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Rare Species by Town

MESA (Massachusetts Endangered Species Act) and Federal Status

E = Endangered T = Threatened SC = Special Concern

Most Recent Observation

This field represents the most recent observation of that species in a town. However, because they are rare, many MESA-listed species are difficult to detect even when they are present. Natural Heritage does not have the resources to be able to conduct methodical species surveys in each town on a regular basis. Therefore, the fact that the 'Most Recent Observation' recorded for a species may be several years old should not be interpreted as meaning that the species no longer occurs in a town. However, Natural Heritage regards records older than twenty-five years historic.

Click on a town below to view MESA-listed species for that town. To print the species for a particular town, highlight the species using your mouse, go to Print under the File Menu, click on 'Selection' under 'Print Range' and click OK.

For more information about a particular species, view the list of Natural Heritage Fact Sheets.

These data were extracted from the database of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program in September 2009.

Cambridge | Canton | Carlisle | Carver | Charlemont | Charlton | Chatham | Chelmsford | Chelsea | Cheshire | Chester |Chesterfield | Chicopee | Chilmark | Clarksburg | Clinton | Cohasset | Colrain | Concord | Conway | Cummington

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CAMBRIDGE Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1917
CAMBRIDGE Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
1892
CAMBRIDGE Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
1932
CAMBRIDGE Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
1871
CAMBRIDGE Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
1906
CAMBRIDGE Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1840
CAMBRIDGE Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
1890
CAMBRIDGE Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
1890
CAMBRIDGE Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
Historic
CAMBRIDGE Butterfly/Moth Eacles imperialis Imperial Moth
T
Historic
CAMBRIDGE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1928
CAMBRIDGE Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
1940
CAMBRIDGE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
Historic
CAMBRIDGE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1892
CAMBRIDGE Segmented Worm Macrobdella sestertia New England Medicinal Leech
SC
1800s
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Carex gracilescens Slender Woodland Sedge
E
1891
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Cyperus engelmannii Engelmann's Umbrella-sedge
T
2007
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian
E
1854
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Isoetes lacustris Lake Quillwort
E
Historic
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
Historic
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Potamogeton friesii Fries' Pondweed
E
1880
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush
T
1913
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite
SC
1912
CAMBRIDGE Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
1843

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CANTON Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1978
CANTON Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1893
CANTON Butterfly/Moth Callophrys hesseli Hessel's Hairstreak
SC
2001
CANTON Butterfly/Moth Chaetaglaea cerata Waxed Sallow Moth
SC
1987
CANTON Butterfly/Moth Metarranthis pilosaria Coastal Swamp Metarranthis Moth
SC
1994
CANTON Butterfly/Moth Papaipema appassionata Pitcher Plant Borer Moth
T
2002
CANTON Butterfly/Moth Satyrium favonius Oak Hairstreak
SC
2004
CANTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet
SC
2008
CANTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2008
CANTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
2009
CANTON Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
1994
CANTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1917
CANTON Vascular Plant Ageratina aromatica Lesser Snakeroot
E
1895
CANTON Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush
SC
2009
CANTON Vascular Plant Carex glaucodea Glaucescent Sedge
E
1901
CANTON Vascular Plant Desmodium cuspidatum Large-bracted Tick-trefoil
T
1889
CANTON Vascular Plant Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass
T
1892
CANTON Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1908
CANTON Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
1880
CANTON Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass
E
2007
CANTON Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant's Aster
T
1932
CANTON Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
2007

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CARLISLE Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2007
CARLISLE Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2005
CARLISLE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2000
CARLISLE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1988
CARLISLE Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
E
1888
CARLISLE Vascular Plant Carex oligosperma Few-fruited Sedge
E
1915
CARLISLE Vascular Plant Doellingeria infirma Cornel-leaved Aster
E
1915
CARLISLE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1885
CARLISLE Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
2006
CARLISLE Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
2002

