Inhabitants & Visitors (2003-present)

Mammals

• Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) 
• Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
• Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)*
• Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
• Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
• Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)*
• Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
• Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
• Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
• Feral Cat (Felis catus)
• Human (Homo sapiens)

Birds 

• Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
• American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
• Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
• European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
• Great Egret (Ardea alba)*
• Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
• Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
• Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
• House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
• Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
• American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
• American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
• Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
• Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
• Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
• Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
• Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
• House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
• Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
• White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
• Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
• Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
• Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
• Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
• Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
• Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
• Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
• Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
• European House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
• Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
• Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
• Common Yellow Throat (Geothlypis trichas)*
• Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)*
• Mallard Duck - female with young (Anas platyrhynchos)*

Amphibians

• Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus americanus)
• Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

Fish

• Comet Fan-tailed Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Mollusks

• Japanese Trapdoor Snail (Cipangopaludina malleata)
• Garlic Snail (Oxychilus alliarius)
• Leopard Slug (Limax Maximus)

Insects, Spiders & Other Small Invertebrates

• Dragonflies (Odonata) - host pond for aquatic nymphs
• Damselflies (Odonata) - host pond for aquatic nymphs
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus) - host plants for reproduction
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) - host plants for reproduction
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) - host plants for reproduction
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
• Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Eastern-tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
• Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata)*
• Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)
• Pyrausta Rubricalis Moth (Pyrausta rubricalis)
• Common Looper Moth (Autographa precationis)
• Pill Bug (Armadillidium vulgare)
• House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
• Garden Centipede (Lithobius forficatus)
• Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis)
• Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmus angustus)
• Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)
• June Beetle (Cotinis nitida)
• Ladybird Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)
• Twice-stabbed Stink Bug (Cosmopepla lintneriana)
• Two-marked Treehopper (Enchenopa binotata)
• Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
• Rhododenron Leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)
• Planthopper Nymph (Acanalonia servillei)
• Pennsylvania Firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica)
• Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
• Black Firefly (Lucidota atra)
• Click Beetle (Deltometopus amoenicornis)
• Dobsonfly (Corydalinae)*
• Ants (Formicidae)
• Pavement Ant (Tetramorium caespitum)
• Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
• Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)
• Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)
• Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
• Columbine Leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora)
• Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
• Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kalmii)
• Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
• Leafhoppers (Cercopoidea)
• Grasshoppers & Crickets (Caelifera)
• Robber Flies (Asilidae)
• Grass Spiders (Agelenopsis)
• Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)*
• Woodlouse Hunter (Dysdera crocata)
• Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta)
• Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
• Long-jawed Orbweaver (Tetragnathidae)
• Longlegged Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei)
• Longbodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
• Bronze Jumper (Eris militaris)
• Bold Jumper (Phidippus audax)
• Zebra Jumper (Salticus scenicus)
• Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)
• Easter Cicada Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)
• Linne's Cicada (Neotibicen linnei)
• Eastern Scissor Grinder Cicada (Neotibicen winnemanna)
• Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
• Red-headed Ash Borer (Neoclytus acuminatus)
• Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)
• Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)
• Hover Flies (Syrphidae)
• Ambush Bugs (Phymatinae)
• Ambush Bug (Phymata pacifica)
• Common Earwig (Forficula auricularia)
• Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
• Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
• Honeysuckle Aphid (Hydaphis tataricae)
• Bess Beetles (Passalidae)
• Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)
• Earthworms (Annelida)
• Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)
• Smaller Water Strider (Microvelia spp.)
• Grapevine Beetle (Pelidnota punctata)
• Broad-headed Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona)*
• Plume Moths (Pterophoridae)
• Tumbling Flower Beetle (Mordellidae)
• Assassin Bug (Pselliopus cinctus)
• Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus lineolaris)
• Lace Bugs (Corythucha spp.)

*denotes a single observation

These lists represent an ongoing survey of The Garden at Two Gates