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Definition of "Developed" - General Code 200: Significant human influence. Surface development includes buildings, pavement, etc. Excludes agricultural land and clear cuts.

Developed: Medium Residential Density (221)

Developed - Medium Density
Descriptive Habitat Code: This developed (2) habitat has 50% development (2) in a residential area (1).
Photo: KMD


American crow
Corvus brachyrhynchus
Code: COBR
Photo: RA
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found in a wide variety of natural and urban (developed) habitats.

Diet:
It is an omnivore and feeds upon small birds, mammals, crayfish, snails, insects, spiders, corn, fruit and even turtles.

Interesting fact:
There are two sizes of the American crow in Western Washington. The Northwestern crow is smaller and only found along the coast.

American Crow Fact Sheet »



American robin
Turdus migratorius
Code: TUMI
Photo: TFK
Distribution and Habitat:
In North America, American Robins breed from Alaska east to Newfoundland, Canada and south to California and east to Florida. The American Robin can be found in farmlands, suburbs and urban neighborhoods.

Diet:
The American Robin eats earthworms, insects and berries.

Interesting fact:
American Robins are Neotropical migrants, although they are found year-round in mild climates.

American Robin Fact Sheet »



Bumblebee
Yellow-faced Bumblebee
Bombus vosnesenskii
Photo: TFK
Distribution and Habitat:
Bumblebees are typically found in higher latitudes and/or high altitudes. They are commonly seen around fields and in flower gardens.

Diet:
Nectar from flowering plants.

Interesting fact:
A bumblebee does not have ears, and it is not known whether or how a bumblebee could hear sound waves passing through the air.

Bumblebee Fact Sheet »



Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis
Code: JUHY
Photo: Natures Pics
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found in low to medium developed (urban) areas.

Diet:
It feeds on insects and the seeds of weeds, not on commercially important grains.

Interesting fact:
The dark-eyed junco is also known as the Oregon junco. Some tail feathers will be all white and some dark brown.



Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Code: SCCA
Photo: TFK
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found throughout deciduous woodland areas of North America as well as being a common inhabitant of developed areas of towns, cities, residential and even industrial areas.

Diet:
It feeds on seeds, nuts, fruits, insects, and fungi.

Interesting fact:
The Eastern gray squirrel is responsible for causing extensive damage to certain species of trees by stripping off large sections of bark, chewing holes in bird nestboxes, and damaging flower beds.

Eastern Gray Squirrel Fact Sheet »



Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Photo: TFK
Distribution and Habitat:
Honey bees are not native to the Americas but were introduced by European settlers. It is found across the state in fields and gardens.

Diet:
Honey bees harvest nectar (carbohydrates) and pollen (protein) from flowering plants.

Interesting fact:
Worker bees do all the different tasks needed to operate and maintain the hive. They are all sterile females with a straight, barbed stinger.

Honey Bee Fact Sheet »



House finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Code: CARME
Photo: Natures Pics
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found in developed (urban) areas.

Diet:
It feeds primarily on seeds and fruit.

Interesting fact:
The house finch usually nests near water in trees, shrubs, vines, and hay stacks. It is similar looking to a purple finch that nests in conifer forests.



House sparrow
Passer domesticus
Code: PADO
Photo: RA
Distribution and Habitat:
It is native to Europe and was introduced into the United States in 1850 where it has become a permanent fixture in developed areas.

Diet:
It is an omnivore and it feeds largely upon seeds, although it eats other food including insects and their larvae.

Interesting fact:
The house sparrow is a cavity nester and will out-compete the native birds for nest boxes.



Long-toed salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Code: AMMA
Photo: WDFW
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found in semi-dry sagebrush areas, rocky shores of lakes, alpine meadows, and even developed areas, in rotting wood and under rocks near lakes, ponds, wetlands and other areas of standing water.

Diet:
It feeds on spiders, crickets, earthworms, snails, slugs, beetle larvae, and small invertebrates.

Interesting fact:
The long-toed salamander is found in habitats occurring from sea level to elevations of over 10,000 feet.



Metallic Green Bee
Agapostemon
Photo: TFK
Distribution and Habitat:
Metallic Green Bees are commonly found in meadows and gardens from Canada to Mexico.

Diet:
Nectar from flowering plants.

Interesting fact:
They live in colonies underground and carry pollen back to the nest.



Northern flicker
Colaptes auratus
Code: COAU
Photo: Natures Pics
Distribution and Habitat:
Northern Flickers can be found throughout most wooded regions of North America. Prefers forest edges and open woodlands approaching savannas.

Diet:
Ants are their most important source of food. It also eats a variety of other insects and wild fruit, especially wild cherries, dogwood, sumac and poison ivy.

Interesting fact:
Flickers breed for life.

Northern Flicker Fact Sheet »



Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Code: PRLO
Photo: KMD
Distribution and Habitat:
It is native throughout most of the United States and southern Canada, but has also been introduced into Europe and Asia. It is a common inhabitant of agricultural and residential areas.

Diet:
It feeds upon crayfish, insects, small birds, small rodents, insects, fruits, nuts, and garbage.

Interesting fact:
The raccoon is largely nocturnal in its habits and uses riparian (stream) corridors to travel. When it searches for food in water, it keeps its head up watching for predators and lets its hands find the food.

Raccoon Fact Sheet »



Rock dove
Columba livia
Code: COLI
Photo: TFK
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found in most medium-sized and large cities of the United States and in the Columbia Basin.

Diet:
It feeds primarily on seeds, and is especially common in areas where grain is cultivated, processed, transported or stored.

Interesting fact:
The rock dove is sometimes a problem in cities where they nest in the cornices of public buildings. They can breed any time of the year and provide milk in their crop (throat sac) for the nestlings to drink.

Rock Dove Fact Sheet »



Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Code: CYST
Photo: Natures Pics
Distribution and Habitat:
Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska; resident and breeding throughout it's range. The Steller's Jay can be found in mixed forests, hardwood forests, coniferous forest, residential areas, and agricultural areas in forested landscapes.

Diet:
Their food consists largely of acorns, chestnut, berries, seeds, grain, insect, lizards, and eggs.

Interesting fact:
Steller's Jays are known to watch a nest until the full compliment of eggs is laid before making their theft then eating the eggs.

Steller's Jay Fact Sheet »



Virginia oposum
Didelphis virginiana
Code: DIVI
Photo: RA
Distribution and Habitat:
It is found in a wide variety of habitats, including temperate and tropical forests, mountains, grasslands and urban (developed) settings.

Diet:
It feeds upon insects, carrion, garbage, other small mammals, fruit, worms, etc.

Interesting fact:
They are the only marsupial in North America. Oposums have apposable first digits on the hind feet that assist with climbing trees. A female can carry fertilized eggs and have young in her pouch at the same time.


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