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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.

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

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