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The<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong><br />
Quarterly Journal of the Kingston Field Naturalists<br />
ISSN 0382-5655<br />
Volume 56, No. 3 September 2009<br />
Celebrating our 60 th Anniversary in 2009<br />
Contents<br />
President’s Page Chris Grooms...................................75<br />
KFN Income Statement April 2008-March 2009 Larry McCurdy ...............................76<br />
KFN Balance Sheet April 2008-March 2009 Larry McCurdy ...............................77<br />
Summer Season June1 – July 31 2009 Ron D. Weir ....................................78<br />
KFN Field Trips July-Aug 2009<br />
Napanee Plain July 5 Joseph Benderavage .........................80<br />
Amherst Island August 9 Peter Good .......................................81<br />
Presqu’ile Provincial Park August 30 Owen Weir......................................81<br />
The Great Canadian BioBlitz 2009 Anne Robertson...............................82<br />
Vertebrates Erwin Batalla...................................84<br />
Invertebrates Shirley French .................................87<br />
Vascular Plants Barry Robertson ..............................95<br />
Non-Vascular Plants and Fungi Anne Robertson.............................101<br />
Diane Lawrence Wins Richards Education Award Anne Robertson.............................102<br />
Shunned by Some, Loved by Others Terry Sprague................................103<br />
Odonate Sightings April 1 to August 31 2009 Kurt Hennige.................................105<br />
The Kingston Field Naturalists at Fifty Mike Evans....................................108<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> (1999) Volume 46 No. 2:36-38
2008/2009 Officers<br />
President: Chris Grooms<br />
613-386-7969<br />
groomsc@queensu.ca<br />
Honorary Faith Avis<br />
President: 613-542-4663<br />
avisf@kos.net<br />
Vice-President: Janis Grant<br />
613-548-3668<br />
janis.grant@kos.net<br />
Past President: Hugh Evans<br />
613-546-9145<br />
evans@sno.phy.queensu.ca<br />
Treasurer: Larry McCurdy<br />
613-389-6427<br />
larrymcc@kingston.net<br />
Recording Rose-Marie Burke<br />
Secretary: 613-549-7583 (winter)<br />
613-353-2463 (summer)<br />
rmbehr@istar.ca<br />
Membership John Critchley<br />
Secretary: 613-634-5475<br />
sharjohn.critchley@sympatico.ca<br />
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> is the quarterly journal (published<br />
March, June, September and December) of the<br />
Kingston Field Naturalists, P.O. Box 831, Kingston,<br />
ON (Canada), K7L 4X6.<br />
KFN Information Line: (613) 389-8338<br />
Website: http://www.kingstonfieldnaturalists.org<br />
Send submissions to the Editor by the 15 th of the<br />
month prior to the month of publication (i.e. by the 15 th<br />
of February/May/August/November) to the address<br />
above, or to the editor via e-mail to:<br />
alerwin@kos.net. Please include contact phone<br />
number.<br />
Submissions should be in MS Word format or in “plain<br />
text” format (PC or MacIntosh) or unformatted in the<br />
body of an e-mail.<br />
Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement<br />
#047128<br />
Nature Reserves Erwin Batalla 613-542-2048 alerwin@kos.net<br />
Conservation Chris Hargreaves 613-389-8993 hargreavescp@sympatico.ca<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> Editor Alex Simmons 613-542-2048 alerwin@kos.net<br />
Junior Naturalists Anne Robertson 613-389-6742 n8ture.anne@sympatico.ca<br />
Education Shirley French 613-548-8617 french_shirley@hotmail.com<br />
Field Trips Kurt Hennige 613-386-1772 khennige@sympatico.ca<br />
Bird Sightings Peter Good 613-378-6605 goodcompany@sympatico.ca<br />
Bird Records Ron Weir 613-549-5274 bar.ron@sympatico.ca<br />
Speakers Chris Grooms 613-386-7969 groomsc@queensu.ca<br />
Publicity John Diemer 613-389-9451 diemer@sympatico.ca<br />
Website/Slides Gaye Beckwith 613-376-3716 beckwithb@sympatico.ca<br />
Ontario Nature Jackie Bartnik 613-531-3736 thegrump@kos.net<br />
Member-at-large Connie Gardiner 613-545-2354 hconstance@sympatico.ca<br />
Archives Peter McIntyre 613-548-4738 klamp@cogeco.ca
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President’s Page<br />
Chris Grooms<br />
Happy 60 th Birthday Kingston Field Naturalists!<br />
Sixty years ago the KFN was born. The<br />
first general meeting was held on<br />
November 24, 1949. Nine people<br />
attended. The Club was originally called<br />
the Kingston Nature Club. Our<br />
objectives have always been "to acquire,<br />
record and disseminate knowledge of<br />
Natural History; to stimulate public<br />
interest in Nature, and in the protection<br />
and preservation of wildlife." You can<br />
read about our history online at<br />
www.kingstonfieldnaturalists.org and<br />
in articles reprinted in this year’s <strong>Blue</strong><br />
<strong>Bill</strong>.<br />
To celebrate this milestone, we have<br />
planned some special events. First, we<br />
are hosting Ontario Nature’s Eastern<br />
Regional Meeting on September 12 th .<br />
Second, we are reviving an old tradition<br />
and putting on a 60 th Anniversary<br />
Birthday Breakfast and field trips at the<br />
Helen Quilliam Sanctuary. It will be<br />
held on Sunday, September 27 th ; check<br />
your Newsletter or the KFN website for<br />
details. Thirdly, we have a special<br />
speaker for our October meeting: John<br />
Cartwright, a founding member of the<br />
KFN. His presentation will without<br />
doubt be nostalgic and entertaining.<br />
Perhaps as an anniversary gift (as well<br />
as the result of conservation efforts!), we<br />
were given two ornithological presents<br />
this year. One is the restoration of<br />
chimney swifts roosting in the Fleming<br />
Hall chimney at Queen’s University.<br />
Following our removal of an exclusion<br />
screen from the chimney’s mouth, a<br />
flock of about 100 swifts used it every<br />
night for most of the summer. It seems<br />
that we have restored important habitat<br />
for this threatened species.<br />
Another gift this summer was the<br />
successful nesting of a pair of peregrine<br />
falcons in downtown Kingston. Two<br />
young falcons fledged from a nest built<br />
on top of Princess Towers on the corner<br />
of Princess and Division Streets. Club<br />
members were aware of a pair of falcons<br />
in the area from late winter into the<br />
summer but did not realize there was a<br />
nest until the young were hopping<br />
about the top of the building. Building<br />
staff knew early on, of course. They<br />
were happy to be hosts and tolerant of<br />
the many pigeon carcasses scattered<br />
about the buildings’ roofs. Let’s keep<br />
our eyes on the Towers and the Fleming<br />
chimney next spring.
