Appendix B (part 1). Bird species in Oxbow Woods
Information provided by Dr. Spencer Sealy (Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba) and the Manitoba Naturalist Society; * species does not reside but is intermittent visitor to the Woods; ** species has vagrant status, special habitat use characteristics or is threatened elsewhere
Species name Common name Notes
Dendroica petechia Yellow Warbler
Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher
Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove
Icterus galbula Northern Oriole
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
Carduelis tristis American Goldfinch
Dumetella carolinensis Gray Catbird
Troglodytes aedon House Wren
Contopus virens Eastern Wood Pewee
Geothlypis poliocephala Common Yellow-throat
Tyrannus verticalis Western Kingbird **
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse
Myiarchis crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher **
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Spizella pallida Clay-colored Sparrow **
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo
Vireo flavifrons Yellow-throated Vireo
Melospiza melodia Song Sparrow
Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk *
Buteo platypterus Broad-winged hawk *
Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay *
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch *, **
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing *
Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler *
Setophaga ruticilla American redstart *
Molothrus ater Brown-headed Cowbird *
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker **
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager **
Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow **
Euphagus cyanocephalus Brewer's Blackbird **

Appendix B (part 2). Mammal species in Oxbow Woods
Information provided by Dr. Rick Riewe (Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba). * has reached its geographical limit in Manitoba, Canada or North America.
Notes
Permanent Residents
Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed shrew
Castor canadensis American Beaver
Clethrionomys gapperi Gapper's Red-backed Vole
Erethizon dorsatum American Porcupine
Eutamias minimus Least Chipmunk
Glaucomys volans Northern Flying Squirrel
Lasiurus borealis Red Bat
Lasiurus cinereus Hoary Bat
Lepus americanus Snowshoe Hare
Lepus townsendii White-tailed jack rabbit
Marmota monax Woodchuck
Mephitus mophitus Striped Skunk
Microsorex hoyi Pigmy Shrew
Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow Vole
Mus musculus House Mouse
Mustela frenata Long-tailed Weasel threatened
Mustela nivalis Least Weasel
Myotis lucifigus Little Brown Bat
Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer
Onclatra zibethicus Muskrat
Peromyscus maniculatus Deer Mouse
Procyon lotor Raccoon
Rattus norvegicus Norway Rat
Scuirus carolinensis Gray Squirrel * northern Manitoba
Sorex arcticus Arctic Shrew
Sorex cinereus Masked Shrew
Sorex palustrus American Water Shrew
Spermophilus franklinii Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus richardsonii Richardson's Ground Squirrel * eastern Canada
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Sylvilagus floridanus Eastern Cottontail * northern North America
Synaptomys borealis Northern Bog Lemming * southwest Manitoba
Tamias striatus Eastern Chipmunk * western Canada
Tamiosciurus hudsonicus American Red Squirrel
Thomomys talpoides Northern Pocket Gopher
Occasional Visitors
Canis latrans Coyote
Cervis canadensis Wapiti
Lynx lynx Lynx
Mustela ermina Ermine
Mustela vison American Mink
Taxidea taxus American Badger
Ursus americana American Black Bear
Vulpes vulpes Red Fox