Seasons observed Sp Su F W *Common yellowthroat c c c u *Hooded warbler u u u - *Northern flicker u u c c *Yellow-breasted chat u c u r *Pileated woodpecker u u u u Tanagers Flycatchers *Summer tanager u u u - Olive-sided flycatcher - - r - Scarlet tanager u - u - *Eastern wood pewee u u u - Cardinals and Allies *Acadian flycatcher u u r - *Northern cardinal c c c c Eastern phoebe u - u u *Brown thrasher c c c c Rose-breasted grosbeak u - u - *Great crested flycatcher c c u - *Blue grosbeak u - u - *Eastern kingbird c c c - Waxwings *Indigo bunting c u c r Cedar waxwing c - u c Swallows New World Sparrows and Allies *Purple martin c c u - Starlings *Rufous-sided towhee c c c c Tree swallow c - c u *European starling c c c c Chipping sparrow u - u u Northern rough-winged swallow u r u - Vireos *Field sparrow c c c c Cliff swallow u - u - *White-eyed vireo c c u r Savannah sparrow u - u u *Barn swallow c c c - Solitary vireo - - r r *Song sparrow c c c c Jays and Crows Yellow-throated vireo u u r - Swamp sparrow c - c c *Blue jay c c c c Philadelphia vireo - - r - White-throated sparrow c - c c *American crow c c c c *Red-eyed vireo u u u - Dark-eyed junco u - u c *Fish crow c c c c Wood Warblers Blackbirds and Orioles Titmice Blue-winged warbler - - u - Bobolink r - u - *Carolina chickadee c c c c Tennessee warbler - - u - *Red-winged blackbird c c c c Tufted titmouse - - - r Orange-crowned warbler - - u r Rusty blackbird - - - r *Northern parula u u u - Boat-tailed grackle u u u u Nuthatches Red-breasted nuthatch u - u u *Yellow warbler u u u - *Common grackle c c u u White-breasted nuthatch - - - r Magnolia warbler - - c - *Brown-headed cowbird u u u u Cape May warbler - - c - *Orchard oriole u u - - Creepers Black-throated blue warbler - - c - Northern oriole - - u r Brown creeper u - u u Yellow-rumped warbler c - c c Finches Wrens Black-throated green warbler - - u - Purple finch u - u u *Carolina wren c c c c Blackburnian warbler r - u - House finch r - r r House wren u - c c *Yellow-throated warbler u u r r Pine siskin u - u u Winter wren u - u u *Pine warbler c c c c American goldfinch u - u u *Prairie warbler c c u r Thrushes and Allies Evening grosbeak r - r u Palm warbler - - c u Golden-crowned kinglet u - u u House sparrow u u u u Bay-breasted warbler - - u - Ruby-crowned kinglet u - c c Blackpoll warbler - - c - *Blue-gray gnatcatcher u u u r Black-and-white warbler u - u r Veery - - u - American redstart r - c - Swainson’s thrush - - u - *Prothonotary warbler u r - - www.nature.org/nhw Hermit thrush c - u c Worm-eating warbler - - u - (252) 441.2525 *Wood thrush u r u - Swainson’s warbler - - r - *American robin u u c c The Nature Conservancy- *Ovenbird u u u r Nags Head Woods Preserve Mimics Northern waterthrush - - u - *Gray catbird c c c u #nagsheadwoods, Louisiana waterthrush - - u - #naturenc *Northern mockingbird c c c c of Nags Head Woods Preserve of NagsHeadWoods Animals Animals of Nags Head Woods Preserve Status (D=documented; E=expected) FISH Black-crowned night heron u u u u Rainwater killifish (Lucania parva) D Geese and Ducks AMPHIBIANS Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis holbrooki) D *Wood duck u u u u Salamanders Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) D American black duck c r c c Greater siren (Siren lacertina) E Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) D *Mallard u u c c Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) D Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) D Blue-winged teal c r u u Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) D Two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means) D Vultures Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) D Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) D Turkey vulture r r r r Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) D MAMMALS Hawks and Eagles Frogs and Toads *Osprey c c u - Eastern spadefoot toad (Scaphiopus holbrooki) D Pouched Mammals American swallow-tailed kite r - - - Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) D Oak toad (Bufo quercicus) D Bald eagle - r - - Southern toad (Bufo terrestris) D Shrews and Moles Northern harrier - - - u Fowler’s toad (Bufo woodhousei fowleri) D Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) D Sharp-shinned hawk u - c c Southern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) D Southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis) D Cooper’s hawk u - u u Copes’ gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) D Least shrew (Cryptotis parva parva) D *Red-shouldered hawk c c c c Green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) D Bats Red-tailed hawk u - u u Spring peeper (Hyla crucifer) E Red bat (Lasiurus borealis) D Pine woods treefrog (Hyla