Welcome to our Wildlife Inventories page, generously sponsored by Kristin Mellen!
White Tailed Deer walks upstream along the Mohawk River
\Wildlife inventories are compiled from field notes of Mohawk River Swim "Crew Guy" Andy Norris and--occasionally--those of Christopher the Swimmer.
Wildlife Inventory: 12/18/2014
American crow
mallard
European starling
ring-billed gull
bald eagle
Wildlife Inventory: 12/8/2014
American crow
mallard
European starling
Canada goose
wood duck
common merganser
ring-billed gull
red-tailed hawk
Wildlife Inventory: 12/7/2014
American crow
mallard
Canada goose
grey squirrel
Wildlife Inventory: 12/6/2014
American crow
mallard
European starling
Canada goose
ring-billed gull
black-capped chickadee
red-tailed hawk
Wildlife Inventory: 12/5/2014
American crow
mallard
Canada goose
Wildlife Inventory: 12/4/2014
American crow
mallard
bald eagle
European rock dove
European starling
Canada goose
ring-billed gull
beaver sign
Wildlife Inventory: 11/23/2014
American crow
northern cardinal
mallard
dark-eyed junco
European rock dove
European starling
Canada goose
American black duck
wood duck
merganser
ring-billed gull
blue jay
belted kingfisher
great blue heron
red-tailed hawk
White-tailed deer
beaver sign
striped skunk
Wildlife Inventory: 11/21/2014
Canada goose
northern raven
mallard
American widgeon
American crow
European rock dove
red-tailed hawk
wood duck
downy woodpecker
song sparrow
field sparrow
dark-eyed junco
northern cardinal
European starling
ring-billed gull
black duck
common merganser
blue jay
turkey tracks in snow
eastern cottontail tracks in snow
Note: the worker at Lock 16 told us when they drain the locks for maintenance, they often reveal common mudpuppy salamanders, an entirely aquatic species that can grow to 17 inches.
Wildlife Inventory: 11/20/2014
American crow
European rock dove
European starling
American robin
mallard
red-tailed hawk
bald eagle
common merganser
American black duck
dark-eyed junco
ruby-crowned kinglet
Canada goose
snow bunting
tufted titmouse
Wildlife Inventory: 11/19/2014
white-breasted nuthatch
black-capped chickadee
American crow
European starling
European rock dove
red-tailed hawk
northern cardinal
blue jay
mallard
Canada goose
pileated woodpecker
downy woodpecker
gray squirrel
Wildlife Inventory: 11/17/14
American crow
European rock dove
European starling
mallard
Canada goose
blue jay
common merganser
Wildlife Inventory: 11/11/2014
European rock dove
European starling
American crow
ring-billed full
American robin
red-tailed hawk
Canada goose
mallard
Canada goose
bufflehead
downy woodpecker
northern flicker
great blue heron
American black duck
brown-headed cowbird
white-breasted nuthatch
red-winged blackbird
turkey
grey squirrel
Wildlife Inventory: 11/10/2014
ringed-billed gull
American crow
song sparrow
black-capped chickadee
American robin
European rock dove
blue jay
mallard
great blue heron
white-tailed deer
raccoon tracks
red fox tracks
Wildlife Inventory: 11/8/2014
European starling
American crow
American robin
blue jay
ring-billed gull
European rock dove
red-tailed hawk
American goldfinch
double-crested cormorant
black-capped chickadee
Raccoon
mink tracks
bobcat tracks
Wildlife Inventory: 11/4/2014
pileated woodpecker
downy woodpecker
European rock dove
American crew
European starling
red-winged blackbird
turkey vulture
ring-billed gull
Canada goose
mallard duck
great blue heron tracks
muskrat tracks
Wildlife Inventory: 10/29/2014
red-bellied woodpecker
Canada goose
ruby-crowned kinglet
American crow
European rock dove
broad-winged hawk
American goldfinch
blue jay
wood duck
white-breasted nuthatch
dark-eyed junco
Eastern bluebird
downy wood pecker
yellow-rumped warbler
mallard duck
Wildlife Inventory 10/28/2014:
common crow
European rock dove
European starling
European house sparrow
ring-billed gull
American goldfinch
house finch
belted kingfisher
ruby-crowned kinglet
mallard duck
American robin
Cooper's hawk
blue jay
red squirrel
Wildlife Inventory 10/27/2014:
red-bellied woodpecker
blue jay
dark-eyed junco
American robin
common crow
black-capped chickadee
bald eagle
Canada goose
mourning dove
Wildlife Inventory: 10/23/2014
black-capped chickadee
white-throated sparrow
American crow
Canada goose
eastern bluebird
dark-eyed junco
wood duck
blue jay
red-winged blackbird
common grackle
song sparrow
Tracks:
great blue heron
mink
Wildlife Inventory 10/22/2014
American crow
black-capped chickadee
dark-eyed junco
Canada goose
yellow-rumped warbler
pileated woodpecker
hairy woodpecker
Tracks:
mink
Wildlife Inventory 10/21/2014
house finch
European house sparrow
turkey vulture
great blue heron
eastern bluebird
European rock dove
black-capped chickadee
American robin
Canada goose
common grackle
dark-eyed junco
mallard duck
red fox
Wildlife Inventory 10/20/2014
common merganser
red-tailed hawk
ring-billed gull
black scoter
double-crested cormorant
Bonaparte’s gull
turkey vulture
black-capped chickadee
white-breasted nuthatch
blue-winged teal
greater yellowlegs
European starling
yellow-rumped warbler
pied-billed grebe
American crow
song sparrow
Canada goose
American goldfinch
Cooper’s hawk
northern flicker
blue-jay
mallard duck
monarch butterfly
Other:
beaver dam