on the roadside in the spring or sunning themselves an asterisk denotes their habitat. * Found in Rivers on downed , banks, or rocks. Snakes may be seen ** Found in Pools *** Found in Both throughout the refuge while salamanders need moist environments. Knowing when and where to look is helpful. Sunfi shes Abundance ___ Pumpkinseed Sunfi sh***...... Common Turtles Abundance ___ ***...... Rare ___ Wood Turtle...... Uncommon ___ Rock Bass*...... Uncommon ___ Midland ...... Abundant ___ Smallmouth Bass*...... Present ___ Western Painted Turtle...... Abundant ___ Black Crappie**...... Present ___ ...... Abundant ___ Blandings Turtle...... Unknown Sturgeon ___ Lake Sturgeon*...... Present Pikes and Mudminnows Abundance ___ Northern Pike***...... Abundant This list of insects is not ___ Central Mudminnow***...... Common exhaustive. Species other than dragonfl ies and and Salmons butterfl ies were compiled ___ Brown *...... Uncommon using iNaturalist.org and ___ Brook Trout*...... Uncommon photographs known to be taken on the refuge. The list Sticklebacks of butterfl ies was created ___ Brook Stickleback***...... Common using multiple resources and observations. This and Suckers includes some species which Spotted Tussock , © Katelyn Cox ___ Northern Redhorse...... Uncommon have not been documented, ___ White Sucker*...... Uncommon but are projected to be here, these are marked with an ___ Creek Chub*...... Uncommon *. The dragonfl y list was compiled using visitor reports. ___ Speckled Dace...... Uncommon Abundance, if known, is noted by a letter following the ___ Golden Shiner***...... Common common name. A = abundant, C = common, F = fairly ___ Northern Redbelly Dace*...... Common common, U = uncommon, R = rare. Abundance and ___ Bigmouth Shiner...... Rare fl ight times references: North Woods Naturalist Series, ___ Mimic Shiner...... Rare iNaturalist.org, and experience. ___ Fathead *...... Abundant ___ Blacknose Shiner**...... Common Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids Adults Active ___ Buntnose Minnow*...... Common ___ Two-striped Grasshopper...... June - Oct. ___ Common Shiner*...... Present ___ Finescale Dace*...... Present ___ Sand Shiner*...... Present ___ Typocerus sparus...... June - Sept. ___ Longnose Dace*...... Present ___ Red Milkweed ...... June - Aug. ___ Pugnose Shiner**...... Present ___ Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil...... May - Aug. ___ Forked Fungus Beetle (C)...... May - Aug. Cods ___ White-spotted Sawyer...... May - Sept. ___ Burbot*...... Present Earwings Perches and Darters ___ Common Earwig (A)...... Year-round ___ Walleye*...... Uncommon ___ ***...... Abundant Flies ___ Blackside Darter*...... Common ___ Transverse Flower Fly (C)...... May - Oct. ___ Fantail Darter*...... Rare ___ Hunch-back Fly...... July - Aug. ___ Johnny Darter***...... Rare ___ Phantom Crane Fly (A)...... May - Sept. ___ Iowa Darter...... Common ___ Northern Logperch*...... Present True Bugs, Hoppers and Aphids ___ Large Milkweed Bug (A)...... May - Oct. Mail-cheeked ___ Brown Water Scorpion...... March - Oct. ___ Mottled *...... Rare , Bees, and Sawfl ies Catfi shes ___ Honey Bee...... April - Oct. ___ Brown Bullhead***...... Abundant ___ Tri-colored Bumble Bee...... April - Oct. ___ Brown-belted Bumblebee...... May - Sept. Lampreys ___ Giant Ichneumon ...... April - Oct. ___ Silver Lamprey*...... Present ___ Northern Brook Lamprey*...... Present Damselfl ies Flight Times ___ American Brook Lamprey*...... Present ___ River Jewelwing (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Sea Lamprey*...... Present ___ Ebony Jewelwing (A)...... May - Sept. Bluets Flight Time Butterfl ies ___ Hagen’s Bluet (A)...... June - Sept. Swallowtails Flight Time ___ Familiar Bluet (F)...... June - Oct. ___ Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (C)...... May - July ___ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (R)...... May - Aug. Auroras ___ Black Swallowtail (U)...... May - Sept. ___ Aurora Damsel (F)...... June - Aug. Whites and Sluphurs Dragonfl ies ___ Cabbage White (C)...... May - Sept. Darners ___ Olympia Marble (U)...... April - June ___ Fawn Darner (C)...... July - Sept. ___ West Virginia White (R)...... April - June ___ Common Green Darner (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Mustard White (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Checkered White* (U)...... June - Oct. Clubtails ___ Large Marble* (R)...... May - July ___ Horned Clubtail (F)...... June - July ___ Clouded Sulphur (C)...... May - Oct. ___ Lancet Clubtail (F)...... June - Aug. ___ Orange Sulphur (C)...... May - Oct. ___ Ashy Clubtail (F)...... May - July ___ Pink-edged Sulphur (U)...... May - Aug. ___ Dusky Clubtail (C)...... May - July ___ Little Yellow (R)...... July - Sept. ___ Pronghorn Clubtail...... May - Aug. ___ Zebra Clubtail (U)...... June - Sept. Harvesters, Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues ___ Black-shouldered Spineyleg (C)...... June - Sept. ___ American Copper (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Dragonhunter (C)...... June - Aug. ___ Bronze Copper (C)...... June - Sept. ___ Riffl e Snaketail (U)...... June - July ___ Purplish Copper (U)...... May - Aug. ___ Bog Copper (U)...... July - Aug. Spiketails ___ Harvester (U)...... May - Aug. ___ Twin-spotted Spiketail (C)...... May - July ___ Northern Spring Azure (C)...... April - Sept. ___ Eastern Tailed-blue (C)...... May - Sept. Cruisers ___ Western Tailed-blue* (U)...... May - July ___ Stream Cruiser (F)...... May - July ___ Northern Blue (R)...... June - Aug. ___ Greenish Blue (R)...... June - July Emeralds ___ Silvery Blue* (U)...... April - July ___ American Emerald (C)...... May - July ___ Early Hairstreak (R)...... May - Aug. ___ Racket-tailed Emerald (F)...... June - Aug. ___ Acadian Hairstreak (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Brush-tipped Emerald (F)...... June - Aug. ___ Banded/Falacer Hairstreak (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Common Baskettail (C)...... May - July ___ Striped Hairstreak (U)...... July - Aug. ___ Spiny Baskettail (C)...... May - July ___ Coral Hairstreak (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Beaverpond Baskettail (C)...... May - July ___ Western Brown Elfi n (U)...... April - June ___ Eastern Pine Elfi n (U)...... May - July Skimmers ___ Western Pine Elfi n (R)...... May - July ___ Common Whitetail (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Henry’s Elfi n (R)...... May - June ___ Chalk-fronted Corporal (A)...... May - Aug. ___ Hoary Elfi n (R)...... May - June ___ Four-spotted Skimmer (C)...... May - Aug. ___ Twelve-spotted Skimmer (C)...... May - Sept. Brush-footed Butterfl ies ___ Widow Skimmer (F)...... May - Aug. ___ Monarch (C)...... May - Oct. ___ Calico Pennant (F)...... May - Aug. ___ American Snout (Stray)...... July - Sept. ___ Frosted Whiteface (F)...... May - Aug. ___ Meadow Fritillary (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Dot-tailed Whiteface (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Bog Fritillary (R)...... May - July ___ Hudsonian Whiteface (F)...... May - Aug. ___ Bog Silver-bordered Fritillary (C)... May - Sept. ___ White-faced Meadowhawk (C)...... June - Oct. ___ Frigga/Saga Fritillary (R)...... May - June ___ Ruby Meadowhawk (U)...... June - Sept. ___ Freija Fritillary* (R)...... May - June ___ Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (U)...... June - Sept. ___ Variegated Fritillary (R)...... July - Sept. ___ Saffron-winged Meadowhawk (F).... June - Oct. ___ Aphrodite Fritillary (C)...... June - Sept. ___ Autumn Meadowhawk (C)...... July - Nov. ___ Band-winged Meadowhawk (U)...... June - Sept. Brush-footed Butterfl ies Flight Time Skippers Flight Time ___ Atlantis Fritillary (C)...... June - Aug. ___ Tawny-edge