Wildlife Around Syracuse, New York

Common animals in the Syracuse region:

• White-tailed deer
• Eastern cottontail rabbit
• Gray, red, and flying squirrels
• Chipmunks
• Woodchucks (groundhogs)
• Raccoons
• Opossums
• Striped skunks
• Bats (little brown, big brown, eastern red)
• 200+ bird species (songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds)

Habitats range from urban parks to forests, wetlands, and farmland.