| Resource | Forest Type | Category |
|---|---|---|
| SEDGE WREN The sedge wren (Cistothorus platensis) is a rare and irregular breeder in BCR 14. It prefers wet meadows or the drier margins of marshes. It is…
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Speckled Alder | Bird |
| SCARLET TANAGER The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a common and widespread breeder in BCR 14. It prefers mature deciduous or mixed forest. It is listed as a…
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Mixedwood, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| RUSTY BLACKBIRD The rusty blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird, closely related to grackles. The latest habitat management recommendations for the rusty blackbird…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Speckled Alder, Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir, Red Spruce, Spruce-Fir | Bird |
| RUFFED GROUSE The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is categorized as fairly common in BCR 14. It is strongly associated with the aspen type but its ideal habitat…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen | Bird |
| ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludeovicianus) is a fairly common breeder in BCR 14 but has been declining since the early 1980’s. It is…
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Mixedwood, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| ROCK VOLE The rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus) is a rare species that usually occurs at higher elevations in coniferous or mixed wood types in BCR 14. It is…
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Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir (High), Red Spruce (High), Spruce-Fir (High) | Mammal |
| RED BAT The red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is an uncommon to rare species in BCR 14. It is migratory and leaves the region in the winter. In summer it roosts in…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Hemlock, Non-Forest, Palustrine, Upland, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple, Southern Hardwoods, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Speckled Alder, Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir, Red Spruce, Spruce-Fir | Mammal |
| PURPLE MARTIN The purple martin (Progne subis) is an uncommon to locally common breeder in scattered parts of BCR 14. It is a colonial nester and uses open areas…
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Upland, Speckled Alder | Bird |
| PURPLE FINCH The purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus) is a common to uncommon breeder in BCR 14. It is more common in the northern portion. It prefers coniferous…
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Mixedwood, Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir, Red Spruce, Spruce-Fir | Bird |
| PRAIRIE WARBLER The prairie warbler (Dendroica discolor) ranges from common in the southern part of BCR 14 to uncommon further north. It prefers dry thickets,…
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Non-Forest, Upland, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple | Bird |
| OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER The olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) is a fairly common breeder in northern New England, rarer in the southern part of BCR 14. It prefers…
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Mixedwood, Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir, Red Spruce, Spruce-Fir | Bird |
| NORTHERN WATER THRUSH The Northern water thrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) is an uncommon to locally common species in BCR14. It prefers cool, shady, wet brushy areas near…
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Mixedwood, Non-Forest, Upland, Speckled Alder | Bird |
| NORTHERN LONG-EARED BAT The Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), is federally-listed as threatened and occurs in BCR 14. This species hibernates in caves or…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Hemlock, Non-Forest, Palustrine, Upland, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple, Southern Hardwoods, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Speckled Alder, Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir, Red Spruce, Spruce-Fir | Mammal |
| NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG The northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) is a 2- to 3½-inch slender brownish or green frog with two or three rows of irregular rounded dark…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Upland | Reptile / Amphibian |
| NORTHERN HARRIER The Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a rare and local breeder in BCR 14. It prefers open areas including marshes and upland fields containing…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine | Bird |
| NORTHERN GOSHAWK The Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentiles) is an uncommon to rare nester in BCR 14. It nests in the interior of pine, hemlock or mixed mature forest.…
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Aspen/Birch, Paper Birch, Mixedwood, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine | Bird |
| NORTHERN BOG LEMMING The Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis) has a subspecies (Sphagnicola) found in BCR 14. It is quite rare and seems to occur mostly at high…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Spruce-Fir, Balsam Fir (High), Red Spruce (High), Spruce-Fir (High) | Mammal |
| NORTHERN BLACK RACER The northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) is a long slender 36- to 72-inch black snake with a white chin that inhabits a wide…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Non-Forest, Upland, Oak-Pine, Eastern White Pine, Northern Red Oak, Pine-Oak-Maple | Reptile / Amphibian |
| NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL The New England cottontail is a species of cottontail rabbit represented by fragmented populations in areas of New England, specifically from…
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Non-Forest, Palustrine, Oak-Pine, Pine-Oak-Maple, Southern Hardwoods, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Speckled Alder | Mammal |
| MOURNING WARBLER The Mourning warbler (Oporornis Philadelphia) is a locally common to uncommon breeder in BCR 14. It requires stands of dense saplings or shrubs…
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Aspen/Birch, Aspen, Paper Birch, Mixedwood, Northern Hardwoods, Beech, Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple-Beech-Yellow Birch, Yellow Birch, Southern Hardwoods, Red Maple, Silver Maple | Bird |