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INCOME<br />
KINGSTON FIELD NATURALISTS<br />
INCOME STATEMENT<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2009<br />
Book Auction 770.00<br />
Donations - Genera l 1,588.00<br />
Donations - Habitat Preservation 3,181.00<br />
Donations - Queen's Scholarship Fund 11,206.00<br />
Donated camera - Swift Monitoring 800.00<br />
Grazing Income - Amherst Island 1,900.00<br />
GST Rebate 423.87<br />
Interest Income 2,472.31<br />
May Dinner Meeting 2,592.00<br />
Memberships - Seniors 11,440.05<br />
Memberships - Juniors 1,340.00<br />
Other Income 2,000.00<br />
Net Sales - Old Books 40.00<br />
Net Sales - 2008 Books 1,744.75<br />
Sales - Other Merchandise 369.00<br />
TOTAL INCOME 41,866.98<br />
EXPENSES<br />
Administration-Seniors 166.91<br />
Administration - Juniors 902.80<br />
Awards 213.39<br />
Bank Charges 121.20<br />
Bioblitz Expenses -76.31<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> 4,330.29<br />
Book Inventory Write-off - old books 396.00<br />
Book Publishing - 2008 Book 2,101.06<br />
Conservation Committee 56.19<br />
Donations 200.00<br />
Insurance 3,188.68<br />
Inventory Purchases 220.00<br />
May Dinner Meeting Expenses 2,480.00<br />
Membership Expenses 2,586.38<br />
Property Expenses -63.08<br />
Property Tax 682.99<br />
Publicity 1,318.61<br />
Queen's Scholarship Fund 18,547.00<br />
Room Rent - Junior Meetings 735.00<br />
Room Rent - Senior Meetings 304.50<br />
Speakers Expenses 401.17<br />
Subscriptions and Memberships 500.06<br />
Telephone Line + Website 741.36<br />
TOTAL EXPENSES 40,054.20<br />
SURPLUS ON 2008/2009 OPERATIONS 1 812.78
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ASSETS<br />
Bank Account 25,252.68<br />
Bond - HSBC (2011) 10,000.00<br />
Bond - Can. Tire Corp. (2010) 21,903.00<br />
GIC - Can. Western Bank (2011) 30,000.00<br />
Equipment 10,731.88<br />
2008 Book Inventory 5,206.00<br />
Property (at cost) 120,800.00<br />
TOTAL ASSETS<br />
LIABILITIES & EQUITY<br />
Habitat Preservation Fund 4,271.00<br />
Life Membership Reserve 7,600.00<br />
Marion Webb Fund 28,000.00<br />
Nan Yeomans Young Naturalists Fund 1,993.00<br />
Property Management Reserve 20,000.00<br />
Queen's Scholarship Fund 90.00<br />
--------------<br />
Total Committed Equity 61,954.00<br />
General Equity 161,939.56<br />
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY<br />
KINGSTON FIELD NATURALISTS<br />
BALANCE SHEET<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2009<br />
** NOTE<br />
Total Liabilities & Equity - March 31, 2008 213,191.72<br />
Adjust Asset Value - Amherst Island 8,889.06<br />
Surplus on 2008/2009 Operations 1,812.78<br />
Total Liabilities & Equity - March 31, 2009 223,893.56<br />
223,893.56<br />
223,893.56 **<br />
We have reviewed the bank statements together with the supporting documents. We find the above<br />
statements accurately reflect the financial position of the Kingston Field Naturalists for the year<br />
ended March 31, 2009.<br />
Arthur Rowe<br />
Kathryn Innes
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Summer Season 2009 June 1 – July 31<br />
Ron D. Weir<br />
For the 2 nd summer in succession, the<br />
weather for the reporting period was a<br />
mixture of substantial rain and hot,<br />
sunny days with frequent alternation<br />
not unlike spring. Grass remained green<br />
and was not scorched. Roadside<br />
Breeding Bird Surveys yielded the usual<br />
finds with normal densities and<br />
distributions.<br />
A group led by Dan Derbyshire formed<br />
the Frontenac Bird Studies team. Their<br />
focus during summer 2009 was on<br />
breeding birds from Sydenham to<br />
Westport. With his permission, his<br />
report is appended to this summary.<br />
The northbound wader flight continued<br />
into early June as usual and departure<br />
dates from our area concurred with the<br />
60-year averages. The most numerous<br />
species included Black-bellied Plover,<br />
Semipalmated Plover, Whimbrel,<br />
Ruddy Turnstone, Semipalmated<br />
Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Whiterumped<br />
Sandpiper, and Dunlin.<br />
However, three species posted record<br />
late departures:<br />
Latest-ever Departures Previous<br />
Am. Golden Plover 7 Jun (1)<br />
Kaiser X Road, Prince Edward<br />
JH Ellis, B Rowe<br />
Marbled Godwit 5 Jun (1)<br />
Kaiser X Road, Prince Edward P<br />
Stagg<br />
Red-necked Phalarope 2 Jun<br />
(1) Kaiser X Road, Prince<br />
Edward JH Ellis, B Rowe<br />
28 May 71<br />
30 May 08<br />
28 May 73<br />
& 97<br />
The first southbound waders arrived on<br />
8 Jul (Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs)<br />
and species returned on average by six<br />
days earlier than the 60-year averages.<br />
None put in an earliest-ever appearance.<br />
High water levels along Lake Ontario<br />
and at the Amherstview Sewage<br />
Lagoons have reduced the prime habitat<br />
for the waders for their autumn passage.<br />
Species Accounts<br />
