Wildlife of North Carolina's Mountains region

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sumner, Perry W., McGrath, Chris. Beaver Castor canadensis Written by Chris McGrath, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist, and Perry Sumner, NCWRC. North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Case, Steven. State Bird of North Carolina: Cardinal By Steven Case NC Government & Heritage Library, 2011 See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main page Listen to this [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Krupnick, Jane, Jones, Mark D. Black Bear Ursus americanus by Mark D. Jones, Jane Krupnick, and Colleen Olfenbutte North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, updated 2017. Classification Class: Mammalia Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Hammers, Brad E., Oakley, N. Corey. Black Crappie and White Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus and Pomoxis annularis Written by Brad E. Hammers updated by N. Corey Oakley North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Fuller, Joe, Howell, Doug. Black Duck Anas rubripes by Joe Fuller Updated by Doug Howell North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Classification Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Average [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Hammers, Brad E., Ashley, Keith, Bryant, Shari L. Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Written by Brad E. Hammers and Shari L. Bryant Updated by Keith Ashley, fisheries biologist North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sawyer, David, Sumner, Perry W. Bobcat Felis rufus Written by Dan Bryant, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Black bear and furbearer biologist–NCWRC, David Sawyer, and Perry Sumner. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Fuller, Joe, Martin, Kyle. Canada Goose Branta canadensis Originally written by Kyle Martin. Re-written by Joe Fuller, Migratory Game Bird Coordinator, NCWRC North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Boynton, Allen, Kelly, Christine. Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus by Allen Boynton Updated in 2007 by Chris Kelly North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Classification Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Southern, David. Chinquapin, or "chinkapin," is a diminutive cousin of the American chestnut. Although their name derives from eastern-dwelling Algonquian Indian language, chinquapin trees are known as far west as [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Beane, Jeff, Godfrey, Matthew, Boynton, Allen. Corn Snake Elaphe guttata by Allen Boynton Updated by Jeff Beane and Matthew Godfrey North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Classification Class: Reptilla Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Thomas, Jack, Sumner, Perry W. Coyote Canis latrans by Geriann Albers, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Perry W. Sumner, and Jack Thomas North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, updated 2017. Classification Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Nichols, Robert B., Friday, Sarah. Crayfish Cambarus bartoni Written by Sarah Friday Updated by Robert Nichols North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Classification Class: Crustacea Order: Decapoda [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Burge, Kimberly, Jones, Melissa. Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina by Kimberly Burge and Melissa Jones, edited by Jeff Hall. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 2010. Classification Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Howard, Brad. Eastern Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo by Brad Howard Updated 2011 by Evin Stanford, Surveys and Research Biologist Additional information about the Eastern Wild Turkey is available at [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sumner, Perry W. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus by Colleen Olfenbuttel and Perry Sumner North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Classification Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Average [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Johns, Mark E., Irvin, Wayne. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Written by Wayne Irvin Contributions to original by Mark E. Johns North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Classification Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Dockendorf, Kevin, Jones, Wayne. Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides by Wayne Jones Updated by Kevin Dockendorf, Fisheries Biologist, 2009. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Classification Class: Osteichthyes [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Sawyer, David, Carraway, Mike, Sumner, Perry W., Humphrey, Reed. Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos by Perry W. Sumner, David Sawyer, Mike Carraway and Reed Humphrey Updated by Doug Howell North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Carraway, Mike, Sumner, Perry W., Pagliughi, Steve. Mink Mustela vison by Perry Sumner, Mike Carraway and Steve Pagliughi Updated by Colleen Olfenbuttel North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 2009. Classification Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Threatt-Taylor, Dale, Fuller, Joe, Sharpe, Terry. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura by Dale Threatt-Taylor and Terry Sharpe Updated by Joe Fuller North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 2009. Classification Class: Aves Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sawyer, David, Carraway, Mike, Sumner, Perry W., Humphrey, Reed. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus by Perry W. Sumner, David Sawyer, Mike Carraway, Reed Humphrey and Colleen Olfenbuttel North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, June [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Linville, Ray. The North Carolina Birding Trail is a network of more than 300 viewing locations of habitats such as coastal estuaries, longleaf pine savannas, and spruce-fir forests that provide food and shelter [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Wooding, John. Northern Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus by John Wooding North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 2009 Classification Class: Bird Order: Galliformes Average Size Length: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sawyer, David, Pipkin, Kate, Popson, Steve. Raccoon Procyon lotor by Geriann Albers, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Steve Popson, and David Sawyer. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Updated 2017. Classification Class: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Tetterton, Beverly. Ramps (Allium tricoccum) are wild leeks or onions found in eastern North America. They grow wild high in the Great Smoky Mountains. Related to the ramson, a kind of garlic with broad leaves, the ramp [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, Sawyer, David, Sumner, Perry W., Day, Karen A. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes by Geriann Albers, Karen A. Day, Colleen Olfenbuttel, David Sawyer, and Perry Sumner North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Updated [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Boynton, Allen, Kelly, Christine. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Written by Allen Boynton; updated by Chris Kelly, 2011. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Classification Class: Aves Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Kelly, Christine, Earley, Lawrence S. Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans by Lawrence S. Earley Updated by Christine Kelly North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Classification Class: Mammalia Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Olfenbuttel, Colleen, James, Elizabeth T. I. Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis by Elizabeth T.I. James Updated by Colleen Olfenbuttel North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 2009. Classification Class: Mammalia Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Watson, Brian T., Fraley, Steve. Tangerine Darter Percina aurantiaca by Brian T. Watson, Division of Inland Fisheries Updated by Steve Fraley, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. North Carolina Wildlife Resources [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Boynton, Allen. Virginia Big-Eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii by Allen Boynton, Katherine Caldwell, Phil Spivey, and Joey Webe North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Updated [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Goudreau, Christopher J., Yow, David L., Brown, Robert J. Walleye Sander vitreus by Robert J. Brown and Christopher J. Goudreau Updated by David L. Yow, marine biologist North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission See also: Fishing, [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Hartigan, Chris, Stanford, Evin, Osborne, Scott. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus by Chris Hartigan, Scott Osborne, Jonathan Shaw, and Evin Stanford North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Updated [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Stanford, Evin, Sheaton, Julie, Jones, Mark D. Wild Boar Sus scrofa by Julie Sheaton Excerpts from “Hog Wild” by Mark Jones, Wildlife in North Carolina, Feb. 2006. Updated by Evin Stanford North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Patteson, Angelyn H. The fuzzy brown and black creature commonly called the woolly worm or woolly bear is the larval form of the tiger moth (Isia isabella). Woolly worms appear in early fall, when they feast on common [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)