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Fishes

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Inland Silversides
Black Bullhead Minnow - Pimephales vigilax
Plains Minnow
Golden Shiner - Notemigonus chrysoleucas
Red Shiner - Notropis lutrensis
Arkansas River Shiner - Notropis girardi
Speckled Chub - Hybopsis aestivalis
Walleye - Stizostedon vitreum
Logperch - Percina caprodes
Smallmouth Bass - Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides

White Crappie - Pomoxis annularis - This species ranges from New York and New England
south to the Mississippi River and its tributaries
from the Dakotas to Texas.

Black Crappie - Pomoxis nigromaculatus - This species ranges from New Jersey and the Great Lakes south to Texas.

Sand Bass, White Bass - Roccus chrysops - Native from Minnesota and the Great Lakes Drainage south to Alabama and Texas.

Bluegill Sunfish - Lepomis macrochirus - Native from Minnesota and New York south to Florida and Texas.

Green Sunfish - Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth - Chaenobryttus coronarius
Longear Sunfish -Lepomis megalotis
Yellow Perch - Perca flavescens
Rainbow Trout - Salmo gairdneri
Channel Catfish -Ictalurus punctatus
Blue Catfish - Ictalurus furcatus
Black Bullhead - Ictalurus melas
Flathead Catfish (Yellow Catfish) -Polidictus olivaris
German carp - Cyprinus carpio
Mirror Carp - Cyprinus carpio
Carpsucker - Carpoides carpio
Gizzard Shad - Dorosoma cepedianum

Amphibians

Tiger Salamander -Ambystoma tigrinum
Plains Spadefoot Toad - Scaphiopus bombifrons
Western Spadefoot Toad -Scaphiopus hammondii
Rocky Mountain Toad - Bufo woodhousei
Great Plains Toad - Bufo cognatus
Texas Toad - Bufo speciosus
Green Toad - Bufo debilis
Red-spotted Toad - Bufo punctatus
Cricket Frog - Acris crepitans
Leopard Frog -Rana pipiens
Bull Frog - Rana catesbiana

Reptiles

Snapping Turtle - Chelydra serpentina
Yellow Mud Turtle - Kinosternon flavescens
Pond Slider(Red-eared Turtle) -Pseudemys scripta
Ornate Box Turtle - Terrepene ornata
Spiny Softshell Turtle - Trionyx spiniferus
Smooth Softshell Turtle - Trionyx muticus
Collard Lizard -Crotophytus collaris
Lesser Earless Lizard - Holbrookia maculata
Greater Earless Lizard -Holbrookia texana
Eastern Fence Lizard -Sceloporus undulatus
Side Blotched Lizard - Uta stansburiana
Texas Horned Lizard - Phyrnosoma cornutum
Great Plains Skink - Eumeces obsoletus
Six-lined Racerunner - Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Texas Spotted Whiptail Lizard - Cnemidophorus gularis
Checkered Whiptail Lizard - Cnemidophophorus tessellatus
Blind Snake - Leptotyphlops dulcis
Ring-neck Snake - Diadophis punctatus
Black-headed Snake -Tantilla nigriceps
Lined Snake - Tropidoclonion lineatum
Ground Snake - Sonora semiannulata
Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis
Western Garter Snake - Thamnophis radix
Checkered Garter Snake - Thamnophis marcianus
Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis proximus
Blotched Water Snake - Nerodia erythrogaster
Great Plains Rat Snake - Elaphe guttata
Coachwhip - Masticophis flagellum
Racer - Coluber constrictor
Bull Snake - Pituophis melanoleucus
Speckled King Snake - Lampropeltis getulus
Prairie King Snake - Lampropeltis calligaster
Glossy Snake - Arizona elegans
Long-nosed Snake -Rhinocheilus lecontei
Night Snake -Hypsiglena torquata
Eastern Hognosed Snake -Heterodon platyrhinos
Plains Hognosed Snake - Heterodon nasicus
Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
Prairie Rattlesnake - Crotalus viridus