Least Bittern – 13 Jun 09 Varty L.,<br />
Bioblitz, KFN.<br />
Great Egret – 12 Jul (2) Amherst I. and<br />
12 Jul (4) Kingston, JH Ellis, RD Weir.<br />
Brant – 11-26 Jul (2) Snake and Amherst<br />
I., DV Weseloh, JH Ellis, RD Weir.<br />
Rough-legged Hawk – 7 Jul (1) Amherst<br />
I., fide B Ripley.<br />
Peregrine Falcon – 1 Jun to 31 Jul,<br />
successful nest, downtown Kingston, 2<br />
young, E Batalla.<br />
Whimbrel – 1 Jun (1) Kaiser X Road,<br />
Prince Edward, RT Sprague.<br />
Marbled Godwit – 5 Jun (1) Kaiser X<br />
Road, Prince Edward P Stagg, 6 th spring<br />
in 60 years.<br />
Ruddy Turnstone – 2 Jun (15) Kaiser X<br />
Road, Prince Edward JH Ellis, B Rowe.<br />
Dunlin – 2 Jun (150) Kaiser X Road,<br />
Prince Edward JH Ellis, B Rowe.
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Common Tern – 22 Jul (40) Snake I., DV<br />
Weseloh, post-breeding congregation.<br />
Snowy Owl – 6 Jun (1) Simcoe I., near<br />
Wolfe I., Y. Medina.<br />
Red-headed Woodpecker – 14-16 Jun<br />
(1) Wolfe I., K. MacDonnell; 1 Jul (1)<br />
Bath, N. Chapman<br />
Loggerhead Shrike – 9 nesting pairs,<br />
Kingston area, K .Hennige.<br />
Lark Bunting – Rock X Road Prince<br />
Edward fide RT Sprague (3 rd spring in 60<br />
years for Kingston area)<br />
Evening Grosbeak – 12 Jul (2)<br />
Elginburg E Batalla.<br />
Appendix: Frontenac Bird Studies Kicks Avian Research and Monitoring into<br />
High Gear!<br />
Dan Derbyshire<br />
Year one of the Frontenac Bird Studies<br />
(FBS) program has been a great success!<br />
Over 200 surveys of breeding birds were<br />
completed in June and July throughout<br />
the FBS study area, which encompasses<br />
over 15,000 hectares between Sydenham<br />
and Westport, Ontario.<br />
This substantial effort, which included<br />
roughly 42 km of walking in Frontenac<br />
Provincial Park, revealed an incredibly<br />
rich avian community. Several Species<br />
at Risk in the area were encountered<br />
including Whip-poor-will, Common<br />
Nighthawk, Louisiana Waterthrush,<br />
Golden-winged Warbler and a<br />
remarkably high number of Cerulean<br />
Warblers.<br />
We also established a new network of<br />
Monitoring Avian Productivity and<br />
Survivorship (MAPS) stations to index<br />
and monitor critical demographic<br />
patterns for breeding landbirds in the<br />
Frontenac Arch. Over 300 birds were<br />
banded and recaptured during the<br />
summer for this program, the most<br />
unusual of which was an adult Broadwinged<br />
Hawk captured at our Rock<br />
Ridge site in June.<br />
A nest monitoring effort was also<br />
initiated this summer to assist in the<br />
collection of demographic statistics for<br />
local bird populations. Over 70 nests<br />
were monitored in 2009, which included<br />
records of Winter Wren, Brown Creeper,<br />
Common Nighthawk, Whip-poor-will,<br />
Scarlet Tanager, Northern Waterthrush,<br />
Osprey and Red-shouldered Hawk.<br />
Project Whip-poor-will successfully<br />
took flight with over 30 roadside<br />
surveys conducted in late June and early<br />
July. These nocturnal surveys were
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timed to coincide with the full moon,<br />
peak time for vocalizing Whip-poorwills.<br />
Over 50 Whip-poor-wills, now<br />
classified as a threatened species, were<br />
detected during the surveys!<br />
These are highlights from our busy<br />
summer that further support the<br />
Frontenac Arch as a region of<br />
significance to bird populations in<br />
Ontario and Canada. Frontenac<br />
Breeding Birds in 2009 will serve as a<br />
foundation for us. The program was<br />
made possible by a network of spirited<br />
and generous volunteers, collaborators<br />
and donors. Staff and directors of the<br />
Migration Research Foundation extend<br />
a big thanks to the following for their<br />
support in 2009!<br />
Funding: The John Hackney Foundation<br />
for the Noosphere; The McLean<br />
Foundation<br />
Volunteers and Sponsors: Andrew Jano,<br />
Don Johnston, Friends and family of<br />
Gail Woolnough, Ian Sturdee, Jan<br />
Napanee Plain July 5<br />
Joseph Benderavage<br />
Kurt Hennige led this hike in search of<br />
dragonflies and butterflies. We visited<br />
several diverse areas, the first of which<br />
was the NCC Scheck site. Under a<br />
morning sun, we detected many<br />
dragonflies and damselflies, among<br />
them spreadwings, Marsh <strong>Blue</strong>ts,<br />
Twelve-spotted Skimmers (male and<br />
female), Eastern Forktails, Dot-tailed<br />
Whitefaces, a Lyre-tipped Spreadwing,<br />
KFN Field Trips July-August 2009<br />
McDonald, Julia Marko Dunn, Kerry<br />
Adams, Larry Menard, Matthew<br />
MacGillivray, Pierre Robillard, Sally<br />
Wills, Seabrooke Leckie, Steve Gillis,<br />
Wendy Derbyshire<br />
Support: Ontario Parks, Ontario MNR,<br />
Mark Peck (ROM ), Ron Weir (KFN),<br />
Don Ross & David Bull (Frontenac Arch<br />
Biosphere Reserve), Audrey Heagy &<br />
Jon McCracken (BSC).<br />
