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SPECIES |
LISTED |
PREFERRED |
SEASONS |
COMMENTS |
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American Kestrel |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Nests in cavity trees over 12 " DBH. |
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Barred Owl |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Nests in cavity trees over 20" DBH. |
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Big Brown Bat |
|
|
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May roost in hollow trees. |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Nests in trees over 4 " DBH; prefers dead stubs that are solid outside and rotted inside. |
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Brown Creeper |
|
|
ALL |
Prefers to nest under loose bark but also uses cavities. |
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Downy Woodpecker |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Trees over 6 " DBH. |
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Eastern Bluebird |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Uses natural or woodpecker holes. |
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Eastern Screech Owl |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Natural cavities and abandoned holes in trees over 12" DBH; uses for nesting and roosting. |
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European Starling |
|
|
ALL |
May nest in trees over 10 " DBH. |
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Fisher |
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|
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May den in hollow trees. |
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Gray Treefrog |
|
|
Su |
May be found in moist hollow trees. |
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Great Crested Flycatcher |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Nests in natural cavities or abandoned woodpecker holes. |
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Great Horned Owl |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
May nest in large natural cavities. |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Trees over 10 " DBH. |
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House Wren |
|
|
Sp,Su |
May nest in trees over 10 " DBH. |
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Indiana Myotis |
E |
|
|
Nurseries may be in tree cavities. |
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Keen's Myotis |
|
|
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Females seek cavities for nursery colonies. |
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Little Brown Myotis |
|
|
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In valleys near streams or marshes. |
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Northern Flicker |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Nests in trees over 12 " DBH. |
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Northern Flying Squirrel |
|
Yes |
|
Uses cavities for winter and sometimes summer den. |
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Northern Saw-whet Owl |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Nests in cavity trees over 12" DBH. |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Trees over 14" DBH. |
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Porcupine |
|
|
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May den in hollow trees. |
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Raccoon |
|
Yes |
|
Prefers denning in hollow trees, usually over 10' above ground and near water. |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Rare; mostly CT River Valley. |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Nests in trees over 12 " DBH. |
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Red-headed Woodpecker |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Rare and irregular in all seasons; dead trees at edges of fields. |
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Southern Flying Squirrel |
|
Yes |
|
Prefers cavities with hole 1.5-2.0" D. |
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Tufted Titmouse |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Nests in natural cavities or abandoned woodpecker holes. |
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Turkey Vulture |
|
|
Sp,Su |
Uses tall snags for roosting and preening. |
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Virginia Opossum |
|
Yes |
|
|
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
|
Yes |
ALL |
Nests in trees over 12 " DBH. |
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Wood Duck |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Trees over 16 " DBH with hole over 4 " D within several hundred yards of water. |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
|
Yes |
Sp,Su |
Nests in trees over 10 " DBH. |
