Species seen while in the US

Posted on 2014-08-29 by pronie

Here are the animal and plant species that I am certain, or 99% certain, of that I have seen during our trip through the US. If you sense something is not quite right here, please tell me, I could be wrong.

Again, thanks a lot to National Geographic’s Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Frida, Raul, Rich, Ralph, Charlotte, Sandra and Google for helping me in determining the species.

Birds

(First) sight	English name (or group)	Swedish name (or group)	Scientific name
Acadia National Park	Great black-backed gull	Havstrut	Larus marinus
Acadia National Park	Double-crested cormorant	Öronskarv	Phalacrocorax auritus
Bellevue, Washington	Brown creeper	Amerikansk trädkrypare	Certhia americana
Boulder, Utah	Black-chinned hummingbird	Svarthakad kolibri	Archilocus alexandri
Boulder, Utah	Common nighthawk	Större falknattskärra	Chordeiles minor
Boulder, Utah	American coot	Amerikansk sothöna	Fulica americana
Boulder, Utah	Ruddy duck	Amerikansk kopparand	Oxyura jamaicensis
Boulder, Utah	Rufous hummingbird	Rostkolibri	Selasphorus rufus
Boulder, Utah	Yellow-headed blackbird	Gulhuvad trupial	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bryce Canyon National Park	Common raven	Korp	Corvus corax
Bryce Canyon National Park	Steller's jay	Stellerskrika	Cyanocitta stelleri
Central Park, New York	Northern cardinal	Röd kardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
Gorham, Maine	House wren	Husgärdsmyg	Troglodytes aedon
Gorham, Maine	American robin	Vandringstrast	Turdus migratorius
Grand Canyon National Park	Swainson's hawk	Prärievråk	Buteo swainsoni
Grand Canyon National Park	Wild turkey	Kalkon	Meleagris gallopavo
Green river	Trumpeter swan	Trumpetarsvan	Cygnus buccinator
Green river	American white pelican	Hornpelikan	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Hoh Rainforest	Gray jay	Grå lavskrika	Perisoreus canadensis obscurus
Idaho	Ring-billed gull	Ringnäbbad mås	Larus delawarensis
Interstate Maine-Washington DC	Turkey vulture	Kalkongam	Cathartes aura
La Push, Washington	Least sandpiper	Dvärgsnäppa	Calidris minutilla
La Push, Washington	Brown pelican	Brun pelikan	Pelecanus occidentalis
Las Vegas, Nevada	Great-tailed grackle	Mexikobåtstjärt	Quiscalus mexicanus
Las Vegas, Nevada	Crissal thrasher	Crissalhärmtrast	Toxostoma crissale
Maine	House sparrow	Gråsparv	Passer domesticus
Maine	European starling	Stare	Sturnus vulgaris
Maine	Mourning dove	Spetsstjärtad duva	Zenaida macroura
Minneapolis	Great egret	Ägretthäger	Ardea alba
Minneapolis	Red-tailed hawk	Rödstjärtad vråk	Buteo jamaiciensis
Minneapolis	American goldfinch	Guldsiska	Spinus tristis
Mosier, Oregon	Peregrine falcon	Pilgrimsfalk	Falco peregrinus
Nephi, Utah	Barn swallow	Ladusvala	Hirundo rustica
Pinedale, Wyoming	White-crowned sparrow	Vitkronad sparv	Zonotrichia leucophrys
Puget Sound, Washington	Belted kingfisher	Bälteskungsfiskare	Megaceryle alcyon
Puget Sound, Washington	Pigeon guillermot	Beringtejst	Cepphus columba
St Croix river	Sandhill crane	Prärietrana	Grus canadensis
St Croix river	Bald eagle	Vithövdad havsörn	Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Washington	Great blue heron	Amerikansk gråhäger	Ardea herodias
Washington	American crow	Amerikansk kråka	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Washington	Dark-eyed junco	Mörkögd junco	Junco hyemalis
Washington	Herring gull	Gråtrut	Larus argentatus
Washington	Osprey	Fiskgjuse	Pandion haliaetus
Washington	Yellow warbler	Gul skogssångare	Setophaga petechia
Washington DC	Mallard	Gräsand	Anas platyrhynchos
Washington DC	Canada goose	Kanadagås	Branta canadensis
Wyoming	Black-billed magpie	Amerikansk skata	Pica hudsonia
Yellowstone National Park	Killdeer	Skrikstrandpipare	Charadrius vociferus
Yellowstone National Park	Brewer's blackbird	Prärietrupial	Euphagus cyanocephalus
Yellowstone National Park	Rock wren	Klippgärdsmyg	Salpinctes obsoletus
Yellowstone National Park	Violet-green swallow	Violettgrön svala	Tachycineta thalassina