We are looking forward to 2010, and<br />
encourage everyone to visit our website<br />
www.frontenacbirds.ca or contact us at<br />
fbs@migrationresearch.org.<br />
Dan Derbyshire, Project Lead<br />
Frontenac Bird Studies Migration<br />
Research Foundation<br />
2386 Bathurst Concession 5, RR7 Perth,<br />
ON K7H 3C9<br />
fbs@migrationresearch.org<br />
www.migrationresearch.org<br />
www.frontenacbirds.ca<br />
613-264-5003<br />
and a Halloween Pennant. Many were<br />
in the environs of a shallow pond,<br />
where Whirligig Beetles bustled about<br />
the surface. Butterflies such as European<br />
Skippers and Bronze Coppers were<br />
present. We walked through<br />
widespread Viper’s Bugloss and<br />
Birdsfoot Trefoil on our way back to the<br />
cars, en route to the next destination.<br />
While on the road, we sighted a<br />
Kingbird, a <strong>Blue</strong>bird, Cedar Waxwings<br />
along the Salmon River, and a Sedge
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Wren. The last was so stealthy that,<br />
while others saw it on a rail fence two<br />
meters away, I could not.<br />
At the Menzel Centennial Conservatory<br />
grounds, we saw Widow Skimmers,<br />
Ebony Jewelwings, Slaty Skimmers,<br />
Dot-tailed Whiteface skimmers, and a<br />
Rainbow <strong>Blue</strong>t damselfly which had one<br />
of its tail segments showing as blue, and<br />
very orange eyes. Other dragonflies<br />
seen, netted, examined, photographed,<br />
and identified were Brush-tip Emerald,<br />
Kennedy’s Emerald, Chalk-fronted<br />
Corporal, Northern Cloudy Wing, and<br />
Frosted Whiteface skimmers.<br />
Brush-tipped Emerald Kurt Hennige<br />
A Little Wood-Satyr butterfly on a cedar<br />
tree branch was fussed over. Buterflies<br />
included Meadow Fritillary, Northern<br />
Broken-dash Skipper, Eastern Comma,<br />
Summer Azure, Least Skipper, Northern<br />
Crescent, and White Admiral.<br />
Spreading Dogbane, Crown Vetch,<br />
Chicory, Foxglove (or Northern Beardtongue),<br />
Bladder Campion, White Sweet<br />
Clover, Grass Pink Orchid, and<br />
Butterflyweed, and widespread<br />
Phragmites, form ed part of the botanical<br />
backdrop.<br />
Amherst Island August 9<br />
Peter Good<br />
There were nine birders and a not very<br />
promising weather forecast to start the<br />
day. We walked the KFN property to<br />
the bar first, then trekked through the<br />
Owl Woods later in the morning. The<br />
number of shorebirds was<br />
disappointing, but with high water<br />
levels on Lake Ontario and few<br />
mudflats behind the dike it wasn’t really<br />
a surprise. Killdeer, Spotted and Least<br />
Sandpipers were all that we found. Two<br />
Great Egrets were a nice bonus and we<br />
noted several broods of small ducklings<br />
despite the lateness of the season. The<br />
Purple Martins were still numerous<br />
around the houses.<br />
There is a bumper crop of honeysuckle<br />
berries in the Owl Woods so Cedar<br />
Waxwings and American Robins were<br />
abundant. There was a pair of Cooper’s<br />
Hawks in the jack pines and a single<br />
Ring-necked Pheasant on the Owl<br />
Woods Road. Driving back to the ferry<br />
we tallied a Red-tailed Hawk and two<br />
Northern Harriers. Like the shorebirds<br />
the number of swallows on the wires<br />
was considerably smaller than expected.<br />
Presqu’ile Prov. Park August 30<br />
Owen Weir<br />
The day began with an ominous threat<br />
of rain as 21 of us gathered on the<br />
tarmac of the Flying 'J' for our annual<br />
trip to the Brighton area. We arrived at
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the Brighton polishing ponds at 8:30<br />
a.m., and were immediately greeted by<br />
"Tiny" & Maureen with information<br />
about the presence of birds and<br />
butterflies. Shortly afterwards we saw<br />
one of the highlights of the day-which<br />
was spotted by our group- 2 RED-<br />
NECKED GREBES.<br />
We proceeded to Presqu’ile Provincial<br />
Park, looking for shorebirds. Once more<br />
we had a surprise bird: the Baird's<br />
Sandpiper, as well as Sanderlings, Semipalmated<br />
Plovers and Peeps. Time for<br />
lunch in Mr. <strong>Bill</strong> Gilmour's back yard – a<br />
The 11 th annual Great Canadian BioBlitz<br />
of the Kingston Field Naturalists was<br />
held on the lovely 125-acre property of<br />
Peter and Jane Good near Camden East.<br />
The aim is to record as many species as<br />
possible in 24 hours. This site has<br />
woodlands,<br />
wetlands,<br />
field, alvar<br />
and karst<br />
habitats,<br />
providing<br />
for a<br />
variety of<br />
plants and<br />
animals.<br />
The<br />
weather<br />
was good<br />
on the<br />
whole, not hot, not cold, not too wet nor<br />
windy<br />
The Great Canadian BioBlitz 2009<br />
Anne Robertson<br />
place any nature-watcher would die for:<br />
Fauna (birds, butterflies, and 4-footed<br />
visitors) and FLOWERS of just about<br />
every size, colour, and shape - truly a<br />
WOW garden to enjoy. Best birds here<br />
