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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.

American Robin 1
Turdus migratorius
Great Blue Heron 2
Ardea herodias
Chipping Sparrow 3
Spizella passerina
Turkey Vulture 4
Cathartes aura
Kentucky Warbler 5
Geothlypis formosa
Barred Owl 6
Strix varia
Eastern Milksnake 7
Lampropeltis triangulum
Ruddy Duck 8
Oxyura jamaicensis
Blue-headed Vireo 9
Vireo solitarius
Eastern Fence Lizard 10
Sceloporus undulatus
Typical Stifftails 11
Oxyura
Eastern Towhee 12
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Cliff Swallow 13
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow 14
Riparia riparia
Vireos 15
Vireo
Cope's Gray Tree Frog 16
Hyla chrysoscelis
Spring Peeper 17
Pseudacris crucifer
Northern Slimy Salamander 18
Plethodon glutinosus
Northern Dusky Salamander 19
Desmognathus fuscus
Red Salamander 20
Pseudotriton ruber
Common Garter Snake 21
Thamnophis sirtalis
Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and Cantils 22
Agkistrodon
Eastern Cottontail 23
Sylvilagus floridanus
American Beaver 24
Castor canadensis
American Toad 25
Anaxyrus americanus
Pickerel Frog 26
Lithobates palustris
Common Five-lined Skink 27
Plestiodon fasciatus
Red-spotted Newt 28
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
American Goldfinch 29
Spinus tristis
Wapiti 30
Cervus canadensis
Northern Red Salamander 31
Pseudotriton ruber ruber
Northern Barred Owl 32
Strix varia varia
Tennessee Warbler 33
Leiothlypis peregrina
Long-tailed Salamander 34
Eurycea longicauda
Ravine Salamander
Plethodon richmondi
Seal Salamander 35
Desmognathus monticola
Green Salamander 36
Aneides aeneus
Eastern Newt 37
Notophthalmus viridescens
Ringneck Snake 38
Diadophis punctatus
Northern Ringneck Snake 39
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Eastern Garter Snake 40
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Redbelly Snake 36
Storeria occipitomaculata
Eastern Rat Snake 41
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Gray Ratsnake 42
Pantherophis spiloides
Copperhead 10
Agkistrodon contortrix
Timber Rattlesnake 43
Crotalus horridus
Pond Slider 44
Trachemys scripta
Red-eared Slider 45
Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellow-bellied Slider 46
Trachemys scripta scripta
Common Box Turtle 47
Terrapene carolina
Eastern Box Turtle 48
Terrapene carolina carolina
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 49
Coccyzus americanus
Hairy Woodpecker 50
Picoides villosus
Pileated Woodpecker 51
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker 52
Melanerpes carolinus
Northern Flicker 53
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10
Sphyrapicus varius
Mourning Dove 54
Zenaida macroura
Wild Turkey 55
Meleagris gallopavo
Great Blue Heron 2
Ardea herodias
Eastern Whip-poor-will 56
Antrostomus vociferus
Chimney Swift 57
Chaetura pelagica
Common Merganser 58
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser 59
Mergus serrator
Ring-necked Duck 60
Aythya collaris
Turkey Vulture 4
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture 61
Coragyps atratus
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Red-winged Blackbird 62
Agelaius phoeniceus
Tufted Titmouse 63
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina Chickadee 64
Poecile carolinensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 65
Sitta carolinensis
Carolina Wren 66
Thryothorus ludovicianus
American Robin 1
Turdus migratorius
Wood Thrush 67
Hylocichla mustelina
Great Crested Flycatcher 10
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Wood-Pewee 10
Contopus virens
Eastern Phoebe 68
Sayornis phoebe
Yellow-throated Vireo 69
Vireo flavifrons
Red-eyed Vireo 57
Vireo olivaceus
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 64
Regulus calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet 70
Regulus satrapa
Chipping Sparrow 3
Spizella passerina
Indigo Bunting 71
Passerina cyanea
Northern Cardinal 72
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 73
Piranga olivacea
Ovenbird 74
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 64
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler 67
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 75
Setophaga coronata
Blackburnian Warbler 76
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler 5
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 77
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 78
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 9
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler 10
Setophaga pinus
American Redstart 79
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 80
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler 81
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler 64
Setophaga virens

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