White-tailed deer, eastern cottontail, gray/fox squirrels, red/gray fox, raccoon, opossum, striped skunk, beaver, muskrat, mink, bobcat, cougar (recolonizing).
Eastern bluebird, American robin, northern cardinal, tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, eastern towhee, American goldfinch, house sparrow.
Eastern box turtle, fence lizard, northern water snake, garter snake, brown snake; American toad, Fowler's toad, spring peeper, gray tree frog, bullfrog.
Brook/brown/rainbow trout, smallmouth/largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch.
Butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, ants, flies, mosquitoes, dragonflies, damselflies; spiders, centipedes, millipedes.
This biome's four-season rhythm drives migrations, hibernation, and breeding cycles—creating a dynamic, layered community from canopy to forest floor.