femoralis) E Falcons Big brown bat (Ettesicus fuscus) E American kestrel r r c c Squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) D Eastern pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) E Merlin - - r r Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) D Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) D Peregrine falcon r - r - Green frog (Rana clamitans) D Southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia) D Rabbits and Hares Grouse and Quails Eastern narrow-mouthed frog Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus malluruns) D *Northern bobwhite u u u u (Gastrophryne carolinensis) D Marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris) D Rails and Allies Gnawing Mammals *Clapper rail u u u u REPTILES Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) D Virginia rail u u c c Turtles Marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) D American coot u - u u Striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) D Eastern harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) D Sandpipers Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) D White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) D Great yellowlegs u u u u Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) D Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) E Solitary sandpiper - r u - Redbelly turtle (Pseudemys rubriventris) D Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) D Spotted sandpiper u u u r Yellowbelly slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) D Meadow vole (Microtus pennyslvanicus) D Semipalmated sandpiper u u u u Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) D Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) D Least sandpiper u u u u Chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) D House mouse (Mus musculus) D Short-billed dowitcher u u u u Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) E Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) D Gulls and Terns Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) D Nutria (Myocastor coypus)—non-native D Laughing gull c c - - Lizards Carnivorous (Meat-Eating) Mammals Ring-billed gull c r c c Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) D Gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) D Herring gull c c c c Southern five-lined skink (Eumeces inexpectatus) D Raccoon (Procyon lotor) D Great black-backed gull u u u u Ground skink (Scinella lateralis) D River otter (Lutra canadensis) D Royal tern u u - - Six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlinetus) D Mink (Mustela vison mink) D Forster’s tern - - u u Eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) D Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) D Least tern u u - - Snakes Hoofed Mammals Common tern u u u u Worm snake (Carphophis amoenus) D White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) D Doves Scarlet snake (Cemophora coccinea) D *Mourning dove c c c c Black racer (Coluber constrictor) D BIRDS Cuckoos Ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus) D SEASON OBSERVED KEY: Yellow-billed cuckoo u c u - Corn snake (Elaphe guttata) E Sp=March-May; Su=June-August Black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) D Owls Mud snake (Farancia abacura) E F=September-November; W=December-February *Eastern screech-owl c c c c Rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma) D c=common; u=uncommon; r=rare; *=nests locally *Great horned owl u u u u Eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) D Barred owl u u u u Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus) E Seasons observed Sp Su F W Night Jars Redbelly watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster) D Grebes Common nighthawk r u u - Carolina salt marsh snake (Nerodia Pied-billed grebe - - u u *Chuck-will’s-widow c u u - sipedon williamengelsi) E Pelicans Swifts Brown watersnake (Nerodia taxispilota) D *Chimney swift c c c - Rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus) D Brown pelican - r - - Pine woods snake (Rhadinaea flavilata) D Cormorants Hummingbirds Carolina swamp snake (Seminatrix pygaea) D Double-crested cormorant u u u u *Ruby-throated hummingbird u u u - Brown snake (Storeria dekayi) D Herons and Egrets Kingfishers Eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus) D Great blue heron c u c c *Belted kingfisher u u c c Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) E Great egret c c c c Woodpeckers Venomous Snakes Snowy egret c c c c *Red-bellied woodpecker c c c c Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) D Little blue heron c c c u Yellow-bellied woodpecker u - u u Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) D *Green-backed heron c c u r *Downy woodpecker u u u u.