were, Wilson's Warbler, <strong>Blue</strong>-gray<br />
Gnatcatchers (2), and Red-Bellied<br />
Woodpecker. Thanks to the Gilmours<br />
for welcoming us to their one-of-a-kind<br />
garden. A special in the butterfly world<br />
was also seen by most: Question Mark.<br />
We left with fond memories and good<br />
weather. Owen Weir & Howard Bridger<br />
thank you for coming.<br />
Over 70 club members, friends,<br />
neighbors and professionals and a<br />
number of youths, all with a natural<br />
interest or expertise, came to record<br />
everything from night creatures to early<br />
morning birds. Field observers spread<br />
over the<br />
property from<br />
3p.m. Friday,<br />
June 12 to<br />
3p.m. Saturday<br />
June 13,<br />
collecting<br />
information on<br />
everything<br />
from mammals<br />
to minnows<br />
and ferns to<br />
frogs.<br />
Going pond-dipping at the Bioblitz by Janis Grant<br />
A variety of<br />
natural history topics was covered for<br />
those wishing to participate and learn
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about the ecology of the area. Guided<br />
walks took place to observe moths,<br />
butterflies, dragonflies, small mammals,<br />
snakes and birds. These walks were<br />
open to the public, and were well<br />
attended. The young and not so young<br />
enjoyed dipping in a pond for a variety<br />
of small<br />
animals to<br />
add to other<br />
invertebrate<br />
species.<br />
Nighttime<br />
activities<br />
allowed<br />
addition of<br />
species more<br />
active after<br />
dark. The<br />
evening walk<br />
included frog<br />
calls, owl calling,<br />
predator calling,<br />
invertebrate pitfall trap setting and the<br />
ever popular moth attracting Blacklight<br />
made a definite difference in bringing<br />
moths in compared with a Coleman<br />
lantern. After midnight, as the<br />
temperature cooled, fewer moth species<br />
were recorded.<br />
Anne thanks the Goods by Janis Grant<br />
Small mammal trapping yielded no<br />
specimens this year. Boards laid down<br />
for snakes showed their worth when<br />
several Garter snakes were revealed to<br />
the delight of the children! Plants<br />
varying in size from trees and shrubs to<br />
grasses and sedges and some sporebearing<br />
species like ferns, mosses and<br />
lichens were recorded. We also listed<br />
some algae this year.<br />
A delicious BBQ was held at noon on<br />
Saturday when sausage-on- a-bun and<br />
ice cream was enjoyed by all. Prizes<br />
were presented at this time for<br />
answering quiz questions. Anne<br />
thanked participants and presented the<br />
Goods with a cheque for their favourite<br />
charity.<br />
Many thanks<br />
are due to<br />
Peter and Jane<br />
Good who<br />
provided<br />
excellent help<br />
with all<br />
aspects of the<br />
organization.<br />
The committee<br />
for 2009<br />
consisted of<br />
Erwin Batalla,<br />
(ideas, tally board,<br />
signs, advice), Hugh Evans (guidance),<br />
Connie Gardiner (paperwork), Peter<br />
Good (host, map), Larry McCurdy<br />
(trails, finances), Darren Rayner (chef)<br />
and Anne Robertson (chair). This group<br />
was most effective in attending to all the<br />
details. The 10 volunteers on<br />
registration were essential and did a<br />
grand job. Once again almost half the<br />
participants volunteered in one way or<br />
another. Last but not least the compilers<br />
had a demanding job to generate the full<br />
lists. Thank you Erwin (vertebrates),<br />
Shirley (invertebrates). Barry R.<br />
(vascular plants) and Anne (nonvascular<br />
plants).<br />
The cost to KFN was offset by donations<br />
for the BBQ and amounted to less than
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`$300.00. Many thanks to the<br />
Stewardship Council for the use of the<br />
tent and others for various gifts in kind.<br />
Our volunteer listers did a wonderful<br />
job. Outstanding listers were Paul<br />
Mackenzie with 97 species and David<br />
Bree with 106 invertebrates, including<br />
61 moths! Outstanding plant listers were<br />
Rob and Mary Alice Snetsinger with 132<br />
plants in one afternoon and the<br />
McMurray/ Robertson team with 182<br />
plant species overall. No endangered<br />
species were recorded, but special<br />
species include the alvar plants Geum<br />
triflorum (Three–flowered Purple<br />
Avens) and Senecio pauperculus<br />
(Balsam Ragwort).<br />
The Giant Swallowtail at the base site<br />
was a good sighting. Amongst the<br />
vertebrates, a Least Bittern was a good<br />
find, evidence of Black Bear was<br />
noteworthy and the Milk and Brown<br />
Snakes special sightings.<br />
What was found? The final count<br />
compares favourably with previous<br />
BioBlitzes. We recorded 94 vertebrates,<br />
213 invertebrates, 264 vascular plants<br />
and 20 non-vascular plants for a grand<br />
total of 591 species. Species lists follow.<br />
This snapshot of the biodiversity of this<br />
site will serve as a baseline for changes<br />
