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Swede's Forest SNA Bioblitz Results Swede Forest SNA Bioblitz Findings Species found at the June 17, 2017 bioblitz. Bacteria: Birds: • Apical chlorosis of Canada thistle aka PST – • Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis) • Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Fungi and Lichens: • American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) • Crown Rust (Puccinia coronata) • Green Heron (Butorides virescens) Amphibians: • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) • Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) • Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) • Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) • Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) • Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Reptiles: • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) • Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis • Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) parietalis) • Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) • Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix) • Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) • Redbelly Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) • Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) • Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) • Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) • Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Mammals: • American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) • Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) • Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)— • Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) confirmed nesting • White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) • Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) • Coyote (Canis latrans) scat • Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) Bats (determined by bat detectors): • Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) • Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) • Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) • Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) • Dickcissel (Spiza americana) • Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) or Silver Haired • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) • Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) • Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) • American Robin (Turdus migratorius) • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) • Eastern-tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas) • Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Insects: • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies): • Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) • Lance-tipped Darner (Aeshna constricta) • Lilac/Ash Borer (Podosesia syringae fraxini) • Shadow Darner (Aeshna umbrosa) • White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata ) • Common Green Darner (Anax junius) • yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) • Midland Clubtail (Gomphurus fraternus) • Plains Clubtail (Gomphurus externus) Tiger Beetles: • Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) • Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata) • Four-spotted Skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata) Other Insects: • Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) • Deer Fly (Chrysops spp.) • Dot-tailed Whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) • Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge (Rhopalomyia • Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) solidaginis) • Common Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) • Goldenrod Gall Fly (Eurosta solidaginis) • Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia) • Ichneumon Wasp (Family Ichneumonidae) • Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) • Spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) • White-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum • Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) obtrusum) • Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) • Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum • Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) internum) • Sweat Bee ( Agapostemon sp.) • Black Meadowhawk (Sympetrum danae) • Black Saddlebags (Tremea lacerate) Arachnids (Spiders and Ticks): • Plains Emerald (Somatochlora ensigera) • Racket-tailed Emerald (Dorcordulia libera) Ticks: • Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) • American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) • Hagen’s Bluet (Enallagma hageni) • Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum) Spiders: • Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) • Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene) Araneidae: • Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) • Araneus pratensis ♀ Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths): • Neoscona arabesca Subadult ♂ • Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Dictynidae: • Buckeye (Junonia coenia) • Emblyna hentzi ♀♂ • Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) • Emblyna sublata ♀ • Monarch (Danaus plexippus) • Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) Gnaphosidae: • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) • Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) • Zelotes puritanus ♀♂ • Zelotes sp* ♀--possibly