Birds

Common Loon - Gavia immer
Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis
Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus
Pied-billed Grebe - Podiceps podiceps
White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Common Egret - Casmerodius albus
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Black Crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
Green-backed Heron - Butorides striatus
Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
Least Bittern - Ixobrychus exilis
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus
White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Pintail - Anas acuta
Gadwall - Anas strepera
American Widgeon - Anas americana
European Widgeon - Anas penelope
Shovelor - Anas clypeata
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal - Anas cyanoptera
Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca
Garganey Teal - Anas querquedula
Redhead Duck - Aythya americana
Canvasback Duck - Aythya valisneria
Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
Old Squaw - Clangula hyemalis
Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-Breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
Common Merganser - Mergus merganser
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
Mississippi Kite - Ictinia misisippiensis
Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis
Red Tailed Hawk - Buteo lineatus
Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni
Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis
Rough Legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysops
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Harrier (Marsh Hawk) - Circus cyaneus
Osprey - Pandion halietus
Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus
American Kestral (Sparrowhawk) - Falco sparverius

Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus

This is the less common of our two species. It nests in our area.
Quail feed on seeds, fruit, buds, flowers, greens,
and a variety of small insects. The nest is scooped out and lined
with grass, usually in clumps of bunch grass. About fifteen eggs are
usually laid.

Scaled Quail(Blue Quail) - Callipepla squamata
Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
Chukar - Alectoris chukar
Turkey - Meleagris galipavo
Whooping Crane - Grus americana
Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis
Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola
Sora - Porzana carolina
American Coot - Fulicula americana
Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana
Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
Black-bellied Plover - Squatarola squatarola
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodius
Snowy Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius hiaticula
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus
Upland Sandpiper (Upland Plover) - Bartramia longicauda
Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularia
Willet - Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Greater Yellowlegs - Totanus melanoleucus
Lesser Yellowlegs - Totanus flavipes
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria
Stilt Sandpiper - Micropalama himantopus
Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
Sanderling - Crocethia alba
Baird's Sandpiper - Erolia bairdi
Least Sandpiper - Erolia minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Ereunetes pusillus
Western Sandpiper - Ereunetes mauri
Wilson's Phalarope - Steganopus tricolor
Common Snipe - Capella galinago
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
Franklin's Gull - Larus pipixcan
Bonaparte's Gull - Larus philadelphia
Black Tern - Chlidonias niger
Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri
Band-tailed Pigeon - Columba fasciata
Rock Dove - Columba livia
Mourning Dove - Zenadura macroura
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus
Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus
Barn Owl - Tyto alba
100Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginiana
Burrowing Owl - Athene cunicularia
Long-eared Owl - Asio otus
Western Screech Owl - Otus kennicottii
Poorwill - Phalaenoptilus nuttalii
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica
Broadtail Hummingbird - Cyanthus latirostris
Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon
Common Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Williamson's Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens
Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis
Scissor Tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus
Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya
Western Wood Peewee - Contopus sordidulus
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus borealis
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
Rough Winged Swallow - Stegidopteryx serripennis
Cliff Swallow - Hirundo pyrrhonota
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
Scrub Jay - Aphelocoma coerulescens
Common Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana
Carolina Chickadee - Parus carolinensis
Common Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus
White-breasted Nuthatch - Psitta carolinensis
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Psitta canadensis
Brown Creeper - Certhia familiaris
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii
Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris
Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus
Rock Wren - Salpinctes obsoletus
Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottus
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre
American Robin - Turdus migratorius
Townsend's Solitare - Myadestes townsendi
Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis
Western Bluebird - Sialia mexicana
Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
Water Pipet - Anthus spinoletta
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
Northern Shrike - Lanius excubitor
Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Solitary Vireo - Vireo solitarius
Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus
Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus
Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia
Yellow Rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata
Townsend's Warbler - Dendroica townsendi
Chestnut-sided Warbler - Dendroica pensylvanica
  This eastern species is a rare migrant in our area.

Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata
Louisiana Waterthrush - Seiurus motacilla
Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Wilson's Warbler - Wilsonia pusilla
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
Yellowheaded Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Redwing Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
Northern Oriole - Icterus galbula
Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater
Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
Cardinal - Richmondina cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus
Black-headed Grosbeak - Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak - Guiraca caerula
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena
Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris
Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus
Pine Siskin - Carduelis pinus
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis
Dickcissel - Spiza americana
Green-tailed Towhee - Pipilo chlorurus
Rufous-sided Towhee - Pipilo erythropthalmus
Brown Towhee - Pipilo fuscus
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum
Baird's Sparrow - Ammodramus bairdii
Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys
Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus
Rufous-crowned Sparrow - Aimophila ruficeps
Cassin's Sparrow - Aimophila cassinii
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco phaeonotus
Gray-headed Junco - Junco hyemalis
Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina
Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella brewerii
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla
Harris Sparrow - Zonotricha querula
White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotricha leucophrys
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotricha albicollis
Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca
Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolni
Wamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus

Mammals

Virginia Oppossum - Didelphus virginiana

Order Insectivora - Shrews and Moles

Family Soricidae - Shrews

Least Shrew - Cryptotis parva
Desert Shrew - Notiosorex crawfordii

Family Talpidae - Moles

Eastern Mole - Scalopus aquaticus

Order Chiroptera - Bats

Family Vespertillionidae - Common Bats

Cave Bat - Myotis velifer
Silver-haired Bat - Lasionycteris noctivagans
Western Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus hesperus
Eastern Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus subflavus
Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus
Red Bat - Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat - Lasiurus cinereus
Townsend's Big-eared Bat - Plecotus townsendii
Pallid Bat - Antrozous pallidus

Family Molossidae -Free-tailed Bats

Brazilian Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida brasiliensis
Big Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida macrotis
Order Edentata - Armadillos and Sloths

Family Dasypodidae - Common Armadillos

Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus

Order Lagomorpha - Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas

Family Leporidae - Rabbits and Hares
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit - Sylvilagus floridanus
Desert Cottontail Rabbit - Sylvilagus audubonii
Black-tailed Jackrabbit - Lepus californicus

- This large hare is found in all but the easternmost Texas counties. It feeds on green grasses and herbs or if these are not green on the bark of shrubs and trees. Usually the two to four young are born fully furred and active, and in a few minutes can fend for themselves. No nest is made.

Order Rodentia - Rodents

Family Sciuridae - Squirrels

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Spotted Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus spilosoma
Black-tailed Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus
Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger

Family Geomyidae - Pocket Gophers

Plains Pocket Gopher - Geomys bursarius
Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher - Cratogeomys castanops

Family Heteromyidae - Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats

Plains Pocket Mouse - Perognathus flavescens
Silky Pocket Mouse - Perognathus flavus
Hispid Pocket Mouse - Chaetodipus hispidus
Ord's Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys ordii

Family Castoridae - Beavers

Beaver - Castor canadensis

Family Cricetidae - New World Mice and Rats

Plains Harvest Mouse - Reithrodontomys montanus
Western Harvest Mouse - Reithrodontomys megalotis
Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus
White-footed Mouse - Peromyscus leucopus
Brush Mouse - Peromyscus boylii
Piñon Mouse - Peromyscus trueii
Northern Grasshopper Mouse - Onychomys leucogaster
Hispid Cotton Rat - Sigmodon hispidus
Southern Plains Woodrat - Neotoma micropus
White-throated Woodrat - Neotoma albigula
Muskrat - Ondatra zibithicus

Family Muridae - Old World Mice and Rats. They may carry a variety of diseases including Bubonic Plague.

Norway Rat - Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse - Mus musculus

Family Erithizontidae - New World Porcupines

Porcupine - Erithizon dorsatum

Order Carnivora - Flesh Eaters

Family Canidae - Dogs, Wolves, and Foxes

Coyote - Canis latrans
Wolf - Canis lupus*
Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
Swift Fox - Vulpes velox
Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Family Procyonidae - Raccoons and allies

Ringtail - Bassariscus astutus
Raccoon - Procyon lotor

Family Ursidae - Bears

Black Bear - Ursus americanus*

Family Mustelidae - Weasels and allies

Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata
Black-footed Ferret - Mustela nigripes
Mink - Mustela vison
Badger - Taxidea taxus
Eastern Spotted Skunk - Spilogale putorius
Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
River Otter - Lutra canadensis
Family Felidae - Cats

Mountain Lion - Felis concolor
Bobcat - Felis rufus
Order Artiodactylidae - Even-toed Ungulates

Bison(Buffalo) - Bison bison*
Mule Deer - Odocoileus hemionus
White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginiana
Pronghorn(Antelope) - Antilocapra americana

* Extripated

Fish 29 species
Amphibians 11 Species
Reptiles 39 Species
Birds 227
Mammals 65
Total 306