Every bird watcher and nature observer has his or her "lists." Here are mine for Birds, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles, and Crustaceans, complete with pull down menus.
BIRDS
Categorized by genus/species, placed chronologically by common name
American Coot
American Crow
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
American White Pelican
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black-Capped Chickadee
Black Vulture*
Blue Jay
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Goldeneye
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Hairy Woodpecker
Harlequin Duck
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
Horned Lark
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Lesser Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
Mallard (Domestic)
Mallard (Wild)
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ring-Billed Gull
Ring-Necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Scarlet Tanager
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Crowned Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, MYRIAPODS & GASTROPODS
Categorized by family, placed chronologically by common name
Isabella Tiger Moth Larvae - Pyrrharctia isabella - also known as the Wooly Bear Caterpillar.
Often used (sort of like the groundhog) to predict the length and severity of the winter. Apparently, the more reddish on the caterpillar the longer the winter will be.
These caterpillars spend the winter buried under leaf litter at the base of a tree.
There are a multitude of different Tiger Moths and, thus, a great number of different tiger moth caterpillars. Based on the coloration (black on the ends and reddish in the middle), I believe this is the caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth.
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on October 10, 2007, in Davenport, Iowa.
Marvin - The funny thing is I took this picture last October, and as anyone in the Midwest can tell you (including Birdfreak), our past winter was brutal. Maybe there is something to this!
July 14th, 2008 at 9:49 am
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Tracy Says:
can any one tell me how to take care and feed an Isabella tiger moth if so please e-mail me @ tiger_lilly2285@yahoo.com thanks
August 20th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
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Great photo! I always loved finding these guys when I was a kid.
July 12th, 2008 at 3:22 pmLooks as if you may be in for a moderately severe winter to me. :-) Nice shot of the cat.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:24 amMarvin - The funny thing is I took this picture last October, and as anyone in the Midwest can tell you (including Birdfreak), our past winter was brutal. Maybe there is something to this!
July 14th, 2008 at 9:49 amcan any one tell me how to take care and feed an Isabella tiger moth if so please e-mail me @ tiger_lilly2285@yahoo.com thanks
August 20th, 2008 at 8:55 pm