Who Lives Here?
When we moved to The Spring House there wasn’t a lot living here… it seemed like mostly a few non-native house sparrows and mosquitos. (Of course there were lots more living things here that that!)
Since then, though, it feels like an explosion of life. To celebrate that we thought it might be fun to post a list of what lives on the property (as of May 2023), as well as a few we have also seen passing through.
Birds
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Northern Cardinal
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
American Goldfinch
House Finch
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Eastern Bluebird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Dark-eyed Junco
Carolina Chickadee
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Tufted Titmouse
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Common Grackle
American Crow
Blue Jay
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Barred Owl
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Shouldered Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Black Vulture
Sandhill Crane
House Sparrow
European Starling
Mammals
Eastern Cottontail
Opossum
White-Tailed Deer
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Northern Short-Tailed Shrew
Bats
Misc Rodents
Reptiles
1 unidentified snake (only 1 in 5 yrs!)
Common Five-lined Skink
Amphibians
Gray Tree Frog
Fish
Quite a number of goldfish!