Insects

(First) sight	English name (or group)	Swedish name (or group)	Scientific name
Acadia National Park	Fireflies	Eldflugor	Lampiridae
Boulder, Utah	Blue-eyed darner	Mosaiktrollsländor	Aeschna multicolor
Boulder, Utah	Ten-line june beetle	Skalbaggar/bladhorningar	Polyphylla decemlineata
Boulder, Utah	Red-femured milkweed borer	Långhorningar	Tetraopes femoratus
Bryce Canyon National Park	Bee-like tachinid fly	Parasitflugor	Hystricia abrupta
Grand Teton National Park	Western Tailed-Blue	Juvelvingar	Cupido amyntula
Kanab, Utah	Oriental cockroach	Orientalisk kackerlacka	Blatta orientalis
Minneapolis	Monarch butterfly	Monark	Danaus plexippus
Minneapolis	Mourning cloak	Sorgmantel	Nymphalis antiopa
Utah	Crackling forest grasshopper	Gräshoppor	Trimerotropis verraculata
Washington DC	Cikada (sound only)	Cikador	Cicadidae
Washington DC	Backswimmers	Ryggsimmare	Notonectidae
Washington DC	Black saddlebags	Segeltrollsländor	Tramea lacerata

Other animals

(First) sight	English name (or group)	Swedish name (or group)	Scientific name
Bryce Canyon National Park	Pronghorn	Gaffelantilop	Antilocapra americana
Bryce Canyon National Park	Uinta chipmunk	Jordekorrar	Tamias umbrinus
Central Park, New York	Red Ear Slider	Rödörad vattensköldpadda	Trachemys scripta elegans
Grand Canyon National Park	Bison	Bisonoxe	Bison bison
Grand Canyon National Park	Mule deer	Svartsvanshjort	Odocoileus hemionus
Grand Canyon National Park	Sagebush lizard	Ödlor	Sceloporus graciosus
Grand Teton National Park	Grizzly bear	Grizzlybjörn	Ursus arctos
Hoh Rainforest	Douglas squirrel	Douglasekorre	Tamiasciurus douglasii
Puget Sound, Washington	Purple shore crab	Krabbor	Hemigrapsus nudus
St Croix River	Softshell turtle	Lädersköldpaddor	Apalone sp.
Washington DC	Eastern gray squirrel	Gråekorre	Sciurus carolinensis
Wyoming	Prairie dog	Präriehund	Cynomys sp.
Yellowstone National Park	Elk	Wapitihjort	Cervus canadensis
Yellowstone National Park	Uinta ground squirrel	Ekorrar	Spermophilus armatus