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CARVER Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2008
CARVER Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
2008
CARVER Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
2008
CARVER Butterfly/Moth Callophrys hesseli Hessel's Hairstreak
SC
1987
CARVER Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
2001
CARVER Butterfly/Moth Psectraglaea carnosa Pink Sallow
SC
1986
CARVER Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
1998
CARVER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1989
CARVER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
1993
CARVER Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1993
CARVER Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
Historic
CARVER Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
Historic
CARVER Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1990
CARVER Reptile Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 Northern Red-bellied Cooter
E
E
2008
CARVER Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2009
CARVER Vascular Plant Carex striata Walter's Sedge
E
1999
CARVER Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1913
CARVER Vascular Plant Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush
T
1928
CARVER Vascular Plant Panicum rigidulum ssp. pubescens Long-leaved Panic-grass
T
1988
CARVER Vascular Plant Rhynchospora inundata Inundated Horned-sedge
T
2002
CARVER Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2006
CARVER Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
1988
CARVER Vascular Plant Utricularia resupinata Resupinate Bladderwort
T
1928

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHARLTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2006
CHARLTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2007
CHARLTON Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2006
CHARLTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2007
CHARLTON Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1933

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHARLEMONT Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1995
CHARLEMONT Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2001
CHARLEMONT Beetle Cicindela purpurea Purple Tiger Beetle
SC
1894
CHARLEMONT Bird Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler
SC
1990
CHARLEMONT Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2007
CHARLEMONT Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2003
CHARLEMONT Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1995
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Alnus viridis ssp. crispa Mountain Alder
T
2004
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Aplectrum hyemale Putty-root
E
1921
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Corallorhiza odontorhiza Autumn Coralroot
SC
2007
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Houstonia longifolia Long-leaved Bluet
E
2003
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Mimulus moschatus Muskflower
E
2007
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Prunus pumila var. depressa Sandbar Cherry
T
1978
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Ribes lacustre Bristly Black Currant
SC
1991
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant's Aster
T
2000
CHARLEMONT Vascular Plant Triphora trianthophora Nodding Pogonia
E
2005

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHATHAM Bird Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
E
1984
CHATHAM Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
Historic
CHATHAM Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
CHATHAM Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
1994
CHATHAM Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
1984
CHATHAM Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1987
CHATHAM Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
CHATHAM Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
CHATHAM Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
SC
2005
CHATHAM Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
CHATHAM Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1962
CHATHAM Butterfly/ Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth
SC
1910
CHATHAM Butterfly/ Moth Hemileuca maia Barrens Buckmoth
SC
1928
CHATHAM Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
1982
CHATHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Anax longipes Comet Darner
SC
2003
CHATHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2000
CHATHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma pictum Scarlet Bluet
T
1999
CHATHAM Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma recurvatum Pine Barrens Bluet
T
2000
CHATHAM Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1952
CHATHAM Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
1990
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1993
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Mertensia maritima Oysterleaf
E
1999
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1918
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Persicaria setacea Strigose Knotweed
T
2006
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed
SC
1983
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Polygonum puritanorum Pondshore Knotweed
SC
1985
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty
E
2000
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Sabatia kennedyana Plymouth Gentian
SC
2005
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Sagittaria teres Terete Arrowhead
SC
2007
CHATHAM Vascular Plant Suaeda calceoliformis American Sea-blite
SC
1989

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHELMSFORD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1943
CHELMSFORD Butterfly/Moth Callophrys irus Frosted Elfin
SC
2006
CHELMSFORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail
SC
2004
CHELMSFORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2004
CHELMSFORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2004
CHELMSFORD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2004
CHELMSFORD Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2007
CHELMSFORD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2007
CHELMSFORD Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1993
CHELMSFORD Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1907
CHELMSFORD Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1900
CHELMSFORD Vascular Plant Linum medium var. texanum Rigid Flax
T
1902
CHELMSFORD Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1914
CHELMSFORD Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1884
CHELMSFORD Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
E
1902

 

Town Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation

CHELSEA - At this time we are not aware of any state-listed rare plants or animals in this town. This evaluation is based on the information in the NHESP database as of September 2009.

