Taunton

wildlife

Wildlife found within the city's limits: birds many variety, Blue Jays, Canadian Geese, Catfish, Coyotes, Diamondback terrapin turtles, Eastern Chipmunks, Eastern Gray Squirrels, Field Mice, Foxes, Garter Snakes, Hawks, Raccoons, Mallard ducks, Megabats, Muskrats, New England Cottontail rabbits, North American River Otters, Owls, river & pond fish, Virginia Opossums, White Swans, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkeys, etc.

Gertrude Boyden Wildlife Sanctuary
1298 Cohannet Street, Phone: +1 508-821-1676. Open year-round 9AM-sunset. Free admission . A small heavily-wooded wildlife sanctuary by the Three Mile River, that offers unmaintained hiking trails, an unmaintained botanical garden, bathrooms, beautiful wooden bridges, bird watching, and picnic grounds.