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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.
Town of Ipswich
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Taxonomic
Group |
Scientific
Name |
Common
Name |
MESA
Status |
Federal
Status |
Most Recent
Observation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Ambystoma jeffersonianum | Jefferson Salamander |
SC
|
1921
|
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| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Ambystoma laterale | Blue-spotted Salamander |
SC
|
2004
|
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| IPSWICH | Amphibian | Scaphiopus holbrookii | Eastern Spadefoot |
T
|
1985
|
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| IPSWICH | Beetle | Cicindela purpurea | Purple Tiger Beetle |
SC
|
1914
|
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk |
SC
|
2007
|
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern |
E
|
1974
|
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Charadrius melodus | Piping Plover |
T
|
T
|
2006
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier |
T
|
1904
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen |
SC
|
1983
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern |
E
|
2002
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Podilymbus podiceps | Pied-billed Grebe |
E
|
2004
|
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow |
T
|
1975
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Rallus elegans | King Rail |
T
|
1982
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Sterna dougallii | Roseate Tern |
E
|
Historic
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern |
SC
|
2007
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Sternula antillarum | Least Tern |
SC
|
2007
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Tyto alba | Barn Owl |
SC
|
1955
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| IPSWICH | Bird | Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler |
E
|
1987
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| IPSWICH | Crustacean | Eubranchipus intricatus | Intricate Fairy Shrimp |
SC
|
2003
|
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| IPSWICH | Dragonfly/Damselfly | Somatochlora georgiana | Coppery Emerald |
E
|
1973
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| IPSWICH | Mussel | Alasmidonta undulata | Triangle Floater |
SC
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2000
|
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| IPSWICH | Snail | Floridobia winkleyi | New England Siltsnail |
SC
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2006
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Aristida tuberculosa | Seabeach Needlegrass |
T
|
2007
|
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | River Bulrush |
SC
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1916
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Elymus villosus | Hairy Wild Rye |
E
|
Historic
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cottongrass |
T
|
Historic
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Gentiana andrewsii | Andrews' Bottle Gentian |
E
|
1958
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae | New England Blazing Star |
SC
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1880
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Ophioglossum pusillum | Adder's-tongue Fern |
T
|
1898
|
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Oxalis violacea | Violet Wood-sorrel |
E
|
1800s
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Platanthera flava var. herbiola | Pale Green Orchis |
T
|
1875
|
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed |
E
|
1957
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Suaeda calceoliformis | American Sea-blite |
SC
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1982
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| IPSWICH | Vascular Plant | Veronica catenata | Sessile Water-speedwell |
E
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Historic
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Updated: October 27, 2009