Wild plants

(First) sight	English name (or group)	Swedish name (or group)	Scientific name
Acadia National Park	Sweet vernal grass	Vårbrodd	Anthoxanthum odoratum
Acadia National Park	Segdes	Starrar	Carex sp.
Acadia National Park	Wavy hair-grass	Kruståtel	Deschampsia flexuosa
Acadia National Park	Annual fleabane	Sommarbinka	Erigeron annuus
Acadia National Park	Sea plantain	Gulkämpar	Plantago maritima
Acadia National Park	Figwort	Flenört	Scrophularia nodosa
Arlington cemetery	Scarlet pimpernel	Rödmire	Anagallis arvensis
Boulder, Utah	Hardstem bulrush	Sävar	Schoenoplectus acutus
Gorham, Maine	Tufted vetch	Kråkvicker	Vicia cracca
Grand Canyon National Park	Scarlet bugler	Lejongapsväxter	Penstemon centranthifolius
Grand Canyon National Park	Quaking aspen	Aspar	Populus tremuloides
Grand Canyon National Park	Cliff-rose	Rosor	Purshia stansburiana
Grand Teton National Park	Crested wheat grass	Kamvete	Agropyron cristatum
Grand Teton National Park	Musk thistle	Nicktistel	Carduus nutans
Grand Teton National Park	Sulfur buckwheat	Slideväxter	Eriogonum umbellatum
Hoh Rainforest	Bigleaf maple	Jättelönn	Acer macrophyllum
Hoh Rainforest	Oak fern	Ekbräken	Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Hoh Rainforest	Stairstep moss	Husmossa	Hylocomium splendens
Hoh Rainforest	False lily of the valley	Stort ekorrbär	Maianthemum dilatatum
Hoh Rainforest	Coastal monkeyflower	Gyckelblommor	Mimulus dentatus
Hoh Rainforest	Oregon oxalis	Harsyra	Oxalis oregana
Hoh Rainforest	Sitka spruce	Sitkagran	Picea sitchensis
Hoh Rainforest	Licorice fern	Stensötor	Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Hoh Rainforest	Sword fern	Träjonar	Polystichum munitum
Hoh Rainforest	Trefoil foamflower	Stenbräckor	Tiarella trifoliata
Hoh Rainforest	Western hemlock	Jättehemlock	Tsuga heterophylla
Hoh Rainforest	Black huckleberry	Blåbär	Vaccinium membranaceum
Hoh Rainforest	Red huckleberry	Blåbär	Vaccinium parvifolium
Las Vegas	Shrub verbenas	Eldkronor	Lantana sp.
Maine	Meadow foxtail	Ängskavle	Alopecurus pratensis
Maine	Wild carrot	Vildmorot	Daucus carota
Maine	Purple loosestrife	Fackelblomster	Lythrum salicaria
Maine	White-flowered sweet clover	Vit sötväppling	Melilotus alba
Maine	Timothy-grass	Timotej	Phleum pratense
Maine	Common reed	Vass	Phragmites australis
Maine	Knotweed	Trampörter	Polygonum sp.
Maine	Sumac	Sumak	Rhus sp.
Maine	Common groundsel	Korsört	Senecio vulgaris
Maine	Bittersweet nightshade	Besksöta	Solanum dulcamara
Maine	Red sandspurrey	Rödnarv	Spergularia rubra
Maine	Haresfoot clover	Harklöver	Trifolium arvense
Maine	Alsike clover	Alsikeklöver	Trifolium hybridum
Maine	White clover	Vitklöver	Trifolium repens
Maine	Mullein	Kungsljus	Verbascum sp.
Minneapolis	Burdock	Kardborrar	Arctium sp.
Minneapolis	Common milkweed	Sidenörter	Asclepias syriaca
Minneapolis	Butterfly milkweed	Sidenörter	Asclepias tuberosa
Minneapolis	Spotted spurge	Törlar	Euphorbia maculata
Minneapolis	Prickly lettuce	Taggsallat	Lactuca serriola
Minneapolis	Perennial ryegrass	Engelskt rajgräs	Lolium perenne
Minneapolis	Black medick	Humlelusern	Medicago lupulina
Minneapolis	Creeping woodsorrel	Blodoxalis	Oxalis corniculata
Minnesota	Pink milkweed	Sidenörter	Asclepias incarnata
Minnesota	Motherwort	Hjärtstilla	Leonurus cardiaca
Minnesota	Broadleaf plantain	Groblad	Plantago major
Mosier, Oregon	Cornflower	Blåklint	Centaurea cyanus
Mosier, Oregon	Wall lettuce	Skogssallat	Mycelis muralis
Mosier, Oregon	Ponderosa pine	Gultall	Pinus ponderosa
Mosier, Oregon	Douglas fir	Douglasgran	Pseudotsuga menziesii
Multnomah Falls	Northern maidenhair fern	Venushår	Adiantum pedatum
Multnomah Falls	Fireweed	Mjölkört	Chamerion angustifolium
Multnomah Falls	Candy flower	Vårsköna	Claytonia sibirica
Multnomah Falls	Robert geranium	Stinknäva	Geranium robertianum
Multnomah Falls	Western redcedar	Jättetuja	Thuja plicata
Nevada	Fiddleneck	Ogräsgullört	Amsinckia menziesii
Nevada	Sacred datura	Indianspikklubba	Datura wrightii
Nevada	Creosote bush	-	Larrea tridentata
Pinedale, Wyoming	Smooth brome	Foderlosta	Bromus inermis
St Croix River	Tamarack	Kanadalärk	Larix laricina
Utah	Big sagebush	Malörter	Artemisia tridentata
Utah	Onionweed	Pipafodill	Asphodelus fistulosus
Utah	Wyoming Indian Paintbrush	Snyltrotsväxter	Castilleja linariifolia
Utah	Arizona thistle	Tistlar	Cirsium arizonicum
Utah	Spineless horsebrush	Korgblommiga	Tetradymia canescens
Washington DC	Bermuda grass	Hundtandsgräs	Cynodon dactylon
Yellowstone National Park	Stoloniferous pussytoes	Kattfot	Antennaria dioica
Yellowstone National Park	Tall cinquefoil	Fingerörter	Drymocallis arguta
Yellowstone National Park	Sticky geranium	Nävor	Geranium viscosissimum
Yellowstone National Park	Curly-top gumweed	Grindelior	Grindelia squarrosa
Yellowstone National Park	Douglas' water-hemlock	Björnloka	Heracleum sphondylium
Yellowstone National Park	Dalmatian toadflax	Sporrar	Linaria dalmatica
Yellowstone National Park	Silky lupine	Lupiner	Lupinus sericeus
Yellowstone National Park	Yellow sweet-clover	Gul sötväppling	Melilotus officinalis
Yellowstone National Park	Lodgepole pine	Contortatall	Pinus contorta
Yellowstone National Park	Slender cinquefoil	Fingerörter	Potentilla gracilis
Yellowstone National Park	Western coneflower	Rudbeckior	Rudbeckia occidentalis
Yellowstone National Park	Sea arrowgrass	Havssälting	Triglochin maritima

