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House Spider (with egg sacs and spiderlings)244 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy Biologist
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Ringneck Snake87 viewsScientific Name: Diadophis punctatus
Length: 10 - 15; Record 27
Description: Plain dark (black, brownish, or bluish) body with a golden ring around neck. Belly is bright yellow or orange, sometimes with a line of black spots down the center.
Habitat: Often found under rocks or logs along wooded hillsides, road cuts, or shale banks. Seem to prefer moist woods.
Habits: Very common snake in some areas. Feed primarily on small salamanders and earthworms, but will eat small frogs and other snakes. Females lay eggs under rocks.
Fun Fact: They rarely bite, but when alarmed will often go to the bathroom on your hands. This defense is called musking and it stinks!
Photo: John MacGregor
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Eastern Kingbird65 viewsCommon Name: Eastern Kingbird
Scientific Name: Tyrannus tyrannus
Length: 8.5"
Description: A robin-sized bird with black upperparts and white underparts. The white tipped tail is a characteristic fieldmark.
Habitat: Open areas including farmland, roadsides, and parks.
Habits: Often seen perched on a branch while waiting for insects to catch in mid air. This is a characteristic habit of birds in the flycatcher family.
Fun Fact: The kingbird's quiet song has been described as an electrical squeaking sound.
Photo: Touchstone Energy Biologist
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Broad-banded Water Snake96 viewsPhoto: John MacGregor
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Bird-voiced Treefrog50 viewsPhoto: John MacGregor
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Northern Shoveler48 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy Biologist
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Twinleaf43 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy Biologist
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Northern Red Salamander63 viewsScientific Name: Pseudotriton ruber
Length: 4 - 6; Record 7
Description: Red to orange salamander with many small black spots from head to tail. Stout, round body.
Habitat: Usually around springs and streams, but also found in woodlands.
Habits: Often found under leaves, stones, or logs near springs or streams, feeding on small insects and worms. Eggs are attached to submerged rocks in cool springs.
Fun Fact: May spend the winter deep inside natural springs to avoid the cold weather.
Photo: Touchstone Energy Biologist
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Tiger Salamander146 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy BiologistNov 06, 2006
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Kentucky Warbler nest and eggs131 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy BiologistNov 06, 2006
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Red-winged Blackbird nest with eggs161 views(the bottom two speckled eggs are brown-headed cowbird eggs)
Photo: Touchstone Energy BiologistNov 06, 2006
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Canada Goose nest and eggs109 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy BiologistNov 06, 2006
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American Robin nest and eggs121 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy BiologistNov 06, 2006
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Killdeer eggs127 viewsPhoto: Touchstone Energy BiologistNov 06, 2006
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Common Nighthawk84 viewsScientific Name: Chordeiles minor
Length: 9.5 Wingspan: 24 Weight: 2.2 oz
Description: A mottled, grayish bird with long, pointed wings and characteristic white wing patches that are visible when flying.
Habitat/Occurrence in KY: Cities, towns and other open areas. Most common from May September, statewide.
Habits: Often seen flying at dusk above parking lot lights in pursuit of insects. Eggs are usually laid on gravel rooftops in cities and towns.
Fun Fact: Common Nighthawks are not actually hawks at all. They are in the family of birds called nightjars!
Photo: Touchstone Energy Biologist
Nov 06, 2006
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Turkey Vulture85 viewsScientific Name: Cathartes aura
Length: 26 Wingspan: 67 Weight: 4 lbs
Description: Commonly referred to as buzzards, this large, long-winged bird is dark brown to black with a featherless, red head.
Habitat/Occurrence in KY: Open country and woodlands. Common year-round resident found statewide.
Habits: Often seen soaring over open habitats searching for its favorite meal: dead animals, or carrion. Unlike most other birds, vultures have a well-developed sense of smell to help them locate carrion.
Fun Fact: If the young are approached while they are in their nest (typically located on the ground) they will defend themselves by hissing loudly and vomiting!
Photo: David Roemer
Nov 06, 2006
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