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHESHIRE Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1986
CHESHIRE Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
Historic
CHESHIRE Bird Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon
E
1903
CHESHIRE Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
Historic
CHESHIRE Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
1976
CHESHIRE Bird Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler
SC
2007
CHESHIRE Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1900
CHESHIRE Butterfly/Moth Erora laeta Early Hairstreak
T
1993
CHESHIRE Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet
SC
1973
CHESHIRE Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2002
CHESHIRE Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
1981
CHESHIRE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2007
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Asplenium montanum Mountain Spleenwort
E
1930
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood-mint
E
2007
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Carex alopecoidea Foxtail Sedge
T
1983
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Carex baileyi Bailey's Sedge
T
1999
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Carex schweinitzii Schweinitz's Sedge
E
1992
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Carex trichocarpa Hairy-fruited Sedge
T
2003
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Eleocharis intermedia Intermediate Spike-sedge
T
1986
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
1916
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Eragrostis frankii Frank's Lovegrass
SC
1999
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Eriophorum gracile Slender Cottongrass
T
1911
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw
E
2001
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Galium labradoricum Labrador Bedstraw
T
1921
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Hydrophyllum canadense Broad Waterleaf
E
1912
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet
T
2007
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Moehringia macrophylla Large-leaved Sandwort
E
2006
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1912
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Ranunculus pensylvanicus Bristly Buttercup
SC
1915
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium mucronatum Slender Blue-eyed Grass
E
1911
CHESHIRE Vascular Plant Solidago macrophylla Large-leaved Goldenrod
T
1997

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHESTER Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1999
CHESTER Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
1999
CHESTER Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
1999
CHESTER Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sp. 2 nr. pterisii Ostrich Fern Borer Moth
SC
1999
CHESTER Crustacean Eubranchipus intricatus Intricate Fairy Shrimp
SC
2002
CHESTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2004
CHESTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet
SC
1999
CHESTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus descriptus Harpoon Clubtail
E
1999
CHESTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus quadricolor Rapids Clubtail
T
1999
CHESTER Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus carolus Riffle Snaketail
T
1999
CHESTER Fish Couesius plumbeus Lake Chub
E
1940s
CHESTER Mammal Myotis leibii Small-footed Myotis
SC
1980
CHESTER Mammal Myotis sodalis Indiana Myotis
E
E
1939
CHESTER Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1988
CHESTER Vascular Plant Boechera laevigata Smooth Rock-cress
T
1929
CHESTER Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
1913
CHESTER Vascular Plant Moehringia macrophylla Large-leaved Sandwort
E
1994

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHESTERFIELD Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1990
CHESTERFIELD Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1934
CHESTERFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2003
CHESTERFIELD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail
SC
2004
CHESTERFIELD Fish Couesius plumbeus Lake Chub
E
2001
CHESTERFIELD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2006
CHESTERFIELD Vascular Plant Halenia deflexa Spurred Gentian
E
1984
CHESTERFIELD Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1984

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHICOPEE Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
1994
CHICOPEE Amphibian Scaphiopus holbrookii Eastern Spadefoot
T
1866
CHICOPEE Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1884
CHICOPEE Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2007
CHICOPEE Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
2007
CHICOPEE Bird Pooecetes gramineus Vesper Sparrow
T
1995
CHICOPEE Butterfly/Moth Euchlaena madusaria Sandplain Euchlaena
SC
2002
CHICOPEE Butterfly/Moth Grammia phyllira Phyllira Tiger Moth
E
2003
CHICOPEE Butterfly/Moth Zanclognatha martha Pine Barrens Zanclognatha
T
1994
CHICOPEE Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2005
CHICOPEE Fish Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon
E
E
1999
CHICOPEE Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
1940s
CHICOPEE Mussel Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel
E
E
Historic
CHICOPEE Mussel Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel
E
2006
CHICOPEE Mussel Leptodea ochracea Tidewater Mucket
SC
2005
CHICOPEE Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
Historic
CHICOPEE Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
Historic
CHICOPEE Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1996
CHICOPEE Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1930
CHICOPEE Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
1994