Cultivated plants

(First) sight	English name (or group)	Swedish name (or group)	Scientific name
Arlington cemetery	Pin oak	Ekar	Quercus palustris
Bellevue botanical garden	Japanese maple	Japansk lönn	Acer palmatum
Bellevue botanical garden	Persian silk tree	Ärtor	Albizia julibrissin
Bellevue botanical garden	Montbretia	Höstliljor	Crocosmia sp.
Bellevue botanical garden	Grandicapital Crested Male fern	Träjonar	Dryopteris filix-mas 'Grandiceps Wills'
Bellevue botanical garden	Mountain Hydrangea Shirotae	Hortensior	Hydrangea serrata 'Shirotae'
Central Park, New York	Northern catalpa	Praktkatalpa	Catalpa speciosa
Central Park, New York	Plane trees	Plataner	Platanus sp.
High Line, New York	Bottlebrush buckeye	Hästkastanjer	Aesculus parviflora
High Line, New York	Wild white indigo	Färgväpplingar	Baptisia alba
High Line, New York	Gray birch	Björkar	Betula populifolia
High Line, New York	Sideoats grama	Gräs	Bouteloua curtipendula
High Line, New York	Northern sea oats	Gräs	Chasmanthium latifolium
High Line, New York	Grace smokebush	Sumakväxter	Cotinus 'Grace'
High Line, New York	Rattesnake master	Martornar	Eryngium yuccifolium
High Line, New York	Swamp rose mallow	Hibiskusar	Hibiscus moscheutos Palustris
High Line, New York	American holly	Järnekar	Ilex opaca
High Line, New York	Mars midget pincusion plant	Åkerväddar	Knautia macedonia
High Line, New York	Shenandoah red switch grass	Gräs	Panicea virgatum
High Line, New York	Compass plant	Silfier	Silphium lacinatum
High Line, New York	Graceful cattail	Kaveldum	Typha laxmanii
Las Vegas	Oleander	Oleander	Nerium sp.
Washington DC	American beech	Bokar	Fagus grandifolia
Washington DC	Northern red oak	Rödek	Quercus borealis
Washington DC	Naranjilla	Naranjilla	Solanum quitoense
Washington DC	Japanese pagodatree	Ärtor	Sophora japonica
Washington DC	Common jujube	Jujubär	Zizyphus jujuba

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