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 Flamingo*
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 Creeper
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
Double-Breasted Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Greater Flamingo*
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
Jumping spiders are carnivores and predators. They eat insects and other spiders. These spiders do not spin webs but make little silken shelters under leaves or bark.
Saltids are the most common biting spider in the United States. Persons gardening appear to be at risk for disturbing the habitat of this spider which may react by jumping on exposed skin and inflicting a bite. The bite is usually asymptomatic to slightly painful and subsequently results in a local reaction such as an erythematous papule or a small urticarial wheal.
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 20, 2008 in Davenport, Iowa.
Is totally a false statement. In fact jumping spiders rarely bite, and are harmless to humans; as we are not their prey.
June 21st, 2009 at 5:27 pm
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Mackenzie Says:
I cought one of these spiders and was hotified cause i was reading a book, and it like jumped on my foot. i only screamed because i t scared me. so i cought it in a small bait countaner. it was about um a 1cm long.hm maybe i can keep it like a pet? idk, but thanks for the info! ^_^
July 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
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Great shot of the eyes.
Marvin @ Nature in the Ozarks
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:26 amYuck! Did you ever see “Arachnophobia”? That film scared me witless.
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:48 am“most common biting spider in the United States”
Is totally a false statement. In fact jumping spiders rarely bite, and are harmless to humans; as we are not their prey.
June 21st, 2009 at 5:27 pmI cought one of these spiders and was hotified cause i was reading a book, and it like jumped on my foot. i only screamed because i t scared me. so i cought it in a small bait countaner. it was about um a 1cm long.hm maybe i can keep it like a pet? idk, but thanks for the info! ^_^
July 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pm