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CHILMARK Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
1959
 
CHILMARK Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1988
 
CHILMARK Bird Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl
E
1983
 
CHILMARK Bird Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper
E
1918
 
CHILMARK Bird Charadrius melodus Piping Plover
T
T
2006
 
CHILMARK Bird Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier
T
2008
 
CHILMARK Bird Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-petrel
E
2002
 
CHILMARK Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
1975
 
CHILMARK Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern
E
E
2008
 
CHILMARK Bird Sterna hirundo Common Tern
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Bird Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern
SC
1988
 
CHILMARK Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
 
CHILMARK Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Abagrotis nefascia Coastal Heathland Cutworm
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Acronicta albarufa Barrens Daggermoth
T
Historic
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Bagisara rectifascia Straight Lined Mallow Moth
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Catocala herodias gerhardi Gerhard's Underwing Moth
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Cicinnus melsheimeri Melsheimer's Sack Bearer
T
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
1992
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Eacles imperialis Imperial Moth
T
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Faronta rubripennis The Pink Streak
T
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Hemaris gracilis Slender Clearwing Sphinx Moth
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Lycia ypsilon Pine Barrens Lycia
T
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Oncocnemis riparia Dune Noctuid Moth
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Papaipema stenocelis Chain Fern Borer Moth
T
Historic
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Papaipema sulphurata Water-willow Stem Borer
T
1987
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Spartiniphaga inops Spartina Borer Moth
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Stenoporpia polygrammaria Faded Gray Geometer
T
2005
 
CHILMARK Butterfly/Moth Zale sp. 1 nr. lunifera Pine Barrens Zale
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Fish Lampetra appendix American Brook Lamprey
T
1988
 
CHILMARK Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1999
 
CHILMARK Sponge Spongilla aspinosa Smooth Branched Sponge
SC
1988
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Amelanchier nantucketensis Nantucket Shadbush
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1998
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Carex mitchelliana Mitchell's Sedge
T
1935
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Corema conradii Broom Crowberry
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rockrose
SC
1989
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Gamochaeta purpurea Purple Cudweed
E
1916
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Hydrocotyle verticillata Saltpond Pennywort
T
2008
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Linum intercursum Sandplain Flax
SC
2001
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed
SC
2008
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle
T
2003
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Setaria parviflora Bristly Foxtail
SC
1989
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Sisyrinchium fuscatum Sandplain Blue-eyed Grass
SC
2000
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses
T
1993
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Tillaea aquatica Pygmyweed
T
1988
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Tipularia discolor Cranefly Orchid
E
1990
 
CHILMARK Vascular Plant Triosteum perfoliatum Broad Tinker's-weed
E
1902
 

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CLARKSBURG Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald
SC
2003
CLARKSBURG Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2007
CLARKSBURG Vascular Plant Amelanchier bartramiana Bartram's Shadbush
T
1997

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CLINTON Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2006
CLINTON Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
2007
CLINTON Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
2004
CLINTON Bird Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle
E
1999
CLINTON Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
2007
CLINTON Vascular Plant Scleria pauciflora Papillose Nut Sedge
E
1988
CLINTON Vascular Plant Spiranthes vernalis Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses
T
2001

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
COHASSET Bird Gavia immer Common Loon
SC
1922
COHASSET Bird Sternula antillarum Least Tern
SC
2007
COHASSET Butterfly/Moth Cingilia catenaria Chain Dot Geometer
SC
Historic
COHASSET Butterfly/Moth Eacles imperialis Imperial Moth
T
Historic
COHASSET Butterfly/Moth Spartiniphaga inops Spartina Borer Moth
SC
Historic
COHASSET Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma daeckii Attenuated Bluet
SC
2003
COHASSET Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2004
COHASSET Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora linearis Mocha Emerald
SC
2003
COHASSET Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
Historic
COHASSET Vascular Plant Rumex pallidus Seabeach Dock
T
1876
COHASSET Vascular Plant Rumex verticillatus Swamp Dock
T
2002

