Rhode Island

Nature preservation

What actually lives here, counted. The species list below comes from community wildlife observations at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, aggregated to the species level — the refuge is the same patch the Data Phi Sheaf samples for its ecosystems work, so the site and the research read from one record.

Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge

Middletown, RI · 41.4798°N 71.2418°W

Sub-locations recorded by observers: Easton Bay · Flint Point Loop Trail · Middletown · North Atlantic Ocean · Ocean View Loop Trail · Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge

Home patch for the Data Phi Sheaf J (ecosystems/life) sampling. eBird hotspot is L140043 — L152773 is Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY and must never be used for this refuge.

Observations
64
Species
41
Research grade
33
Contributors
20

Reserve map

N250 mWhite-tailed Deer · 2026-04-05Birds · 2026-04-06Pale Cow-hair Moss · 2026-04-07Morrow's honeysuckle · 2026-04-05Eastern Cottontail · 2026-04-12White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-12White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-12White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-06Senecio crassissimus · 2026-04-15Stone Spider · 2026-04-11American Lady · 2026-04-12Brown-lipped Snail · 2026-04-18White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-18Coyote · 2026-04-22lesser celandine · 2026-04-24Common Rough Woodlouse · 2026-04-18Common Garter Snake · 2026-04-25Birds · 2026-04-25Virginia strawberry · 2026-04-25White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-25Morrow's honeysuckle · 2026-04-25Red-winged Blackbird · 2026-04-25Insects · 2026-04-25White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-25hairy bittercress · 2026-04-25lesser celandine · 2026-04-25Pale Cow-hair Moss · 2026-04-25Mammals · 2026-04-25Purple Sandpiper · 2026-04-25Brown-headed Cowbird · 2026-04-25American Goldfinch · 2026-04-25Virginia strawberry · 2026-04-25brambles, roses, strawberries, and allies · 2026-04-25Lumbricid Earthworms · 2026-04-25Crinocheta · 2026-04-25(unidentified) · 2026-04-25hawkweeds · 2026-04-25White-tailed Deer · 2026-04-26brambles, roses, strawberries, and allies · 2026-04-26roses · 2026-04-26Japanese black pine · 2026-04-26honeysuckles · 2026-04-26Virginia strawberry · 2026-04-26honeysuckles · 2026-04-26honeysuckles · 2026-04-26northern bayberry · 2026-04-26plums, cherries, and allies · 2026-04-26eastern redcedar · 2026-04-26Brown-lipped Snail · 2026-04-29DeKay's Brownsnake · 2026-04-29American Goldfinch · 2026-05-02strawberries · 2026-05-03Bibio · 2026-05-03Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth · 2026-05-03wintercresses · 2026-05-03Brown-headed Cowbird · 2026-05-03Northern Yellow Warbler · 2026-05-03American Goldfinch · 2026-05-03White-tailed Deer · 2026-05-03Northern Yellow Warbler · 2026-05-05White-tailed Deer · 2026-05-06Common Eider · 2026-05-06Wild Turkey · 2026-05-06Lovebug · 2026-05-08

64 of 64 observation points shown · click a point for details · locations as published openly by observers

Wildlife observations

2026-04-05 → 2026-05-08 · aggregated to species, no contributor identities

41 of 41 species

  • White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus10 obs · 10 research grade
  • Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana3 obs · 1 research grade
  • honeysucklesLonicera3 obs
  • American GoldfinchSpinus tristis3 obs · 3 research grade
  • BirdsAves2 obs
  • Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis2 obs · 2 research grade
  • Pale Cow-hair MossDitrichum pallidum2 obs
  • lesser celandineFicaria verna2 obs · 2 research grade
  • Morrow's honeysuckleLonicera morrowii2 obs · 1 research grade
  • Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater2 obs · 2 research grade
  • brambles, roses, strawberries, and alliesRosoideae2 obs
  • Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva2 obs · 2 research grade
  • (unidentified)1 obs
  • Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus1 obs · 1 research grade
  • wintercressesBarbarea1 obs
  • Bibio1 obs
  • LovebugBibio femoratus1 obs
  • Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima1 obs
  • CoyoteCanis latrans1 obs
  • hairy bittercressCardamine hirsuta1 obs
  • Crinocheta1 obs
  • strawberriesFragaria1 obs
  • hawkweedsHieraciinae1 obs
  • InsectsInsecta1 obs
  • eastern redcedarJuniperus virginiana1 obs · 1 research grade
  • Lumbricid EarthwormsLumbricidae1 obs
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana1 obs · 1 research grade
  • MammalsMammalia1 obs
  • Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo1 obs · 1 research grade
  • northern bayberryMorella pensylvanica1 obs
  • Stone SpiderPardosa lapidicina1 obs
  • Japanese black pinePinus thunbergii1 obs
  • Common Rough WoodlousePorcellio scaber1 obs · 1 research grade
  • plums, cherries, and alliesPrunus1 obs
  • rosesRosa1 obs
  • Senecio crassissimus1 obs
  • Common EiderSomateria mollissima1 obs · 1 research grade
  • DeKay's BrownsnakeStoreria dekayi1 obs · 1 research grade
  • Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus1 obs · 1 research grade
  • Common Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalis1 obs · 1 research grade
  • American LadyVanessa virginiensis1 obs · 1 research grade

Volunteer events

No events scheduled yet. Cleanups, restoration workdays and guided walks will be listed here once dates are set with the refuge and local groups.

Community organizations

The directory is being built by hand. Every Rhode Island preservation group, gallery, historical society and service initiative listed here will have been contacted and verified first — nothing on this page is assembled from guesswork.

Sources

  • community_seed · curated · available · 1 records
  • inaturalist_sachuest · dataset · available · 64 records · cc-by-nc (observations) · fetched 2026-05-09T21:31:10Z