Animal Lists

These lists include the regulars. I have seen two indigo buntings and one red-breasted nuthatch in the last 30 years or so, so they are not on the list.

Vertebrates List

Animals in the yard, not including neighbor cats.
Common NameScientific Name
Black-capped chickadee
Bluejay
Cardinal
Catbird
Cedar waxwing
Chimney swift
Chipmunk, eastern
Hawk, Cooper
House sparrow
Mourning dove
Nuthatch, white-breasted
Finch, purple
Rabbit, eastern cottontail
Robin
Slate-colored junco
Squirrel, fox
Squirrel, gray
Squirrel, red
Titmouse

Invertebrates List

Bugs, butterflies, spiders, and other invertebrates in the yard, not including hard-to-identify critters such as aphids, ants, small beetles, centipedes, flies, and worms.
Common NameScientific NameNotes
Asparagus beetle
Bumblebee
Butterfly, commaOne spotted in 2022.
Butterfly, monarchThese have become rare.
Butterfly, red admiralNone spotted in 2022.
Firefly
Honeybee
Hornet, bald-faced
Japanese beetle
Leafhopper, candy-stripedGraphocephala coccinea
Ladybug
Metallic green bee
Moth, cabbage
Moth, Sphinx
Praying mantis
Spider, crab
Spider, garden
Spider, wolf
Walking stick
Yellowjacket