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Ohio Young Birders Club 
Crown Point Bioblitz

Saturday, July 7, 2007
Sponsored by The Kirtland Bird Club and Crown Point Farm
& Education Center

Species Lists Following Photos

Larry Rosche showing the group a dragonfly.
 
Attendee, Robin Tener and volunteer, Lisa Chapman at the registration table.
 
Crown Point's Executive Director, Sr. Joanne Buckman, saying a few words to the Bioblitz attendees.
 
Ian Adams, environmental photographer, and Jim McCormac, ODNR Avian Education Specialist, looking at an Azure Bluet.
 
Todd Blackledge, our spider expert, showing Bianca and Darrick a spider.
 
Ethan Kistler and Phil Chaon looking for Tettigonioidea.
 
By the time noon came, everyone had worked up an appetite.
 
The previous night we put up MV and Black lights to survey moths.

Birds

1   Wood Duck Aix sponsa
2   Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
3   Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
4   Green Heron Butorides virescens
5   Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
6   Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
7   Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
8   Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
9   Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
10   Rock Pigeon Columba livia
11   Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
12   Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
13   Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
14   Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 
15   Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
16   Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
18   Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
19   Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
20   Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
21   Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
22   Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
23   Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
24   Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarachus crinitus
25   Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
26   Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
27   Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
28   American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
29   Purple Martin Progne subis
30   N. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
31   Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
32   Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla
33   Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
34   White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
35   House Wren Troglodytes aedon
36   American Robin Turdus migratorius
37   Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
38   European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
39   Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
40   Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
41   American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
42   Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
43   Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
44   Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
45   Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
46   Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
47   Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
48   Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
49   Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
50   Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
51   Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
52   Common Grackle Quiscjalus quiscula
53   Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
54   Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
55   Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
56   House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
57   American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
58   House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Mammals

1 Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus
2 White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
3 Chipmunk Tamias striatus
4 Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
5 Eastern Cottontail  Sylvilagus floridanus
6 Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus
7 White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus

Amphibians and Reptiles

1 Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
2 Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon sipedon
3 Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus
4 Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus
5 American Toad Bufo americanus
6 Green Frog Rana clamitans melanota
7 American Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
8 Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
9 Midland Painted Turtle Chysemys picta marginata
10 Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina

Dragonflies and Damselflies

1   Comet Darner Anax longipes 
2   Common Green Darner Anax junius 
3   Mocha Emerald Somatochlora linearis
4   Prince Baskettail Epitheca princeps 
5   Common Baskettail Epitheca cynosura
6   Common Whitetail Libellula lydia
7   Widow Skimmer Libellula luctuosa
8   Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella 
9   Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis
10   Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis
11   Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa 
12   Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina
13   Eastern Amberwing Perithemis tenera 
14   Ruby Meadowhawk Sympetrum rubicundulum
15   Yellow-legged Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum 
16   Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata
17   Red Saddlebags Tramea onusta
18   Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata
19   Amber-winged Spreadwing Lestes eurinus 
20   Elegant Spreadwing Lestes inaequalis 
21   Swamp Spreadwing Lestes vigilax
22   Variable (Violet) Dancer Argia fumipennis
23   Skimming Bluet Enallagma geminatum 
24   Azure Bluet Enallagma aspersum 
25   Western Slender Bluet Enallagma traviatum westfalli
26   Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile
27   Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata 
28   Fragile Forktail Enallagma posita
29   Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis 

