American Bittern

E

Sp,Su

Slow streams with open water and tall vegetation.

American Woodcock

Sp,Su

Streambanks to feed for earthworms

Beaver

Yes

Small to large streams with fairly flat topography and adequate food (alder, aspen, willow, birch, maple).

Belted Kingfisher

Sp,Su

Prefers streams with banks and fish.

Big Brown Bat

Yes

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Sp,Su

Streamside thickets.

Bog Turtle

E

Slow, clear meadow streams with mucky bottoms and ample grassy or mossy cover.

Bullfrog

Large, slow-moving streams with emergent vegetation.

Dark-eyed Junco

ALL

Stream edges.

Eastern Box Turtle

SC

Young may inhabit slow streams.

Eastern Pipistrelle

Yes

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Eastern Ribbon Snake

Yes

Stream edges with cover.

Ermine

Travels near streams.

Gray Catbird

Sp,Su

Shrubby areas near streams.

Great Blue Heron

Sp,Su

Shallow , slow water.

Green Frog

Yes

Inhabits large and small streams year round; overwinters underwater; may be active on warm winter days.

Hoary Bat

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Hooded Merganser

Sp,Su

Wooded streams with little human activity.

Indiana Myotis

E,FE

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Indigo Bunting

Sp,Su

Brushy vegetation, especially along streams.

Keen's Myotis

Yes

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Leopard Frog

Slow, shallow streams.

Little Brown Myotis

Yes

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects; males seek roots along streams.

Louisiana Waterthrush

Sp,Su

Swift water with moss covered logs and thick undergrowth.

Mink

Yes

Travels along streambanks; may den in banks.

Moose

Larger, slow streams with aquatic vegetation.

Musk Turtle

Slow streams with muddy bottom;

Muskrat

Slow-moving streams.

Northern Dusky Salamander

Yes

Cool running water.

Northern Oriole

Sp,Su

Along streams.

Northern Spring Salamander

SC

Yes

Clear, cold running water.

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Yes

Alkaline streams for breeding; in winter may remain active underwater or in adjacent frozen soil.

Northern Water Snake

Overhanging branches and sun preferred.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Sp,Su

Along wooded streams.

Painted Turtle

Eggs laid in high banks; inhabits slow streams.

Pickerel Frog

Clear streams.

Raccoon

Seeks crayfish.

Red Bat

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Red-spotted Newt

Pools in shallow streams; may overwinter in streams.

River Otter

Yes

Larger streams.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Sp,Su

Seeks flowers, especially red ones.

Short-tailed Shrew

Streambanks.

Silver-haired Bat

Yes

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Small-footed Myotis

SC

Sp,Su,F

Forages over wetlands for insects.

Smoky Shrew

Typically near streams with mossy banks.

Snapping Turtle

Larger streams with muddy banks or bottoms; may lay eggs in banks.

Spotted Salamander

May inhabit burrows in streambanks.

Spotted Turtle

SC

May be found in small streams.

Water Shrew

SC

Cold water; also uses banks with overhanging cover or tree roots.

Winter Wren

Sp,Su

Thickets near wooded streams.

Wood Frog

Prefers backwaters of slow streams.

Wood Turtle

SC

Yes

Slow streams with sandy bottoms, snags in water and overhanging vegetation; hibernates in banks or under woody debris in stream.

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Sp,Su

Streambanks with dense thickets.

Yellow-throated Vireo

Sp,Su

Borders of streams, avoids dense undergrowth.