Skipper (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Great Spangled Fritillary (C)...... June - Sept. ___ Crossline Skipper (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Common Buckeye (R)...... June - Sept. ___ Long Dash (C)...... May - Aug. ___ Painted Lady (U)...... May - Oct. ___ Hobomok Skipper (C)...... May - July ___ American Lady (U)...... May - Oct. ___ Two-spotted Skipper (R)...... June - July ___ Hoary Comma (R)...... April - Sept. ___ Dun Skipper (C)...... June - Aug. ___ Eastern Comma (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Dion Skipper (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Satyr Comma (R)...... May - Sept. ___ Pepper and Salt Skipper (U)...... May - June ___ Grey Comma (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Common Roadside Skipper (U)...... May - July ___ Green Comma (U)...... April - Sept. ___ Question Mark (C)...... April - Sept. ___ Mourning Cloak (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Forest Tent Moth...... June - July ___ Harris’s Checkerspot (U)...... June - July ___ Eastern Moth...... June - July ___ Gorgone Checkerspot* (U)...... June - July ___ Yellow-collared Scape Moth...... June - Sept. ___ Baltimore Checkerspot (U)...... June - Aug. ___ Fingered Dagger...... May - June ___ Silvery Checkerspot (C)...... June - July ___ Clearwinged Hummingbird ___ Northern Crescent (C)...... June - Sept. Moth...... May - August ___ Tawny Crescent (U)...... June - July ___ Isabella Tiger Moth...... June - July ___ Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Milkweed Tussock Moth...... June - July ___ Compton Tortoiseshell (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Spotted Tussock Moth...... June ___ Red Admiral (C)...... April - Oct. ___ Pandora Sphinx Moth...... June - Oct. ___ White Admiral (C)...... May - Sept. ___ Brown-boardered Owlet...... May - Sept. ___ Red-spotted Purple (R)...... June - Aug. ___ White Underwing Moth...... June - Oct. ___ Viceroy (U)...... May - Sept. ___ Bruce Spanworm Moth...... Oct. - Dec. ___ Chain-dotted Geometer...... Aug. - Oct. Satyrs, Wood Nymphs, and Arctics ___ Bracken Borer...... Aug. - Oct. ___ Northern Pearly-eye (C)...... June - Aug. ___ Eyed Brown (U)...... June - Aug. Arachnids ___ Little Wood-Satyr (C)...... May - Aug. Adults Active ___ Common Ringlet* (C)...... June - July ___ American ...... April - August ___ Inornate Ringlet...... May - Sept. Seney is one of more ___ Common Wood Nymph (C)...... June - Aug. than 562 refuges in the ___ Red-disked Alpine* (R)...... May - June National Wildlife Refuge ___ Macoun’s Arctic* (R)...... June - July System administered by ___ Chryxus Arctic (R)...... May - June the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ___ Jutta Arctic (R)...... May - July Service. The mission of Skippers the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with ___ Northern Cloudywing (U)...... May - July others to conserve protect ___ Dreamy Duskywing (U)...... May - July and enhance fi sh, wildlife, ___ Sleepy Duskywing* (U)...... May - July plants and their habitats ___ Juvenal’s Duskywing (C)...... April - July for the continuing benefi t of ___ Columbine Duskywing* (U)...... May - Aug. Spittlebug, Sara Giles/USFWS the American people. ___ Arctic Skipper (C)...... May - July ___ Least Skipper (U)...... June - Aug. The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to ___ Common Branded Skipper* (R)...... July - Sept. administer a national network of lands and waters for ___ European Skipper (C)...... June the conservation, management, and where appropriate, ___ Leonard’s Skipper (U)...... Aug. - Sept. restoration of the fi sh, wildlife and plant resources and ___ Indian Skipper (U)...... May - July their habitats within the for the benefi t of ___ Peck’s Skipper (C)...... June - Aug. present and future generations of Americans. ___ Delaware Skipper* (U)...... June - Aug.