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
COLRAIN Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1996
COLRAIN Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2009
COLRAIN Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus descriptus Harpoon Clubtail
E
2004
COLRAIN Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2007
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Acer nigrum Black Maple
SC
2004
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2001
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Alnus viridis ssp. crispa Mountain Alder
T
1912
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Carex backii Back's Sedge
E
2004
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's Sedge
SC
2000
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Clematis occidentalis Purple Clematis
SC
2003
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
2007
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Hydrophyllum canadense Broad Waterleaf
E
2006
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet
T
2003
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Platanthera dilatata Leafy White Orchis
T
1989
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle
T
1972
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Crooked-stem Aster
T
2004
COLRAIN Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry
SC
2002

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CONCORD Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
1912
CONCORD Amphibian Ambystoma laterale Blue-spotted Salamander
SC
2001
CONCORD Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
2004
CONCORD Bird Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned Hawk
SC
1903
CONCORD Bird Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow
E
1948
CONCORD Bird Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow
T
1999
CONCORD Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2006
CONCORD Bird Cistothorus platensis Sedge Wren
E
1949
CONCORD Bird Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen
SC
2008
CONCORD Bird Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern
E
2008
CONCORD Bird Podilymbus podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
E
2005
CONCORD Bird Rallus elegans King Rail
T
2006
CONCORD Bird Tyto alba Barn Owl
SC
1945
CONCORD Bird Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler
E
1946
CONCORD Butterfly/Moth Callophrys irus Frosted Elfin
SC
2008
CONCORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
1980
CONCORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon
SC
2004
CONCORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus aspersus Brook Snaketail
SC
1918
CONCORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora kennedyi Kennedy's Emerald
E
Historic
CONCORD Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus spiniceps Arrow Clubtail
T
2008
CONCORD Mussel Alasmidonta undulata Triangle Floater
SC
2006
CONCORD Mussel Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel
SC
2006
CONCORD Mussel Strophitus undulatus Creeper
SC
2006
CONCORD Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle
T
2009
CONCORD Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
Historic
CONCORD Reptile Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle
SC
1970s
CONCORD Vascular Plant Adlumia fungosa Climbing Fumitory
SC
2005
CONCORD Vascular Plant Arceuthobium pusillum Dwarf Mistletoe
SC
1930
CONCORD Vascular Plant Aristida purpurascens Purple Needlegrass
T
1897
CONCORD Vascular Plant Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
E
1937
CONCORD Vascular Plant Asclepias verticillata Linear-leaved Milkweed
T
1957
CONCORD Vascular Plant Boechera missouriensis Green Rock-cress
T
1929
CONCORD Vascular Plant Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush
SC
2004
CONCORD Vascular Plant Carex oligosperma Few-fruited Sedge
E
1902
CONCORD Vascular Plant Cyperus engelmannii Engelmann's Umbrella-sedge
T
2002
CONCORD Vascular Plant Doellingeria infirma Cornel-leaved Aster
E
1886
CONCORD Vascular Plant Gentiana andrewsii Andrews' Bottle Gentian
E
1896
CONCORD Vascular Plant Isoetes lacustris Lake Quillwort
E
2001
CONCORD Vascular Plant Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae New England Blazing Star
SC
1938
CONCORD Vascular Plant Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern
SC
2004
CONCORD Vascular Plant Nabalus serpentarius Lion's Foot
E
1857
CONCORD Vascular Plant Nuphar microphylla Tiny Cow-lily
E
1925
CONCORD Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
1872
CONCORD Vascular Plant Oxalis violacea Violet Wood-sorrel
E
2004
CONCORD Vascular Plant Platanthera flava var. herbiola Pale Green Orchis
T
1921
CONCORD Vascular Plant Potamogeton vaseyi Vasey's Pondweed
E
Historic
CONCORD Vascular Plant Scheuchzeria palustris Pod-grass
E
2002
CONCORD Vascular Plant Scirpus longii Long's Bulrush
T
1950
CONCORD Vascular Plant Scleria triglomerata Tall Nut-sedge
E
Historic
CONCORD Vascular Plant Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
E
1886
CONCORD Vascular Plant Sphenopholis pensylvanica Swamp Oats
T
1961
CONCORD Vascular Plant Trisetum spicatum Spiked False Oats
E
1888
CONCORD Vascular Plant Utricularia resupinata Resupinate Bladderwort
T
2002
CONCORD Vascular Plant Viola brittoniana Britton's Violet
T
2008

