How many of these native animals have you seen?

After years of displaying limited and out-of-date information, National Capital Parks-East has finally begun to update its official Shepherd Parkway website. Although some of the links lead to blank pages, there are two exciting new features: a 1,700 word historical narrative and an excellent 29-page wildlife guide. 

Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing selections of this new content.

The following is a list of the species featured in the wildlife guide. How many of them have you seen?

Reptiles

Eastern Worm Snake

Northern Copperhead Snake

Northern Scarlet Snake (rare)

Northern Black Racer

Eastern Rattlesnake

Red Corn Snake

Eastern Garter Snake

Rough Green Snake

Five-Lined Skinky

Eastern Box Turtle

Amphibians

Northern Red Salamander

Three-Lined Salamander

Mammals

Virginia Opossum

White Footed Mouse

Racoon

White-Tailed Deer

Groundhog

Eastern Gray Fox

Birds

Wild Turkey

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Wood Thrush

Bald Eagle