Common Wildlife of New York: Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Insects You'll Encounter

Mammals

• White-tailed deer
• Raccoon
• Eastern gray squirrel
• Red fox
• Chipmunk
• Eastern cottontail
• Opossum
• Beaver
• Bobcat

Birds

• American crow
• Canada goose
• Mallard
• Mourning dove
• Northern cardinal
• American robin
• Blue jay
• House sparrow

Reptiles & Amphibians

• Eastern garter snake
• Snapping turtle
• Painted turtle
• American toad
• Wood frog

Insects

• Housefly, mosquito, carpenter bee, bumblebee, honeybee, yellow jacket, ant, grasshopper, cricket, dragonfly

Species vary by borough and habitat (urban parks, suburbs, coastal wetlands).