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The variety of wildlife on such a small lake is amazing. Many species of insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, and terrestrial and aquatic plants live, breed, feed, migrate through or overwinter at Roseland Lake. Some of the wildlife that has been seen at the Lake by residents is listed below, by common name in alphabetic order. If you see other species not listed below in or at Roseland Lake, or on properties that abut Roseland Lake, please contact the webmaster.

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES, ETC.

• Eastern American Toad
• Bull Frog
• Gray Tree Frog
• Green Frog
• Jumping Worm (invasive)
• Northern Leopard Frog
• Pickerel Frog
• Reddish Brown Salamander
• Spring Peeper
• Spotted Salamander
• Wood Frog
• 17 species of snails (in 1983 and 1985 out of 35 species found in CT). Nine snail species were found in 2018. See report on 2018 Aquatic Snail Survey.

Note: for help with ID, see CT Amphibians & Reptiles. If you see these species at Roseland Lake, please contact the webmaster.

TURTLES

1. Common Musk Turtle
2. Common Snapping Turtle
3. Eastern Painted Turtle

Note: For help with turtle ID, see Turtles in CT. The webmaster has not seen the following CT turtle species at Roseland Lake, but that doesn't mean they are not present: Bog, Eastern Box, Northern Diamondback Terrapin, Spotted or Wood Turtle. If you see these species at Roseland Lake, please contact the webmaster.

SNAKES

• Common Gartersnake
• Northern Watersnake

Note: For help with Snake ID, see Snakes in CT. The webmaster has not seen the following CT snake species at Roseland Lake, but that doesn't mean they are not present: Eastern Ribbonsnake, Smooth Greensnake, Eastern Wormsnake, Dekay's Brownsnake, Red-bellied Snake, Ring-necked Snake, Milksnake, Copperhead, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, Timber Rattlesnake, Eastern Ratsnake, Eastern Racer. If you see these species at Roseland Lake, please contact the webmaster.

FISH

For more information about fishing on Roseland Lake, see Fishing at Roseland Lake. Also see full report by the CT DEEP on electrofishing (fish sampling results) covering 2003 - 2019.

• American Eel, Anguila rostrata
• Black Crappie (Calico Bass), Pomoxis nigromaculatus
• Brown Bullhead, Ictalurus nebulosus
• Brown Trout (stocked, does not overwinter) (Common Brook Trout), Salvelinus fontinalis
• Calico Bass (Black Crappie), Pomoxis nigromaculatus
• Chain Pickerel, Esox niger
• Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio
• Largemouth Bass (Black Bass), Micropterus salmoides
• Rainbow Trout (stocked, does not overwinter), Oncorhynchus mykiss
• Smallmouth bass (uncommon, reported in 2015)
• Sunfish: Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) and Bluegill x Pumpkinseed hybrid. Note that all Lepomis species in CT may interbreed.
• White Catfish, Ameiurus catus (seen in 2004 DEEP electrofishing)
• Yellow Bullhead (Yellow Catfish) Ameiurus natalis
• Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens
• Other non-game species found in 2003 or 2004 electrofishing studies conducted by the CT DEEP include:
  • Fallfish
  • Golden Shiner
  • Banded Killifish
  • White Sucker

Note: If you see other fish species in Roseland Lake, please contact the webmaster.

MAMMALS

• American Red Squirrel
  
• Bobcat
• Cats, domestic, feral
• Coyote
• Eastern Chipmunk
• Eastern Gray Squirrel (albinos have been seen)
• Fisher ("cat")
• Gray Fox
• Groundhog/Woodchuck
• Flying Squirrel (Northern? Southern? Both?)
• Little Brown Bat
• Long-tailed weasel
• Meadow/Jumping Mice
• Meadow Vole
• Mink
• Mouse: White-footed? Deer? Jumping Meadow
• Muskrat
• North American Beaver
• Norway Rat (invasive)
• Opossum
• Porcupine
• Rabbit (sp. unknown, probably Eastern Cottontail)
• Raccoon
• Red Fox
• River Otter
• Shrew (sp?)
• Snowshoe Hare?
• Striped Skunk
• Vole (sp?)
• White-tailed Deer

BIRDS

A total of 417 bird species have been recorded in CT, of which 173 are confirmed breeders. [Wikipedia, List of birds of CT] The following have been seen at Roseland Lake by residents. Some, like the Loon, may only spend one day here. (Birds that may just be passing through are noted with an asterisk [*]). Others spend their whole lives at the Lake. For help with Bird ID, see WhatBird.com. If you know of other birds species that have been at Roseland Lake, please contact the webmaster. (Birds with a ? after their name are unconfirmed.)

