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Photo (load error) Caption (load error) < Previous Photo Next Photo > Slideshow Mode (3 second delay): On / Off Results Bioblitz - Byron Forest Preserve, Byron, Illinois, May 17, 2008 Category Common Name Scientific Name Bird American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Bird American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Bird American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Bird American Robin Turdus migratorius Bird Barn Swallow Hirunda rustica Bird Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca Bird Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Bird Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Bird Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Bird Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Bird Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Bird Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Bird Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Bird Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Bird Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Bird Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Bird Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Bird Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii Bird Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Bird Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Bird Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Bird Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Bird European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bird Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Bird Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Bird Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Bird Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Bird House Wren Troglodytes aedon Bird Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Bird Lark Sparrow Lark Sparrow Bird Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus Bird Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Bird Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Bird Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Bird Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Bird Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Bird Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Bird Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Bird Northern Oriole Icterus galbula Bird Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Bird Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Bird Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Bird Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Bird Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Bird Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Bird Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Bird Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Bird Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Bird Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Bird Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius Bird Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Bird Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Bird Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana Bird Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina Bird Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Bird Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor Bird Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Bird Veery Catharus fuscescens Bird Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Bird White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Bird Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Bird Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Fungus Black-footed Polypore Polyporus badius Fungus Dryad's Saddle Polyporus squamosus Fungus Fawn Mushroom Pluteus cervinus Fungus Glistening Inkcap Coprinus micaceus Fungus Milk-white Tooth Polypore Irpex lacteus Fungus Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Fungus Pear-shaped Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme Fungus Violet-toothed Polypore Trichaptum biforme Fungus Yellow Morel Morchella esculenta Fungus   Mycena sp. Fungus   Polyporus alveolaris Fungus   Polyporus varius Fungus   Poronidulus conchifer Fungus   Psathyrella sp. Fungus   Stereum ostrea Insect Aphid Aphis gossypii Insect Black swallowtail Papilio polyxenes Insect Bumblebee Bombus sp. Insect Cadisfly Trichoptera sp. Insect Carpenter Ant Camponotus sp. Insect Centipede Scolopendra sp. Insect Cuckoo Wasp Chrysis sp. Insect Daddy Long Legs Phalangium opilio Insect Damselfly Odonata Calopterygidae Insect Fly Calliphora sp. Insect Ground Beetle Calleida decora Insect Jumping Spider Araneae salticidae Insect Millipede Oxidus gracilis Insect Mosquito Aedes aegypti Insect Sawfly Anoplonyx sp. Insect Skipper Cololabis saira Insect Sulfur Butterfly Colias philodice Insect Termite Kalotermes sp. Insect Tiger Bettle Cicindela ocellata rectilatera Insect Tortoise Beetle Charidotella bicolor Insect Velvet Mites Allothrombium mitchelli Insect Weevil Acanthoscelides sp. Insect Wolf Spider Rhabidosa rabida Insect Wood Cockroach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica Underground American Toad Bufo americanus Underground Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax Underground Camel Cricket Ceuthophilus sp. Underground Centipede Scolopendra sp. Underground Chrominede fly   Underground Click Bettle Alaus sp. Underground Earthworm microchaetus rappi Underground European Earwig Forficula auricularia Underground Field Cricket Gryllus assimilis Underground House Spider Achaearanea tepidariorum Underground Japanese Beettle Popillia japonica Underground Land Snail Helix aspersa Underground Mayfly Hexagenia sp. Underground Murky Ground Beetle Harpalus caliginosus Underground Pill Bug Armadillidium vulgare Underground Slug Deroceras sp. Underground Springtail Bourletiella hortensis Underground Sweat Bee Lasioglossum pavonotum Underground Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrell Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Underground Winged Ant   Plant Abortine Buttercup Ranunculus abortivus Plant Alum Root Herchera americana Plant American Plum Prunus americana Plant Balsam Ragwort Senecio pauperculus Plant Bastard Toadflax Comandra umbellata Plant Bedstraw Galium aparine Plant Bell Flower Campanula sp. Plant Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora Plant Birdfoot Violet Viola pedata Plant Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis Plant Black Snakeroot Sanicula odorata Plant Blackberry Rubus sp. Plant Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Plant Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Plant Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides Plant Bristly Greenbriar Smilax tamnoides Plant Bromegrass Bromus inermis Plant Bush Clover Lespedeza capitata Plant Canadian Lousewort Pedicularis canadensis Plant Canda Bluegrass Poa compressa Plant Carolina Rose Rosa carolina Plant Carrion Flower Smilax herbacea Plant Chickweed Stellaria media Plant Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Plant Common Bedstraw Galium palustre Plant Common Blue Violet Viola sororia Plant Common Burdock Arctium minus Plant Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Plant Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus Plant Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Plant Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum Plant Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Plant Domestic Apple Malus sylvetris Plant Downy Gentian Gentiana puberulenta Plant Downy Paintedcup Castilleja sessiliflora Plant Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria Plant Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Plant Enchantor's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana Plant Evening Primrose Oenothera mcrocarpa Plant False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa Plant False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Plant Few-flowered Witchgrass Panicum oligosanthes Plant Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Plant Goldenrod Solidago rigida Plant Gray Dogwood Cornus racemosa Plant Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata Plant Greenbriar Smilax lasioneura Plant Greene Field Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta Plant Heath Aster Aster ericoides Plant Hill's Thistle Cirsium hillii Plant Hoary Puccoon Lithospermum canescens Plant Horse Gentian Triosteum sp. Plant Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus Plant Jewelweed Impatiens capensis Plant Joe-pye-weed Eupatorium maculatum Plant Ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina Plant Lady's Thumb Persicaria vulgaris Plant Large-flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum Plant Leadplant Amorpha canescens Plant Long-bract Wild Indigo Baptisia leucophaea Plant Long-bearded Hawkweed Hieracium longipilum Plant Marbleseed Onosmodium hispidissimum Plant Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Plant Meadow Zizia Zizia aptera Plant Moonseed Menispermum canadense Plant Mulberry Morus sp. Plant Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora Plant Narrowleaf Stoneseed Lithospermum incisum Plant Northern dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Plant Old field goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Plant Prairie smoke Geum triflorum Plant Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata Plant Pale Beardtongue Penstemon pallidus Plant Pale Dock Rumex altissimus Plant Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida Plant Pasque flower Pulsatilla patens Plant Perfoliate Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata Plant Plantainleaf pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia Plant Prairie Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium campestre Plant Prairie Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Plant Prairie Petunia Ruellia humilis Plant Prairie Violet Viola pedatifida Plant Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum americanum Plant Purple Prairie Clover Petalostemum purpureum Plant Prairie Wake Robin Trillium recurvatum Plant Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota Plant Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium Plant Red Baneberry Actaea rubra Plant Red Clover Trifolium pratense Plant Rosinweed Silphium integrifolium Plant Rough Bedstraw Galium asprellum Plant Sedge Carex sp. Plant Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia Plant Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Plant Sidecluster Milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa Plant Silky Aster Aster sericeus Plant Sky Blue Aster Aster axurus Plant Small Yellow Violet Viola pennsylvanica Plant Smooth Aster Aster laevis Plant Smooth Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum Plant Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica Plant St. John's Wort Hypericum sp. Plant Starry False Solomon's Seal Maianthemum stellatum Plant Stiff Tickseed Coreopsis palmata Plant Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Plant Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza longistylis Plant Tall Blazing Star Liatris aspera Plant Tall Nettle or Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Plant Tall Boneset Eupatorium altissimum Plant Tall Tickseed Coreopsis tripteris Plant Thimbleweed Anemone cylihdrica Plant Violet Wood Sorrel Oxalis violacea Plant Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Plant Water-ash Fraxinus carolinia Plant Western sunflower Helianthus anomalus Plant White Ash Fraxinus americana Plant White Prairie Clover Dalea candida Plant White wild indigo Baptisia alba Plant White Wild Licorice   Plant Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Plant Wild Cucumber Echinocystis lobata Plant Wild Geranium Geranium carolinium Plant Wild Ginseng Panax quinquefolius Plant Wild Leek Allium tricoccum Plant Wild licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota Plant Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa Plant Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Plant Woodland Phlox Phlox divaricata Plant Yellow Clover Melilotus officinalis Tree/shrub Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium Tree/shrub Black Oak Quercus velutina Tree/shrub Boxelder Acer negundo Tree/shrub Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Tree/shrub Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Tree/shrub Gooseberry Ribes sp. Tree/shrub Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree/shrub Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Tree/shrub Hawthorn Craetagus laevigata Tree/shrub Ironwood Carpinus betulus Tree/shrub Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Tree/shrub Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans Tree/shrub Red Elm Ulmus  rubra Tree/shrub Russian Olive Russian olive Tree/shrub Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata Tree/shrub Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra Tree/shrub Tartarian Honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica Tree/shrub Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina Tree/shrub Wild Grape Vitis sp. Fish White Crappie Pomoxis annularis Fish Northern Pike Esox lucius Totals:   Birds 62 Fungi 15 Insects 24 Underground 20 Plants 129 Trees/shrubs 19 Fish 2 Grand Total 271 Download the full results here