that may occur in the future.<br />
Balsam Ragwort by Paul Mackenzie<br />
Thanks to you all and do come again in<br />
2010!<br />
Vertebrates by Erwin Batalla<br />
Mammals<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Bat sp. Plainnose bats Vespertilionidae Chiroptera<br />
Black Bear Ursus americanus Bears Ursidae Carnivora<br />
N. Raccoon Procyon lotor Racoons Procyonidae Carnivora<br />
E. Gray Squirrel Sciurus<br />
carolinensis<br />
Squirrels Sciuridae Rodentia<br />
E. Chipmunk Tamias striatus Squirrels Sciuridae Rodentia<br />
Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus<br />
hudsonicus<br />
Squirrels Sciuridae Rodentia<br />
E. Cottontail Sylvilagus<br />
floridanus<br />
White-tailed<br />
Deer<br />
Birds<br />
Odocoileus<br />
virginianus<br />
Hares & rabbits Leporidae Lagomorpha<br />
Deer Cervidae Artiodactyla<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Ducks & geese Anatidae Anseriformes<br />
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Ducks & geese Anatidae Anseriformes<br />
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ducks & geese Anatidae Anseriformes<br />
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Grouse & ptarm. Phasianidae Galliformes
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Common Loon Gavia immer Loons Gaviidae Gaviiformes<br />
Dbl-cr Cormorant Phalacrocorax<br />
auritus<br />
American Bittern Botaurus<br />
lentiginosus<br />
Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae Pelecaniformes<br />
Herons/bitterns Ardeidae Ciconiiformes<br />
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Herons/bitterns Ardeidae Ciconiiformes<br />
Great <strong>Blue</strong> Heron Ardea herodias Herons/bitterns Ardeidae Ciconiiformes<br />
Green Heron Butorides virescens Herons/bitterns Ardeidae Ciconiiformes<br />
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Vultures Cathartidae Falconiformes<br />
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Caracara/falcons Falconidae Falconiformes<br />
Killdeer Charadrius<br />
vociferus<br />
Plovers Charadriidae Charadriiformes<br />
Spotted Sandpiper Acitis macularia Sandpipers/allies Scolopacidae Charadriiformes<br />
Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata Sandpipers/allies Scolopacidae Charadriiformes<br />
Amer. Woodcock Scolopax minor Sandpipers/allies Scolopacidae Charadriiformes<br />
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Gulls and allies Laridae Charadriiformes<br />
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Pigeons & doves Columbidae Columbiformes<br />
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Pigeons &doves Columbidae Columbiformes<br />
Black-billed Coccyzuz<br />
Cuckoo<br />
erythropthalmus<br />
Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus<br />
vociferous<br />
Cuckoos Cuculidae Cuculiformes<br />
Goatsuckers Caprimulgidae Caprimulgiformes<br />
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Swifts Apodidae Apodiformes<br />
Ruby-throated Archilochus Hummingbirds Trochilidae Apodiformes<br />
Hummingbird colubris<br />
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Kingfishers Alcedinidae Coraciiformes<br />
Downy Woodpckr Picoides pubescens Woodpeckers Picidae Piciiformes<br />
Hairy Woodpckr Picoides villosus Woodpeckers Picidae Piciiformes<br />
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Woodpeckers Picidae Piciiformes<br />
E. Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Tyrant flycatchrs Tyrannidae Passeriformes<br />
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax<br />
alnorum<br />
Tyrant flycatchrs Tyrannidae Passeriformes<br />
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Tyrant flycatchrs Tyrannidae Passeriformes<br />
Gr Crstd Flycatchr Myiarchus crinitus Tyrant flycatchrs Tyrannidae Passeriformes<br />
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Tyrant flycatchrs Tyrannidae Passeriformes<br />
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Vireos Vireonidae Passeriformes<br />
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Vireos Vireonidae Passeriformes<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> Jay Cyanocitta cristata Jays & crows Corvidae Passeriformes<br />
American crow Corvus<br />
brachyrhynchos<br />
Jays & crows Corvidae Passeriformes<br />
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Swallows Hirundinidae Passeriformes<br />
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Swallows Hirundinidae Passeriformes<br />
Bl-cpd Chickadee Poecoile atricapillus Chickadees Paridae Passeriformes<br />
R-brstd Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Nuthatches Sittidae Passeriformes<br />
W-brstd Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Nuthatches Sittidae Passeriformes<br />
House Wren Troglodytes aedon Wrens Troglodytidae Passeriformes
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Wood Thrush Hylocichla<br />
mustelina<br />
Thrushes Turdidae Passeriformes<br />
American Robin Turdus migratorius Thrushes Turdidae Passeriformes<br />
