Classes: Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia, Osteichthyes
Class Amphibia Order Caudata Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Order Anura Great Plains toad (Bufo cognatus) Canadian toad (B. hemiophrys) Western chorus frog (Pseudoacris triseriata) Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens)Back to Top
Class Reptilia Order Testudines Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) Order Squamata Northern prairie skink (Eumeces septentrionalis) Northern red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix)Back to Top
Class Aves Order Podicepidiformes Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Clark's grebe (A. clarkii) Eared grebe (Podiceps nigricolis) Pied-billed grebe (Podylimbus podiceps) Order Pelicaniformes American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrocephalus) Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) Order Ciconiformes Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) Great egret (A. alba) American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) Green-backed heron (Boturides striatus) Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) Snowy egret (E. thula) Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) Black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) Order Anseriformes Wood duck (Aix sponsa) Northern pintail (Anas acuta) American wigeon (A. americana) Northern shoveler (A. clypeata) Green-winged teal (A. crecca) Blue-winged teal (A. discors) Mallard (A. platyrhyncos) American black duck (A. rubripes) Gadwall (A. strepera) Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) Redhead (A. americana) Canvasback (A. vallisineria) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Order Falconiformes Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Sharp-shinned hawk (A. striatus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Swainson's hawk (B. swanisoni) Northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) American kestrel (Falco sparverius) Order Galliformes Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) Gray partridge (Perdix perdix) Order Gruiformes American coot (Fulica americana) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Sora (Porzana carolina) Virginia rail (Rallus limicola) Order Charadriifomes Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularia) Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) Franklin's gull (L. pipixcan) Black tern (Chlidonias niger) Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) Common tern (S. hirundo) Order Columbiformes Rock dove (Columba livia) Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) Order Cuculiformes Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) Black-billed cuckoo (C. erythropthalmus) Order Strigiformes Long-eared owl (Asio otus) Short-eared owl (A. flammeus) Eastern screech owl (Otus asio) Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) Order Caprimulgiformes Common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Order Apodiformes Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) Order Coraciiformes Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alycon) Order Piciformes Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) Hairy woodpecker (P. villosus) Order Passeriformes Eastern wood-pewee (Contopus virens) Least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) Willow flycatcher (E. traillii) Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Western kingbird (T. vericalis) Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) Cliff swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) Barn swallow (H. rustica) Purple martin (Progne subis) Bank swallow (Riparia riparia) Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus) White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) Sedge wren (C. platensis) House wren (Troglodytes aedon) American robin (Turdus migratorius) Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus) Red-eyed vireo (V. olivaceous) Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) Common yellowthroat (Geothylpis trichas) Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) LeConte's sparrow (A. leconteii) Grasshopper sparrow (A. savannarum) Chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Swamp sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) Song sparrow (M. melodia) Savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) Clay-colored sparrow (Spizella pallida) Field sparrow (S. pusilla) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) Northern oriole (Icterus galbula) Orchard oriole (I. spurius) Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)Back to Top
Class Mammalia Order Marsupialia Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginianus) Order Insectivora Northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) Masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) Order Chiroptera Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) Order Carnivora Coyote (Canis latrans) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) Least weasel (M. nivalis) Mink (M. vison) Badger (Taxidea taxus) Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) Order Artiodactyla White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Order Rodentia Woodchuck (Marmota monax) Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) Franklin's ground squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) Richardson's ground squirrel (S. richardsonii) Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (S. tridecemlineatus) Plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) Plains pocket mouse (Perognathus flavescens) Beaver (Castor canadensis) Northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster) White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Deer mouse (P. maniculatus) Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) House mouse (Mus musculus) Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) White-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)Back to Top
Class Osteichthyes Order Lepisosteiformes Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus) Order Salmoniformes Northern pike (Esox lucius) Order Cypriniformes Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus) Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) White sucker (Catostomus commersoni) Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) Order Siluriformes Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Tadpole madtom (Noturus gyrinus) Order Gasterosteiformes Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) Order Perciformes Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) Pumpkinseed (L. gibbosus) Orangespotted sunfish (L. humilis) Bluegill (L. macrochirus) Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) Largemouth bass (M. salmoides) White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) Black crappie (P. nigromaculatus) Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile) Johnny darter (E. nigrum) Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)Back to Top