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CONWAY Amphibian Ambystoma jeffersonianum Jefferson Salamander
SC
2007
CONWAY Amphibian Ambystoma opacum Marbled Salamander
T
2007
CONWAY Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2007
CONWAY Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2002
CONWAY Dragonfly/Damselfly Enallagma laterale New England Bluet
SC
2002
CONWAY Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus carolus Riffle Snaketail
T
2004
CONWAY Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
2004
CONWAY Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
2008
CONWAY Vascular Plant Alnus viridis ssp. crispa Mountain Alder
T
2008
CONWAY Vascular Plant Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Shadbush
SC
1988
CONWAY Vascular Plant Aplectrum hyemale Putty-root
E
Historic
CONWAY Vascular Plant Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's Sedge
SC
2000
CONWAY Vascular Plant Carex lenticularis Shore Sedge
T
1988
CONWAY Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
2009
CONWAY Vascular Plant Hypericum ascyron Giant St. John's-wort
E
1989
CONWAY Vascular Plant Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda White Adder's-mouth
E
1928
CONWAY Vascular Plant Mimulus moschatus Muskflower
E
2007
CONWAY Vascular Plant Ophioglossum pusillum Adder's-tongue Fern
T
2000
CONWAY Vascular Plant Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue
E
1948
CONWAY Vascular Plant Sanicula canadensis Canadian Sanicle
T
1909
CONWAY Vascular Plant Symphyotrichum tradescantii Tradescant's Aster
T
1983
CONWAY Vascular Plant Triphora trianthophora Nodding Pogonia
E
2007

 

Town
Taxonomic
Group
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
MESA
Status
Federal
Status
Most Recent
Observation
CUMMINGTON Beetle Cicindela duodecimguttata Twelve-spotted Tiger Beetle
SC
1991
CUMMINGTON Bird Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern
E
2007
CUMMINGTON Bird Oporornis philadelphia Mourning Warbler
SC
1995
CUMMINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Boyeria grafiana Ocellated Darner
SC
2002
CUMMINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Gomphus descriptus Harpoon Clubtail
E
2004
CUMMINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Ophiogomphus carolus Riffle Snaketail
T
2004
CUMMINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Somatochlora elongata Ski-tipped Emerald
SC
1998
CUMMINGTON Dragonfly/Damselfly Stylurus scudderi Zebra Clubtail
SC
2004
CUMMINGTON Fish Catostomus catostomus Longnose Sucker
SC
1991
CUMMINGTON Fish Couesius plumbeus Lake Chub
E
2007
CUMMINGTON Fish Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner
SC
2001
CUMMINGTON Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle
SC
1999
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop
E
2006
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Blephilia hirsuta Hairy Wood-mint
E
Historic
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcock's Sedge
SC
1996
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman's Sedge
E
2007
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Equisetum scirpoides Dwarf Scouring-rush
SC
1995
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Halenia deflexa Spurred Gentian
E
1984
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Milium effusum Woodland Millet
T
1996
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Mimulus moschatus Muskflower
E
1999
CUMMINGTON Vascular Plant Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry
SC
2008

 

 

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Updated: October 27, 2009