Gray Catbird Dumetella<br />
Mockingbirds & Mimidae Passeriformes<br />
carolinensis thrashers<br />
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Mockingbirds &<br />
thrashers<br />
Mimidae Passeriformes<br />
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Starlings Sturnidae Passeriformes<br />
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla<br />
cedrorum<br />
Waxwings Bombycillidae Passeriformes<br />
Nashville Warbler Vermivora<br />
ruficapilla<br />
Wood-warblers Parulidae Passeriformes<br />
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Wood-warblers Parulidae Passeriformes<br />
Blck-&-wht Wrblr Mniotilta varia Wood-warblers Parulidae Passeriformes<br />
Amer. Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Wood-warblers Parulidae Passeriformes<br />
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Wood-warblers Parulidae Passeriformes<br />
Com Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Wood-warblers Parulidae Passeriformes<br />
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Tanagers Thraupidae Passeriformes<br />
Eastern Towhee Pipilo<br />
erythrophtalmus<br />
Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes<br />
gramineus<br />
Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Savannah<br />
Sparrow<br />
Passerculus<br />
sandwichensis<br />
Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Grasshopper Ammodramus Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Sparrow<br />
savannarum<br />
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza<br />
georgiana<br />
Rose-breasted Pheucticus<br />
Cardinals and<br />
Grosbeak<br />
ludovicianus allies<br />
Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Cardinals and<br />
allies<br />
Bobolink Dolichonyx<br />
oryzivorus<br />
Emberizids Emberizidae Passeriformes<br />
Cardinalidae Passeriformes<br />
Cardinalidae Passeriformes<br />
Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
R-wngd Blackbird Agelaius phoenicus Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
E Meadowlark Sturnella magna Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
Brwn-hd Cowbird Molothrus ater Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Blackbirds Icteridae Passeriformes<br />
Finch sp. Carpodacus sp. Finches Fringilidae Passeriformes<br />
Amer Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Finches Fringilidae Passeriformes
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Reptiles<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
E. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta Box &pond turtles Emydidae Testudines<br />
E. Milk Snake Lampropeltis<br />
triangulum<br />
Colubrids Colubridae Squamata<br />
E. Garter Snake Thamnophis<br />
sirtalis<br />
Colubrids Colubridae Squamata<br />
Brown (DeKay’s)<br />
Snake<br />
Storeria dekayi Colubrids Colubridae Squamata<br />
Amphibians<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Frogs Ranidae Salietia<br />
Green Frog Rana clamitans Frogs Ranidae Salietia<br />
N. Leopard Frog Rana pipiens Frogs Ranidae Salietia<br />
American Toad Bufo americanus Toads Bufonidae Salietia<br />
Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor Treefrogs Hylidae Salietia<br />
Fish<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Brk Stickleback Culaea inconstans Sticklebacks Gasterosteidae Gasterosteiformes<br />
Rock Bass Ambloplites<br />
rupestris<br />
Sunfishes Centrarchidae Perciformes<br />
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Sunfishes Centrarchidae Perciformes<br />
Invertebrates by Shirley French<br />
Common Name Scientific Family<br />
Name (Comm.)<br />
Phylum Pyrrophyta, Class Dinophyceae, Dinoflagellates<br />
Ceratium sp. Ceratiaceae<br />
Division Bacillariophyta, Class Fragilariaceae, Diatoms<br />
Diatoma sp.<br />
Phylum Protozoa, Class Mastigophora, Flagellates<br />
Volvox sp.<br />
Phylum Coelenterata, Class Hydrozoa, Hydroids<br />
Hydra sp.<br />
Phylum Trochelminthes, Class Rotifera, Rotifers<br />
Keratella sp.<br />
Asplanchna<br />
sp.?<br />
Platyias sp.<br />
Family (Sci.) Order
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Phylum Annelida, Class Oligochaeta<br />
Earthworm sp. Lumbricus<br />
terrestris<br />
Earthworms Lumbricidae Megadrili<br />
1 Species Bloodworms Tubificidae Megadrili<br />
Leech sp. Leeches Glossiphoniidae Megadrili<br />
Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda<br />
Clam 1 species Clams/Mussels Unionidae Unionoida<br />
Land Snail Euchemotrema<br />
fraternum<br />
Land Snails Succineidae Pulmonata<br />
1 Species Snails Lymnaeidae/<br />
Physidae<br />
Basommatophora<br />
Slug 2 species Slugs Limacidae Basommatophora<br />
Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea, Class Maxillopoda<br />
1 Species Harpacticoida<br />
2 Species Calanoida<br />
1 Species Cyclopoida<br />
Class Branchiopoda, Suborder Cladocera<br />
Ceriodaphnia<br />
sp.<br />
Daphniidae<br />
Daphinia pulex Daphniidae<br />
Scapholeberis<br />
sp.<br />
Daphniidae<br />
