The following is a list of wildlife that has been observed on the grounds of Niakwa Country Club.
Clicking on a name will lead you it’s Wikipedia page for more information.
Birds
- Accipiter gentilis Goshawk
- Aix sponsa Wood Duck
- Agelaius phoeniceus Red-Winged Blackbird
- Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
- Archilochus colubris Red Throated Hummingbird
- Ardea herodias Blue Heron
- Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
- Branta canadensis Canada Goose
- Branta hutchinsii Cackling Goose
- Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
- Buteo jamaicensis Red-Tailed Hawk
- Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Carduelis tistis American Goldfinch
- Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
- Charadrius vociferus Kildeer
- Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
- Columba livia Rock Dove (Pigeon)
- Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
- Corvus corax Common Raven
- Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
- Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
- Dryobates pubescens Downy Woodpecker
- Dryobates villosus Hairy Woodpecker
- Falco sparverius American Kestrel
- Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe
- Geothylpis trichas Common Yellowthroat
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
- Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
- Junco hyemalis Dark Eyed Junco
- Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
- Mniotilta varia Black and White Warbler
- Passer domesticus House Sparrow
- Perisoreus canadensis Canada Jay (Whiskey Jack)
- Phalacrocorax auratus Double Crested Cormorant
- Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose Breasted Grosbeak
- Pica hudsonia Back Billed Magpie
- Poecile atricapilius Black Capped Chiackadee
- Setophaga coronate Yellow Rumped Warbler
- Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
- Sitta carolinensis White Breasted Nuthatch
- Spizella passerine Chipping Sparrow
- Sterna hirundo Common Tern
- Strix nebulosa Grey Owl
- Troglodytes aedon House Wren
- Turdus migratorius American Robin
- Tryannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
- Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
- Zonotrichia albicollis White throated sparrow
Mammals
- Canis latrans Coyote
- Castor canadensis North American Beaver
- Lontra canadensis North American River Otter
- Mephitis mephitis Striped Skunk
- Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat
- Neovison vison American Mink
- Odocoileus virginianus White Tailed Deer
- Procyon lotor Common Racoon
- Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Grey Squirrel
- Tamius minimus Lesser Chipmunk
- Tamiasciurus hudsonicus American Red Squirrel
- Vulpes vulpes Red Fox
Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians
- Bufo hemiophrys Canadian Toad
- Chrysemys picta Western Painted Turtle
- Chelydra serpentine Common Snapping Turtle
- Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish
- Rana clamitans Green Frog
- Rana pipiens Leopard Frog
Insects
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