Birds, Animals, Plants, and Other Organisms Found at the North Shore Preserve (FFSL)
Below find a partial list of organisms (with photographs) that you might see as you wander the Preserve. This is a work in progress, so please be patient as we complete the page. In the meantime you might install the Merlin bird ID app on your phone (Created by Cornel Lab). This app helps you identify birds by appearance and birdsong.
Rufous hummingbird (spring-fall)
Black-chinned Hummingbird (spring-fall)
Bald eagle (January – April)
Yellow bellied marmot
Bulrush/cattail (all year)
Coyote Willow
Orb-weaver spider – late summer to early fall
Great Blue Heron – late spring to fall
Common raven – all year
Downy woodpecker – early spring to fall
Great horned owl – early spring to fall
Bumblebees – spring to fall
Praying mantis – summer
Orioles
Red-Winged Blackbird (all year)
American White Pelican (early spring-late fall)
Mule deer – all year
Monarch butterfly (late spring-early fall)
Bee plant
Garter snake – early spring to late summer
Canada geese – early spring to fall
Turkey vulture – late spring – fall
Northern Flicker woodpecker – early spring – fall
American Robin – all year
Swallowtail butterfly – late spring to early fall
Native bees – spring to fall
Ducks
Waxwings
