My Life List
All of the organisms I have seen. I have broken them down into different categories for easier reading, starting with birds because this is where the hobby started for me. Listings are alphabetical by common name*.
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Birds
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| American Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | 2012-04-14 | Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto | CAN |
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | 2012-04-30 | Pine Hills Cemetary, Toronto | CAN |
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | 2011-05-28 | Taylor Massey Park, Toronto | CAN |
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | 2012-03-16 | CN Rail Tracks, Miniot Cir, Toronto | CAN |
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | 2008-06-02 | Toronto Waterfront | CAN |
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizelloides arborea | 2012-07-09 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| American Wigeon | Mareca americana | 2018-05-21 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | 2008-07-13 | Englightown, NS | CAN |
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | 2008-07-13 | Englightown, NS | CAN |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | 2013-04-22 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 2013-05-18 | Col Samuel Smith Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | 2017-01-23 | Lynde Shores, Whitby, ON | CAN |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Setophaga castanea | 2018-05-21 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | 2013-04-20 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Setophaga fusca | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | 2011-04-02 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | 2017-06-13 | Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto | CAN |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 2009-03-19 | Hunstanton, UK | UK |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | 2019-09-19 | Lynde Shores, Whitby, ON | CAN |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | 2013-05-15 | Algonquin Park, ON | CAN |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | 2008-07-17 | Macnaughton Park, Exeter, ON | CAN |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | 2013-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Blue-winged Teal | Spatula discors | 2018-04-29 | Lynde Shores, Whitby, ON | CAN |
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | 2014-08-31 | Rosetta Mclean Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | 2011-04-08 | Eglinton/Warden, Toronto | CAN |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | 2012-05-16 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Budgerigar (domestic escaped) | Melopsittacus undulatus | 2012-08-05 | Miniot Circle, Toronto | CAN |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | 2010-05-23 | Rutland Water | UK |
| Canada Warbler | Cardellina canadensis | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | 2018-10-28 | Glen Stewart Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | 2012-06-24 | M25, London | UK |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | 2012-07-09 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | 2019-09-09 | Lynde Shores, Whitby, ON | CAN |
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | 2012-05-16 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Clay-colored Sparrow | urdus grayi | 2017-07-21 | Purple Woods Con Area, ON | CAN |
| Coal Tit | Periparus ater | 2018-10-01 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | 2012-06-25 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | 2010-02-72 | Cirencester | UK |
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | 2012-05-17 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | 2013-05-14 | Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto | CAN |
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | 2015-09-10 | Bruce Peninsula, ON | CAN |
| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | 2014-10-26 | Severn Valley Railway, WORCS | UK |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | 2013-04-19 | Wexford Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | 2012-06-25 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | 2012-03-16 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | 2013-05-15 | Algonquin Park, ON | CAN |
| Cooper’s Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | 2012-07-30 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | 2012-05-13 | Warden/Comstock, Toronto | CAN |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | 2008-06-02 | Toronto Waterfront | CAN |
| Downy Woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | 2012-05-04 | Pine Hills Cemetary, Toronto | CAN |
| Dunnock | Prunella modularis | 2010-02-27 | Gloucestershire | UK |
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | 2013-04-19 | Wexford Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | 2012-07-09 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | 2013-05-01 | Wexford Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | 2019-07-24 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 2018-05-13 | Rouge Valley Nat Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | 2018-05-27 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Eurasian blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | 2012-06-25 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | 2012-06-25 | Leasowes Park, Halesowen | UK |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | 2012-06-26 | Leasowes Park, Halesowen | UK |
| Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | 2012-06-25 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | 2012-06-26 | Leasowes Park, Halesowen | UK |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | 2010-05-23 | Rutland Water | UK |
| Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | 2012-06-25 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | 2010-02-72 | Cirencester | UK |
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | 2018-05-13 | Rouge Valley Nat Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | 2018-10-01 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | 2009-05-10 | Guildwood Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | 2012-05-12 | Pine Hills Cemetary, Toronto | CAN |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | 2012-05-16 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | 2014-10-23 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | 2012-04-06 | Upper Canada Bird Sanc, ON | CAN |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | 2019-07-29 | Pleasant Bay, NS | CAN |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | 2010-03-22 | Stanwick Lakes, Rushden | UK |
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | 2019-08-31 | Cowan Nature Trail, Simcoe, ON | CAN |
| Grey Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | 2017-07-26 | Taylor Massey Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | 2018-10-02 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| Gyrfalcon (white morph) | Falco rusticolus | 2012-11-15 | Golden Mile Plaza, Toronto | CAN |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | 2016-09-28 | Rouge Valley Nat Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | 2013-04-20 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | 2012-05-17 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 2011-06-06 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | 2017-07-10 | Rouge Valley Nat Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | 2012-03-16 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Lincoln’s Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | 2013-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhyncho | 2010-02-72 | Cirencester | UK |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | 2011-06-06 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | 2009-09-03 | Market Harborough | UK |
| Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | 2018-05-17 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | 2011-05-28 | Taylor Massey Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | 2013-04-20 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Northern Harrier | Circus hudsonius | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | 2011-04-02 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | 2012-05-17 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Osprey (Western) | Pandion haliaetus | 2014-08-31 | Rosetta Mclean Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | 2013-05-19 | Duncan Mill Rd, Toronto | CAN |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | 2019-07-24 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | 2019-08-03 | Purple Woods Con Area, ON | CAN |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | 2014-10-28 | Rhayader, Wales | UK |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | 2017-10-19 | Lynde Shores, Whitby, ON | CAN |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | 2011-05-28 | Taylor Massey Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | 2012-05-12 | Pine Hills Cemetary, Toronto | CAN |
| Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | 2013-05-18 | Col Samuel Smith Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | 2012-05-14 | Warden/Comstock, Toronto | CAN |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | 2011-05-28 | Taylor Massey Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | 2008-07-15 | Waterfront Marina, North Bay | CAN |
| Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon | Columba livia | 2012-05-16 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | 2012-05-16 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | egulus calendula | 2013-04-22 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | 2012-07-18 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | 2017-05-12 | Thompson Memorial Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | 2014-08-31 | Rosetta Mclean Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | 2018-11-16 | Lennox/Addington County, ON | CAN |
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | 2011-04-02 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | 2017-06-16 | Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto | CAN |
| Swainson’s Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | 2014-05-19 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | 2012-07-09 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | 2011-04-09 | Sault Ste Marie, ON | CAN |
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | 2012-10-06 | Point Pelee, ON | CAN |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | 2013-05-18 | Col Samuel Smith Park, Toronto | CAN |
| White Wagtail (Pied) | Motacilla alba | 2014-10-23 | River Severn, Stourport, WORCS | UK |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | 2011-04-08 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | 2016-09-21 | Lynde Shores, Whitby, ON | CAN |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | 2008-08-25 | University Trail, North Bay, ON | CAN |
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | 2014-05-24 | High Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Yellow Rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | 2012-05-05 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
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Mammals
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| American Red Squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | 2008-07-16 | North Bay, ON | CAN |
| Common Racoon | Procyon lotor | 2016-11-17 | Morningside Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Coyote | Canis latrans | 2017-04-26 | Thompson Mem. Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Chipmunk | Tamias striatus | 2016-09-21 | Lynde Shores, ON | CAN |
| Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | 2012-07-28 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Eastern Grey Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | 2008-07-17 | London, ON | CAN |
| European Badger | Meles meles | 2014-10-23 | Leasowes Park, Halesowen | UK |
| Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus | 2008-08-13 | Inverness County, NS | CAN |
| Groundhog (woodchuck) | Marmota monax | 2011-07-09 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Long-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala melas | 2008-08-12 | Inverness County, NS | CAN |
| Meadow Vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | 2019-10-13 | Thompson Mem. Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Moose | Alces alces | 2013-11-15 | Algonquin Park, ON | CAN |
| North American Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | 2012-04-06 | Upper Canada Bird Sanc, ON | CAN |
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | 2010-11-13 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | 2012-03-17 | Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto | CAN |
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Amphibians
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| American Toad | Anaxyrus americanus | 2018-09-08 | Pancake Bay Prov Park, ON | CAN |
| Eastern Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | 2018-05-06 | Rouge Park, Toronto | CAN |
| European Common Frog | Rana temporaria | 2012-06-21 | Walshes allotments, S’port | UK |
| Green Frog | Lithobates clamitans | 2013-06-19 | Upper Canada Bird Sanc, ON | CAN |
| Northern Leopard Frog | Lithobates pipiens | 2019-08-26 | Humberbay, Toronto | CAN |
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Reptiles
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| Common Garter Snake (Eastern) | Thamnophis sirtalis (sirtalis) | 2011-04-02 | Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto | CAN |
| Dekay’s Brownsnake | Storeria dekayi | 2012-09-13 | Warden Woods, Toronto | CAN |
| Northern watersnake | Nerodia sipedon | 2019-02-02 | 6 Mile Lake Prov Park, ON | CAN |
| Painted Turtle (Midland) | Chrysemys picta (marginata) | 2013-06-19 | Upper Canada Bird Sanc, ON | CAN |
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Ray-finned Fishes
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| Amur carp | Cyprinus rubrofuscus | 2019-07-29 | Milliken Park, Markham | CAN |
| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 2014-11-01 | Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto | CAN |
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Mollusks
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| Grove Snail | Cepaea nemoralis | 2011-06-06 | Farlinger Ravine, Toronto | CAN |
| Leopard Slug | Limax maximus | 2011-07-02 | Pine Hills Cemetary, Toronto | CAN |
| Milky Slug | Deroceras reticulatum | 2019-09-28 | Lynde Shores Con. Area, ON | CAN |
| White-lipped Snail | Cepaea hortensis | 2018-05-06 | Rouge Valley Nat. Park, Toronto | CAN |
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Arachnids
| Common Name | Taxon Name | Date | Location | Country |
| Cross Orbweaver | Araneus diadematus | 2016-09-30 | Tiny, ON | CAN |
| Yellow Garden Spider | Argiope aurantia | 2019-08-21 | Matchedash Bay Trail, ON | CAN |
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Insects
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*Notes:
I use the common names usually found in Canada or else those used in science
Sometimes I include sub-species, sometimes I don’t. Oh well 🙂
