Most Common Species
The 20 species reported most often here, of 50 in the full guide.
Littorina littorea
Common Periwinkle
Very Common2 obs.
Asterias rubens
Very Common1 obs.
A PDF field guide to the species reported in and around Pettengill Preserve, with common and scientific names and up to 3 photos of each, laid out for use in the field and offline.
The animals people report most often in and around Pettengill Preserve include Common Periwinkle, European Green Crab, Bay Mussel, Herring Gull and Great Blue Heron. Plants lead the list with 22 species, followed by 8 snails and other mollusks and 6 birds.
The 20 species reported most often here, of 50 in the full guide.
Common Periwinkle
European Green Crab
Bunchberry
Burnweed
Bay Mussel
Crowtoes
Herring Gull
Chokecherry
Horseradish
Great Blue Heron
Broad-Winged Hawk
Two-Spotted Bumblebee
Coneflower
Flat-Top Aster
Yellow-Striped Locust
Common Ringlet