Pine-Oak-Maple
| Resource | Forest Type | Category |
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| FIVE-LINED SKINK As its name implies, the five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus) has five cream-colored lines extending the length of its greenish black body. Juveniles…
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Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| EASTERN TOWHEE The Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) is a large sparrow that forages in the leaf litter in disturbed forests and dry forest edges. Towhee…
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Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| EASTERN HOGNOSE SNAKE The eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) is a thick bodied snake measuring 20 to 35 inches with a characteristic upturned snout and keeled…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Upland, Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| EASTERN BOX TURTLE The eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is a small 4.5- to 7-inch terrestrial turtle with a highly domed shell and variable patterning.…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Non-Forest, Upland, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| COMMON NIGHTHAWK The common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) was a relatively common breeder throughout BCR 14 but its populations are declining rapidly. It prefers large…
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Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| CERULEAN WARBLER The cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) is a rare and local breeder primarily in the southern portions of BCR 14. Its population may be slowly…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Oak-Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| BROWN THRASHER The brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) is common to fairly common in BCR 14. It prefers low dense woody thickets in the oak, pine-oak-maple or pine…
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Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| BROAD-WINGED HAWK The broad-winged hawk (Buteo platyperus) is a fairly common breeder throughout BCR 14. This bird prefers a matrix of openings, such as pasture, field…
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Aspen/Birch, Paper Birch, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple, Southern Hardwoods, Red Maple, Silver Maple | Bird |
| BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO The black-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus) is an uncommon but widespread species in BCR 14. It is listed as a Species of Greatest…
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Oak-Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| BLACK RAT SNAKE The black rat snake (Pantherophis spp.) is a long, powerful constrictor reaching up to 6 feet in length. Adults are mostly black or brown with white…
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Upland, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |