NRIS seeks help with wildlife lists

By Shelley Harms

A binder at the Norfolk Library has the latest lists of Norfolk’s birds, butterflies, moths, mammals, amphibians and reptiles compiled by the Natural Resources Inventory Subcommittee of the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency. All are welcome to look at the lists.
In an ongoing effort to keep the survey current, the subcommittee invites everyone to peruse the lists, provide comments to the subcommittee, and report sightings that are not documented. In particular, certain mammals, amphibians and reptiles are believed to exist in Norfolk, but further sightings are needed for confirmation.
In the following list, the animals in regular type have been confirmed in Norfolk. Those in bold type have been confirmed in neighboring towns, but go unreported in Norfolk. If you have seen any of the creatures in bold type, or if you have seen animals in Norfolk that are not listed at all, please contact subcommittee members Sue Frisch (542-), or Shelley Harms (542-1657).
Norfolk Mammals (48 species)

Bats:
Big Brown Bat
Eastern Long-eared Bat
Eastern Pipistrelle
Keen’s Myotis
Little Brown Bat
Red Bat
Silver-haired Bat

Beaver
Black Bear
Bobcat
Chipmunk, Eastern
Cottontail, Eastern
Cottontail, New England
Coyote
Deer, White-tailed
Fisher
Flying Squirrel, Northern
Flying Squirrel, Southern
Fox, Gray
Fox, Red
Hare, Snowshoe
Mink

Moles:
Eastern Mole
Hairy-tailed Mole
Star-nosed Mole

Moose

Mice:
Deer Mouse
House Mouse
Meadow Jumping Mouse
White-footed Mouse
Woodland Jumping Mouse

Muskrat
Opossum
Otter, River
Porcupine
Rat, Norway

Shrews:
Masked Shrew
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Smoky Shrew
Water Shrew

Striped Skunk

Squirrels:
Gray Squirrel
Red Squirrel

Voles:
Boreal Red-backed Vole
Meadow Vole
Woodland Vole

Weasels:
Long-tailed Weasel
Short-tailed Weasel (ermine)

Woodchuck

Norfolk Amphibians (21 species)

Frogs:
Bullfrog
Gray Tree Frog
Green Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Northern Spring Peeper
Pickerel Frog
Wood Frog

Red-spotted Newt

Salamanders:
Blue-spotted Salamander
Four-toed Salamander
Jefferson Salamander
Marbled Salamander
Mudpuppy
Northern Dusky Salamander
Northern Slimy Salamander
Northern Spring Salamander
Northern Two-Lined Salamander
Red-backed Salamander
Spotted Salamander

Toads:
American Toad
Fowler’s Toad

Norfolk Reptiles (19 species)

Snakes:
Black Rat Snake
Eastern Garter Snake
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern Milk Snake
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Northern Black Racer
Northern Brown Snake
Northern Copperhead
Northern Ringneck Snake
Northern Water Snake
Redbelly Snake
Red-sided Garter Snake
Timber Rattlesnake

Turtles:
Bog Turtle
Common Musk Turtle
Painted Turtle
Snapping Turtle
Spotted Turtle
Wood Turtle