Plants


1
 
Alfalfa, Medicago sativa
Native?
N
2   American Beech, Fagus grandifolia Y
3   American elm, Ulmus americana Y
4   American plantain, Plantago rugelii Y
5   American water horehound, Lycopus americanus Y
6   Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii N
7   Annual bluegrass, Poa annua N
8   Anthoxanthum odoratum, Sweet vernal grass N
9   Apple, Malus pumila N
10   Arrow-leaved Tearthumb, Polygonum sagittatum Y
11   Arrowwood viburnum, Viburnum dentatum Y
12   Asiatic bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus N
13   Austrian pine, Pinus nigra N
14   Autumn-olive, Elaeagnus umbellata N
15   Barnyard grass, Echinochloa crusgalli N
16   Bearded sedge, Carex comosa Y
17   Birds-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus N
18   Bitter dock, Rumex obtusifolius N
19   Bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis Y
20   Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara N
21   Black medick, Medicago lupulina N
22   Black mustard, Brassica nigra N
23   Black nightshade, Solanum nigrum Y
24   Black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis Y
25   Black walnut, Juglans nigra Y
26   Black willow, Salix nigra Y
27   Blackberry, Rubus allegheniensis Y
28   Blue vervain, Verbena hastata Y
29   Blue-beech, Carpinus caroliniana Y
30   Blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium Y
31   Blue-stemmed goldenrod, Solidago caesia Y
32   Blunt spike-rush, Eleocharis obtusa Y
33   Broad-leaved arrowhead, Sagittaria latifolia Y
34   Broad-leaved cattail, Typha latifolia Y
35   Bull thistle, Cirsium vulgare N
36   Butternut, Juglans cinerea Y
37   Canada goldenrod, Solidago canadensis Y
38   Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense N
39   Canada wild onion, Allium canadense Y
40   Celandine poppy, Chelidonium majus N
41   Cheeses, Malva neglecta N
42   Chicory, Cichorium intybus N
43   Choke cherry, Prunus virginia Y
44   Climbing false buckwheat, Polygonum scandens Y
45   Colorado blue spruce, Picea glauca N
46   Common boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum Y
47   Common burdock, Arctium minus N
48   Common chickweed, Stellaria media N
49   Common dewberry, Rubus flagellaris Y
50   Common fivefingers, Potentilla simplex Y
51   Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca Y
52   Common mullein, Verbascum thapsus N
53   Common plantain, Plantago major N
54   Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia Y
55   Common speedwell, Veronica officinalis N
56   Common St. John’s-wort, Hypericum perforatum N
57   Common teasel, Dipsacus fullonum N
58   Common willow-herb, Epilobium coloratum Y
59   Common wood-sorrel, Oxalis stricta Y
60   Crabapple, Malus sp. N
61   Crabgrass, Digitaria ischaemum N
62   Crested Sedge, Carex cristatella Y
63   Crown vetch, Coronilla varia N
64   Curly dock, Rumex crispus N
65   Curly pondweed, Potamogeton crispus N
66   Cyperus esculentus, Yellow nut-rush Y
67   Dame’s-rocket, Hesperis matronalis N
68   Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale N
69   Dark-green bulrush, Scirpus atrovirens Y
70   Deptford pink, Dianthus armeria N
71   Devil’s beggar’s-ticks, Bidens frondosa Y
72   Dotted St. John’s-wort, Hypericum punctatum Y
73   Dudley’s rush, Juncus dudleyi Y
75   Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides Y