Z. subterraneous, • Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) • Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans) Linyphiiidae: Plants: • Erigone atra ♂ Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts): Lycosidae: • Funaria hygrometrica • Pardosa fuscula ♀ • Polytrichum juniperinum • Pardosa milvina ♀ • Pardosa modica ♀ Woody Plants (trees, shrubs and vines): • Pardosa moesta ♀♂ • Acer negundo (boxelder) • Pirata piraticus ♀ • Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) Oxyopidae: • Celtis occidentalis (common hackberry) • Fraxinus pennsylvanica (green ash) • Oxyopes salticus Subadult ♂ • Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar) • Oxyopes scalaris Subadult ♂ • Lonicera morrowii (Morrow’s honeysuckle) • Morus alba (white mulberry) Philodromidae: • Parthenocissus vitacea (woodbine) • Philodromus placidus ♀ • Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) • Tibellus oblongus ♀♂ • Prunus virginiana (chokecherry) • Quercus macrocarpa (bur oak) Salticidae: • Rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn) • • Eris militaris ♂ Rhus glabra (smooth sumac) • Ribes missouriense (Missouri gooseberry) • Naphrys pulex ♂ • Rubus idaeus (American red raspberry) • Pelegrina insignis ♀ • Salix eriocephala (heart-leaved willow) • Phidippus clarus Subadult ♂ • Sambucus canadensis (American elderberry) • Tutelina elegans ♀ • Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry) Theridiidae: • Smilax tamnoides (bristly greenbrier) • Symphoricarpos occidentalis (wolfberry) • Theridion differens ♀ • Tilia americana (American Basswood) • Ulmus americana (American elm) Thomisidae: • Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm) • Mecaphesa celer ♂ • Vitis riparia (wild grape) • Misumena vatia ♀ • Zanthoxylum americanum (northern prickly ash) • Xysticus emertoni ♂ • Xysticus triguttatus ♀ Fish: Graminiods (grasses, rushes and sedges): • Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) • Agrostis scabra (ticklegrass) • Blacknose Dace (Rhinichathys atratulus) • Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) • Phalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) • Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (river Bulrush) • Phleum pratense (Timothy) • Bromus inermis (smooth brome) • Poa compressa (Canada bluegrass) • Carex annectens (yellow-fruited sedge) • Poa palustris (fowl bluegrass) • Carex atherodes (slough sedge) • Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) • Carex bicknellii (Bicknell’s sedge) • Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem) • Carex blanda (common woodland sedge) • Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (soft-stem • Carex brevior (shortbeak sedge) bulrush) • Carex conoidea (openfield sedge) • Setaria faberi (giant foxtail) • Carex cristatella (crested sedge) • Setaria viridis (green foxtail) • Carex emoryi (Emory's sedge) • Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) • Carex granularis (limestone meadow sedge) • Sparganium eurycarpum (common bur-reed) • Carex gravida (heavy sedge) • Spartina pectinata (prairie cordgrass) • Carex grisea (wood gray sedge) • Sphenopholis intermedia (slender wedgescale) • Carex meadii (Mead’s sedge) • Sphenopholis obtusata (prairie wedge grass) • Carex normalis (greater straw sedge)* • Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed) • Carex pellita (woolly Sedge) • Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) • Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge) • Typha latifolia (broad-leaved cattail) • Carex radiata (eastern star sedge) • Typha x glauca (hybrid cattail) • Carex scoparia (pointed broom sedge) • Carex sprengelii (Sprengel’s sedge) Forbs (wildflowers and ferns): • Carex tenera (quill sedge) • Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) • Carex vulpinoidea (fox sedge) • Ageratina altissima (white snakeroot) • Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum • Alisma sp. (water plantain) (hairy panic grass) • Allium canadense (wild garlic) • Dichanthelium oligosanthes ssp. scribnerianum • Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed) (Scribner’s panic grass) • Anemone cylindrica (thimbleweed) • Eleocharis compressa (flatstem spikerush) • Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) • Eleocharis palustris (common spikerush) • Antennaria neglecta (field pussytoes) • Elymus repens (quackgrass) • Apocynum cannabinum (Indian hemp) • Elymus villosus (silky wild rye) • Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine) • Eriochloa villosa (woolly cupgrass) • Arctium minus (common burdock) • Festuca subverticillata (nodding fescue) • Artemisia ludoviciana (white sage) • Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum (foxtail barley) • Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) • Juncus dudleyi (Dudley’s rush) • Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) • Juncus interior (inland rush) • Capsella bursa-pastoris (sheperd's purse) • Koeleria macrantha (june grass) • Carduus acanthoides (plumeless thistle) • Leersia oryzoides (rice cutgrass) • Carduus nutans (musk thistle) • Leersia virginica (whitegrass) • Cerastium arvense (field chickweed) • Muhlenbergia glomerata (spiked muhly) • Cerastium nutans (nodding chickweed) • Panicum virgatum (switchgrass) • Chenopodium album (common lamb’s-quarters) • Pascopyrum smithii (western wheatgrass) • Chenopodium glaucum (oakleaf goosefoot) • Chenopodium simplex (mapleleaf goosefoot) • Laportea canadensis (Canadian
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