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Field Guide to Woodend Nature Sanctuary

Woodend Nature Sanctuary is the headquarters of Nature Forward, whose mission is to inspire residents of the greater Washington, DC, region to appreciate, understand, and protect their natural environment through outdoor experiences, education, and advocacy. Please enjoy a comprehensive species ...more ↓

American Toad 1
Anaxyrus americanus
American Bullfrog 2
Lithobates catesbeianus
Green Frog 3
Lithobates clamitans
Spotted Salamander 4
Ambystoma maculatum
Eastern Red-backed Salamander 5
Plethodon cinereus
Common Garter Snake 6
Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake 7
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Dekay's Brownsnake 8
Storeria dekayi
Eastern Ratsnake 9
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10
Coccyzus americanus
Pileated Woodpecker 11
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 12
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 13
Colaptes auratus
Mallard 14
Anas platyrhynchos
Red-shouldered Hawk 15
Buteo lineatus
Brown-headed Cowbird 16
Molothrus ater
Carolina Chickadee 17
Poecile carolinensis
House Wren 16
Troglodytes aedon
American Robin 18
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Bluebird 19
Sialia sialis
Dark-eyed Junco 20
Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow 21
Melospiza melodia
White-throated Sparrow 22
Zonotrichia albicollis
Eastern Towhee 23
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Gray Catbird 16
Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Cardinal 24
Cardinalis cardinalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Setophaga coronata
Myrtle Warbler 26
Setophaga coronata coronata
Pine Warbler 27
Setophaga pinus
Cedar Waxwing 28
Bombycilla cedrorum
Blue Jay 29
Cyanocitta cristata
American Goldfinch 30
Spinus tristis
House Finch 31
Haemorhous mexicanus
Great Crested Flycatcher 16
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 16
Contopus virens
Eastern Cottontail 32
Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 33
Sciurus carolinensis
Silver-haired Bat 34
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Rounded Snail 35
Discus rotundatus
Leopard Slug 36
Limax maximus
Globose Dome Snail 37
Ventridens ligera
Narceus annularis 38
Pseudopolydesmus serratus 39
Greenhouse Millipede 40
Oxidus gracilis
Eastern Red Centipede 41
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Basilica Orbweaver 42
Mecynogea lemniscata
Yellow Garden Spider 43
Argiope aurantia
Marbled Orbweaver 44
Araneus marmoreus
Spotted Orbweaver 45
Neoscona crucifera
Rabid Wolf Spider 46
Rabidosa rabida
American Nursery Web Spider 47
Pisaurina mira
Common Pirate Spider 48
Mimetus puritanus
Brilliant Jumping Spider 49
Phidippus clarus
Bold Jumping Spider 50
Phidippus audax
Woodlouse Spider 51
Dysdera crocata
Red-legged Purseweb Spider 52
Sphodros rufipes
Eastern Harvestman 53
Leiobunum vittatum
maple bladdergall mite 54
Vasates quadripedes
Raspberry Crown Borer 53
Pennisetia marginata
Parallel-banded Leafroller Moth 55
Choristoneura parallela
Nessus Sphinx 56
Amphion floridensis
Snowberry Clearwing 57
Hemaris diffinis
North American Luna Moth 58
Actias luna
Polyphemus Moth 59
Antheraea polyphemus
Imperial Moth 60
Eacles imperialis
Black Swallowtail 61
Papilio polyxenes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail 27
Papilio troilus
Clouded Skipper 27
Lerema accius
Fiery Skipper 62
Hylephila phyleus
Zabulon Skipper 63
Poanes zabulon
Sachem 64
Atalopedes campestris
Peck's Skipper 65
Polites peckius
Dun Skipper 27
Euphyes vestris
Little Glassywing 65
Pompeius verna
Least Skipper 66
Ancyloxypha numitor
Silver-spotted Skipper 67
Epargyreus clarus
Wild Indigo Duskywing 68
Erynnis baptisiae
Horace's Duskywing 39
Erynnis horatius
Juvenal's Duskywing 69
Erynnis juvenalis
Red-spotted Admiral 70
Limenitis arthemis
Red-spotted Purple 71
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent 72
Phyciodes tharos
Silvery Checkerspot 73
Chlosyne nycteis
Red Admiral 74
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 75
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 76
Vanessa virginiensis
Common Buckeye 77
Junonia coenia
Great Spangled Fritillary 78
Speyeria cybele
Variegated Fritillary 79
Euptoieta claudia
Monarch 80
Danaus plexippus
Gray Hairstreak 53
Strymon melinus
Red-banded Hairstreak 19
Calycopis cecrops
Summer Azure 81
Celastrina neglecta
Eastern Tailed-Blue 82
Cupido comyntas
Cloudless Sulphur 83
Phoebis sennae
Orange Sulphur 84
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 85
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange 57
Abaeis nicippe

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