Fish

• Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus
  • small, in farm pond, May 22nd
• Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides
  • small, in farm pond, May 22nd

Wildlife

• Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana
• White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
• Fox - Sighting was in the dim light before dawn, so I am unsure as to whether the animal I saw was a Red Fox or a Gray Fox.
  • Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes
  • Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Woodchuck/Groundhog, Marmota monax
• Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus
• Possible Coyote chasing deer across the road on the way to church in late June/early July 2011.
• Vole, August, Small family reunion
• Muskrat, October 23rd, while fishing at farm pond
• Gray Squirrel, November 6th, along the road

Reptiles & Amphibians

• Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer, heard only
• Eastern American Toad, Bufo americanus

Butterflies

• Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
• Great Spangled Fritillary
• Monarch
  • caterpillar found on milkweed, 8.22.11
  • J-shape, 8:00 a.m., 8.24.11
  • chrysalis, 8:00 p.m., 8.24.11
  • butterfly, 9.03.11
• Red-spotted Purple

Dragonflies & Damselflies

• Common Whitetail, Libellula lydia
• Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata

Memorable Past Wildlife Sightings...

• Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus
  • in AZ on Spring Break
• Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer
  • on bedroom window
• Black Bear, Ursus americanus
  • front yard
• Green Frog, Rana clamitans
  • roadside ditch near bus stop