1. American Black Duck
2. American Coot*
3. American Crow
4. American Goldfinch
5. American Redstart
6. American Robin
7. American Woodcock
8. Bald Eagle
9. Baltimore Oriole
10. Barn Swallow
11. Barred Owl
12. Belted Kingfisher
13. Black-capped Chickadee
14. Black Vulture
15. Bluejay
16. Bufflehead
17. Brown-headed Cowbird
18. Brown Thrasher
19. Canada Goose
20. Canvasback?*
21. Carolina Wren
22. Cedar Waxwing
23. Common Redpoll
24. Chimney Swift
25. Chipping Sparrow
26. Common Goldeneye*
27. Common Loon*
28. Common Merganser
29. Common Nighthawk
30. Common Yellowthroat
31. Cooper's Hawk
32. Dark-Eyed Junco
33. Double-crested Cormorant
34. Downy Woodpecker
35. Eastern Bluebird
36. Eastern Screech Owl
37. Eastern Kingbird
38. Eastern Phoebe
39. European Starling (Invasive)
40. Grackle
41. Gray Catbird
42. Great Blue Heron
43. Great Crested Flycatcher
44. Great Egret*
45. Green Heron
46. Great Horned Owl
47. Green-winged Teal?*
48. Hairy Woodpecker
49. Hermit Thrush
50. Herring Seagull
51. Hooded Merganser
52. House Sparrow (Invasive)
53. House Wren
54. Ibis?*
55. Kildeer*
56. Least Bittern?
57. Louisiana Waterthrush?
58. Mallard
59. Merlin
60. Mourning Dove
61. Mute Swan* (Invasive)
62. Nashville Warbler?
63. Night Hawk
64. Northern Cardinal
65. Northern Flicker
66. Northern Shoveler*
67. Osprey
68. Ovenbird
69. Pie-billed Grebe* (AKA Solitary Grebe)
70. Pigeon
71. Pileated Woodpecker
72. Pine Siskin
73. Pine Warbler
74. Purple Finch
75. Red-bellied Woodpecker
76. Red-breasted Nuthatch
77. Red-shouldered Hawk
78. Red-tailed Hawk
79. Red-winged Blackbird
80. Ring-necked Duck*
81. Ring-necked Pheasant (introduced)
82. Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon (Invasive)
83. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
84. Ruddy Duck*
85. Rufous-sided Towhee
86. Scarlet Tanager
87. Scaup*
88. Sea Gulls - species?
89. Sharp-shinned Hawk
90. Snow Goose ?*
91. Snowy Egret*
92. Song Sparrow
93. Spotted Sandpiper
94. Tree Swallow
95. Tufted Titmouse
96. Turkey
97. Turkey Vulture
98. White-breasted Nuthatch
99. White-crowned Sparrow
100. White-throated Sparrow
101. Wood Duck
102. Wood Thrush
103. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
104. Yellow-rumped Warbler

STATE/FEDERAL LISTED SPECIES

The June 2014 map of Natural Diversity Data Base Areas for Woodstock CT indicates the existence of one or more species that are either State or Federally Listed, or a Significant Natural Community. The exact location has been buffered to produce a general location shown as a "blob."

In order to protect the species, the CT DEEP does not disclose the species name or exact location. However, if a project is within the shaded area, there may be a potential conflict with the listed species.

For more information, a Request for Natural Diversity Data Base State Listed Species Review form (DEP-APP-007) can be requested and submitted to the NDDB along with required maps and information about the project. The DEEP can then provide recommendations for avoiding impacts to the species. See www.ct.gov/deep/nddbrequest for more information.