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Discover the Species of Breaks Interstate Park!

A guide to the biota at this Virginia/Kentucky interstate park. Although published-this is a works in progress and more species are being added.

Northern Black Widow
Latrodectus variolus
Wapiti 1
Cervus canadensis
Witch-hazel Cone Gall Aphid 2
Hormaphis hamamelidis
Mischievous Bird Grasshopper 3
Schistocerca damnifica
Northern Red Salamander 4
Pseudotriton ruber ruber
Linne's Cicada 5
Neotibicen linnei
Northern Barred Owl 6
Strix varia varia
Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth 7
Macaria pustularia
Tennessee Warbler 8
Leiothlypis peregrina
Long-tailed Salamander 9
Eurycea longicauda
Ravine Salamander
Plethodon richmondi
Seal Salamander 10
Desmognathus monticola
Green Salamander 11
Aneides aeneus
Eastern Newt 2
Notophthalmus viridescens
Ringneck Snake 12
Diadophis punctatus
Northern Ringneck Snake 13
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Eastern Garter Snake 14
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Redbelly Snake 11
Storeria occipitomaculata
Eastern Rat Snake 15
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Gray Ratsnake 16
Pantherophis spiloides
Copperhead 17
Agkistrodon contortrix
Timber Rattlesnake 18
Crotalus horridus
Pond Slider 19
Trachemys scripta
Red-eared Slider 20
Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellow-bellied Slider 21
Trachemys scripta scripta
Common Box Turtle 22
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle 23
Terrapene carolina carolina
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 24
Coccyzus americanus
Hairy Woodpecker 25
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 26
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 27
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 28
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17
Sphyrapicus varius
Mourning Dove 29
Zenaida macroura
Wild Turkey 30
Meleagris gallopavo
Great Blue Heron 31
Ardea herodias
Eastern Whip-poor-will 32
Antrostomus vociferus
Chimney Swift 33
Chaetura pelagica
Common Merganser 34
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 35
Mergus serrator
Ring-necked Duck 36
Aythya collaris
Turkey Vulture 37
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture 38
Coragyps atratus
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 17
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Red-winged Blackbird 39
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tufted Titmouse 40
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee 41
Poecile carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 42
Sitta carolinensis
Carolina Wren 43
Thryothorus ludovicianus
American Robin 44
Turdus migratorius
Wood Thrush 45
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 17
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 17
Contopus virens
Eastern Phoebe 46
Sayornis phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo 47
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo 33
Vireo olivaceus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 48
Regulus satrapa
Chipping Sparrow 49
Spizella passerina
Indigo Bunting 50
Passerina cyanea
Northern Cardinal 51
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 52
Piranga olivacea
Ovenbird 53
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 41
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler 45
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 54
Setophaga coronata
Blackburnian Warbler 55
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler 56
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 57
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 58
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 59
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler 17
Setophaga pinus
American Redstart 60
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 61
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler 62
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler 41
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 63
Mniotilta varia
Swainson's Warbler 64
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Worm-eating Warbler 17
Helmitheros vermivorum
Tennessee Warbler 8
Oreothlypis peregrina
Louisiana Waterthrush 17
Parkesia motacilla
Yellow-throated Warbler 65
Dendroica dominica
Kentucky Warbler 56
Geothlypis formosa
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17
Polioptila caerulea
Cedar Waxwing 66
Bombycilla cedrorum
American Crow 67
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 68
Cyanocitta cristata
White-tailed Deer 69
Odocoileus virginianus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 70
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Chipmunk 71
Tamias striatus
Asian Clam 72
Corbicula fluminea
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Naphrys pulex 73
Io Moth 74
Automeris io
Rosy Maple Moth 75
Dryocampa rubicunda
Red Admiral 76
Vanessa atalanta
Agreeable Tiger Moth 77
Spilosoma congrua
Painted Lichen Moth 78
Hypoprepia fucosa
Oval-based Prominent 79
Peridea basitriens
White-dotted Prominent 80
Nadata gibbosa

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