*76

  Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis N
77   Eastern Lined Aster, Aster lanceolatus Y
78   Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis Y
79   Elm-leaved goldenrod, Solidago ulmifolia Y
80   Enchanter’s nightshade, Circaea lutetiana Y
81   English ivy, Hedera helix N
82   English plantain, Plantago lanceolata N
83   Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis N
84   Field horsetail, Equisetum arvense Y
85   Field madder, Galium mollugo N
86   Field speedwell, Veronica agrestis N
87   Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida Y
88   Fowl manna grass, Glyceria striata Y
89   Fox Sedge, Carex stipata Y
90   Foxtail sedge, Carex vulpinoidea Y
91   Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata Y
92   Fringed Sedge, Carex crinita Y
93   Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata N
94   Giant bur-reed, Sparganium eurycarpum Y
95   Giant Reed, Phragmites australis N
96   Glossy buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula N
97   Grass-leaved goldenrod, Euthamia graminifolia Y
98   Grease grass, Tridens flavus Y
99   Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica Y
100   Greater duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza Y
101   Green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanicus Y
102   Hairy Panic Grass, Panicum lanuginosum Y
103   Heal-all, Prunella vulgaris Y
104   Highbush cranberry, Viburnum opulus var. opulus N
105   Hirsute sedge, Carex hirsutella Y
106   Horseweed, Conyza canadensis Y
107   Hybrid cattail, Typha x glauca Y
108   Indian strawberry, Duchesnea indica N
109   Indian-hemp, Apocynum cannabinum Y
110   Ironwood, Ostrya virginiana Y
111   Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum Y
112   Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis N
113   Kentucky fescue, Lolium pratense N
114   Knotweed, Polygonum aviculare N
115   Lady’s-thumb, Polygonum persicaria N
116   Lamb’s-quarter, Chenopodium album Y
117   Large straw sedge, Carex tribuloides Y
118   Larger straw sedge, Carex normalis Y
119   Leafy pondweed, Potamogeton foliosus Y
120   Lepidium campestre, Field pepper-grass N
121   Lesser duckweed, Lemna minor Y
122   Lesser Naiad, Najas minor N
123   Lilac, Syringa vulgaris N
124   Lily-of-the-valley, Convallaria majalis N
125   Little-leaved linden, Tilia cordata N
126   Long-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton nodosus Y
127   Marginal shield fern, Dryopteris marginalis Y
128   Marsh bed straw, Galium tinctorium Y
129   Meadow sedge, Carex granularis Y
130   Moneywort, Lysimachia nummularia N
131   Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca N
132   Multiflora rose, Rosa mutliflora N
133   Narrow-leaved Wood Sedge, Carex digitalis Y
134   New England aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Y
135   Nimblewill, Muhlenbergia schreberi Y
136   Nodding beggar’s- ticks, Bidens cernua Y
137   Norway maple, Acer platanoides N
138   Norway spruce, Picea abies N
139   Orange dayflower, Hemerocallis fulva N
140   Orchard grass, Dactylis glomerata N
141   Oxeye daisy, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum N
142   Pale jewelweed, Impatiens pallida Y
143   Partridge berry, Mitchella repens Y
144   Path rush, Juncus tenuis Y
145   Peach-leaved willow, Salix amygdaloides Y
146   Perennial rye grass, Lolium perenne N
147   Pilewort, Erechtites hieracifolia Y
148   Pincushion moss, Leucobryum sp. Y
149   Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans Y
150   Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana Y
151   Porcupine sedge, Carex hystericina Y
152   Poverty Grass, Danthonia spicata Y
154   Privet, Ligustrum vulgare N
155   Purple Joe-pye-weed, Eupatorium purpureum Y
156   Pussy willow, Salix discolor Y
157   Quack grass, Agropyron repens N
158   Queen Anne’s lace, Daucus carota N
159   Quickweed, Galinsoga quadriradiata N
160   Red clover, Trifolium pratense N
161   Red maple, Acer rubrum Y
162   Red oak, Quercus rubra Y
163   Redbud, Cercis canadensis Y
164   Red-footed spike-rush, Eleocharis erythropoda Y
165   Redtop, Agrostis gigantea N
166   Rice cut grass, Leersia oryzoides Y
167   Riverbank grape, Vitis riparia Y
168   Riverbank Rye, Elymus riparius Y
169   Rough fleabane, Erigeron strigosus Y
170   Rough-fruited cinquefoil, Potentilla recta N
171   Rough-stalked bluegrass, Poa trivialis Y
172   Sago pondweed, Potamogeton pectinatus Y
173   Sandbar willow, Salix exigua Y
174   Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Y
175   Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris N
176   Sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis Y
177   Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata Y
178   Sheep fescue, Festuca ovina N
179   Sheep-sorrel, Rumex acetosella N
180   Shepherd’s purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris N
181   Silky dogwood, Cornus amomum Y
182   Silver maple, Acer saccharinum Y
183   Slender Naiad, Najas flexilis Y
184   Slippery elm, Ulmus rubra Y
185   Small-flowered agrimony, Agrimonia parviflora Y
186   Smooth beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis Y
187   Smooth sumac, Rhus glabra Y
188   Soft rush, Juncus effusus Y
189   Soft-stemmed bulrush, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Y
190   Southern blue flag, Iris virginica Y
191   Spatterdock, Nuphar advena Y
192   Spinulose Wood Fern, Dryopteris carthusiana Y
193   Spotted jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Y
194   Sugar maple, Acer saccharum Y
195   Summer grape, Vitis aestivalis Y
196   Summer grape, Vitis vulpina Y
197   Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata Y
198   Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor Y
199   Tall buttercup, Ranunculus acris N
200   Tall ironweed, Vernonia gigantea Y