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St. Joseph Bay Native Species List Status Common Name Species Name State Federal Amphibians Salamanders Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum SSC T Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum Two-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means One-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma pholeter Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus Southern Two-lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata cirrigera Three-lined Salamander Eurycea longicauda guttolineata Dwarf Salamander Eurycea quadridigitata Alabama Waterdog Necturus alabamensis Central Newt Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus Slender Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus striatus spheniscus Gulf Coast Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus Southern Red Salamander Pseudotriton ruber vioscai Eastern Lesser Siren Siren intermedia intermedia Greater Siren Siren lacertina Toads Oak Toad Bufo quercicus Southern Toad Bufo terrestris Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki Frogs Florida Cricket Frog Acris gryllus dorsalis Eastern Narrow-mouthed Frog Gastrophryne carolinensis Western Bird-voiced Treefrog Hyla avivoca avivoca Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea Southern Spring Peeper Hyla crucifer bartramiana Pine Woods Treefrog Hyla femoralis Barking Treefrog Hyla gratiosa Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Little Grass Frog Limnaoedus ocularis Southern Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita nigrita Ornate Chorus Frog Pseudacris ornata Florida Crawfish Frog Rana areolata aesopus Gopher Frog Rana capito SSC Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Bronze Frog Rana clamitans clamitans Pig Frog Rana grylio River Frog Rana heckscheri Florida Bog Frog Rana okaloosa SSC Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala Birds Cooper's Hawk Accipter cooperii Sharp Shinned Hawk Accipter striatus Spotted Sandpiper Actitus macularia Bachman's Sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Wood Duck Aix sponsa Northern Pintail Anas acuta American Widgeon Anas americana Northern Shovel Anas clypeata Green Winged Teal Anas crecca Blue Winged Teal Anas discors Mallard Anas platyrhyncos American Black Duck Anas rubripes Gadwell Anas strepa Status Common Name Species Name State Federal Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Brown Noddy Anous stolidus American (Water) Pipit Anthus spragueii Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Golden Eagle Aquilla chrysaetos Limpkin Aramus guarauna SSC Black Chinned Hummmingbird Archilochus alexandri Ruby Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Great Egret Ardea alba Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Short Eared Owl Asio flammeus Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Redhead Aythya americana Ring Necked Duck Aythya collaris Canvasback Aythya valisineria Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Great Horned Owl Bubo virginiatus Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Bufflehead Buceohala albeola Common Golden-eye Bucephala clangula Red Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Red Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Broad Winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Green Heron Butorides virescens Sanderling Calidris alba Dunlin Calidris alpina Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Red Knot Calidris cantus White Rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Chuck Will's Widow Caprimulgus carolinensis Whip Poor Will Caprimulgus vociferus American Egret Casmerodius albus Veery Catharus fuscescens Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Gray Cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Brown Creeper Certhia americana Belted Kingfischer Ceryle alcyon Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Southeastern/Cuban Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus tenuirostris T Piping Plover Charadrius melodus T T Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia Black Tern Chilodonias niger Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Common Night Hawk Chordeilis minor Northern Harrier Circu cyaneus Marsh (Long Billed Marsh) Wren Cistothorus palustris Sedge (Short Billed Marsh) Wren Cistothorus platensis Status Common Name Species Name State Federal Long Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Yellow Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Black Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Rock Dove Columba liva Common Ground Dove Columbia passerina Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens Black Vulture Coragyps atratus Turkey Vulture Coragyps aura American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus Groove Billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Fulvus Whistling Duck Dendrocynga bicolor Black Throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Bay Breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Yellow Rumped (Myrtle) Warbler Dendroica coronata Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Yellow Throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Black Throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Chestnut Sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Black Throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Pileated Woodpecker Dryoopus pileatus Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea SSC Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens SSC Snowy Egret Egretta thula SSC Tricolored (Louisiana ) Heron Egretta tricolor SSC Swallow Tailed Kite Elanoides fortificatus Yellow Bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris White Ibis Eudocimus albus SSC Merlin Falco columbarius Artic Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus tundrius E Southeastern American Kestrel Falco sparverius paulus T Magnificent Frigatebird Frigata magnificens American Coot Fulica americana Wilson's (Common) Snipe Gallinago delicata Common Moorhen (Gallinule) Gallinula chloropus Common Loon Gavia immer Red Throat Loon Gavia stellata Common Yellowthroat Geothlypisd trichas Florida Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis pratensis T American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus SSC Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus TT Worm Eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorus Black Necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Yellow Breasted Chat Icteria virens Status Common Name Species Name State Federal Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippienisis Least Bittern Ixobrychus elixis Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicanus Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Ring Billed Gull Larus delawarensis Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Great(er) Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Bonaparte's Gull Larus philidelphia American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis Short Billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Long Billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Red Bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Red Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes ertyhrocephalus White winged Scoter Melanitta fusca Black Scoter Melanitta nigra Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Red Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Stilt Sandpiper Micropalmama himantopus Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Black and White Warbler Mniotilta varia Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Wood Stork Mycteria americana EE Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Yellow Crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Black Crownerd Night Heron Nycticorax nicticorrax Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio Rudduy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Osprey Pandion haliaetus SSC Northern Parula Parula americana American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhyncus SSC Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis SSC Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Double Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Wilson's Phalarope Phalarope tricolor Ruff Philomachus pugnax Red Cockaded Woodpecker Picoides borealis SSC E Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Eastern (Rufous-sided) Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Western Tanager Piranga iudoviciana Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus American (Lesser) Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Black Bellied Plover Pluvialus squatarola Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Red Necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Eared Grebe Podiceps nigrilcollis Pied Billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis Blue Gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Status Common Name Species Name State Federal Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Purple Gallinule Pophyrio martinica Sora Porzana carolina Purple Martin Progne subis Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Vermillion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus King Rail Rallus elagans Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Florida Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris scotti American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Ruby Crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Golden Crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Bank
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