few of the most common species include the mallard, wood duck, American black duck, Canada goose, common loon, pied-billed grebe, horned grebe, red-necked grebe, northern fulmar, greater shearwater, sooty shearwater, Manx shearwater, Wilson's storm-petrel, Leach's storm-petrel, piping plover, American pipit, Arctic tern, Atlantic puffin, black tern, and the razorbill. Maine is also home to a wide variety of birds of prey including the northern goshawk, bald eagle, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper's hawk, northern harrier, and red-tailed hawk. great horned owl, barn owl, barred owl, long-eared owl, great gray owl and northern saw-whet owl. Maine also historically had a nesting population of golden eagles, though today it is only part of their winter range. Other common species include the common nighthawk, whip-poor-will, chimney swift, black-capped chickadee, indigo bunting, scarlet tanager, American goldfinch, tufted titmouse and the mourning dove. Reptiles Snakes The snakes of Maine include the common garter snake, common watersnake, eastern racer, DeKay's brown snake, milk snake, redbelly snake, ribbon snake, ring-necked snake, and the smooth green snake. The timber rattlesnake previously lived in Maine, but is now extirpated. Turtles Land Turtles The land turtles of Maine include Blanding's turtle, the box turtle, common musk turtle, common snapping turtle, painted turtle, spotted turtle, and the wood turtle. Marine Turtles The marine turtles of Maine include Kemp's ridley sea turtle, the leatherback sea turtle, and the loggerhead sea turtle. Fish Maine's state fish is the Landlocked Atlantic Salmon. Maine is considered the last stronghold for large lake dwelling and sea-run brook trout according to the Native Fish Coalition, these brook trout provide an important sports fishery throughout the state. Other native sports fish species include Lake Trout, Arctic Char, Burbot, Rainbow Smelt, Lake Whitefish, White Perch and Striped Bass. Molluscs There are 92 species of terrestrial gastropods in Maine. References External links Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Maine Natural history of Maine