1 other species Daphniidae<br />
Class Ostracoda<br />
1 Species<br />
Class Malacostraca<br />
Bosmina sp. Bosmina<br />
Holopedium<br />
sp.<br />
Holopedium<br />
Polyphemus<br />
sp.<br />
Polyphemidae<br />
1 species Sow Bugs Oniscidae Isopoda<br />
Crayfish sp. Crayfish Astacidae Decapoda<br />
Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida<br />
Hogna sp Wolf Spiders Lycosidae Arneae<br />
Orb Spider Acanthepeira<br />
stellata<br />
Maple Spindlegall Vasates<br />
Mite<br />
aceriscrumena<br />
Maple Bladdergall<br />
Mite<br />
Vasates<br />
quadripedes<br />
Orb Spiders Araneidae Arneae<br />
Eriophyidae Acari<br />
Eriophyidae Acari<br />
Water Mite sp. (1<br />
species)<br />
Mites Hydrachnidae Trombidiformes<br />
Subphylum Hexapoda, Class Entognatha<br />
1 species Collembola
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Class Insecta<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Cricket sp. True Crickets gryllidae orthoptera<br />
Grasshopper sp. Grasshoppers acrididae orthoptera<br />
1 species (nymph) Stoneflies plecoptera<br />
Spring Fishfly Chauliodes<br />
Common<br />
panorpidae mecoptera<br />
rastrinicornis Scorpionflies<br />
Panorpa sp.? Common<br />
panorpidae mecoptera<br />
latipennis or debilis Scorpionflies<br />
Green Lacewing Chrysopoda sp. Lacewings chrysopidae mecoptera<br />
Mayfly sp. May Flies ephemerida ephemeroptera<br />
Northern<br />
Spreadwing<br />
Emerald<br />
Spreadwing<br />
Taiga <strong>Blue</strong>t Coenagrion<br />
resolutum<br />
Lestes disjunctus Spreadwing<br />
Damselflies<br />
Lestes dryas Spreadwing<br />
Damselflies<br />
lestes odonata<br />
lestes odonata<br />
Pond Damselflies coenagriidae odonata<br />
Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis Pond Damselflies coenagriidae odonata<br />
Sedge Sprite Nehalennia irene Pond Damselflies coenagriidae odonata<br />
Dusky Clubtail Gomphus spicatus Clubtails gomphidae odonata<br />
Racket-tailed<br />
Emerald<br />
Dorocordulia libera Emeralds corduliidae odonata<br />
Comm. Baskettail Epitheca cynosura Emeralds corduliidae odonata<br />
Calico Pennant Celithemis elisa Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Common<br />
Erythemis<br />
Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Pondhawk simplicicollis<br />
Frosted Whiteface Leucorrhinia frigida Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Hudsonian<br />
Whiteface<br />
Dot-tailed<br />
Whiteface<br />
Belted/Redwaisted<br />
Whiteface<br />
Leucorrhinia<br />
hudsonica<br />
Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Leucorrhinia intacta Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Leucorrhinia<br />
proxima<br />
Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Chalk-fronted<br />
Corporal/Skimmer<br />
Pied Skimmer,<br />
Widow Skimmer<br />
Libellula julia Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Libellula luctuosa Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Comm. Whitetail Libellula lydia Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
12-Spottd Skimmer Libellula pulchella Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Four-Spotted<br />
Skimmer<br />
Libellula<br />
quadrimaculata<br />
Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> Dasher Pachydiplax<br />
longipennis<br />
Skimmers libellulidae odonata<br />
Water Strider sp. Gerris sp. Water Striders gerridae hemiptera
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Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Water Scorpion sp. Ranatra sp. Water Scorpions nepidae hemiptera<br />
Water Boatman sp. Water Boatman corixidae hemiptera<br />
Tarnishd Plant Bug Lygus lineolaris miridae hemiptera<br />
Diamond backed<br />
Spittle Bug<br />
Meadow<br />
Spittlebug<br />
Lepyronia<br />
quadrangulans<br />
Spittle Bugs cercopidae hemiptera<br />
Philaenus spumarius Spittle Bugs cercopidae hemiptera<br />
2 species Spittle Bugs cercopidae hemiptera<br />
Okanagana<br />
Canadensis<br />
Cicadas cicadidae hemiptera<br />
Oncopsis variabilis Leafhoppers cicadellidae hemiptera<br />
Draeculacephala zeae Leafhoppers cicadellidae hemiptera<br />
Leafhopper sp. Leafhoppers cicadellidae hemiptera<br />
One-spotted Stink Euschistus<br />
pentatomidae hemiptera<br />
Bug<br />
varioclarus<br />
Two-spotted Stink Cosmopepla<br />
pentatomidae hemiptera<br />
Bug<br />
bimaculata<br />
Stinkbug sp. Banasa dimiata pentatomidae hemiptera<br />
Zelus longipes Assassin Bug reduviidae hemiptera<br />
Aphid sp. Aphids aphididae hemiptera<br />
Soldier Beetle sp. Podabus sp. Soldier Beetles cantharidae coleoptera<br />
Cantharis sp. senso<br />
lato<br />
Flower Longhorn Pseadogaurotina Long-Horned<br />
Beetle<br />
abdominalis<br />
Beetles<br />
Elm Borer Beetle Saperda tridentate Long-Horned<br />
Beetles<br />
Soldier Beetles cantharidae coleoptera<br />
cerambycidae coleoptera<br />
cerambycidae coleoptera<br />
Purple Tiger Beetle Cicindela purpurea Tiger Beetles cicindelidae coleoptera<br />
Six-spotted Tiger<br />
Beetle<br />
Red-blue<br />
Checkered Beetle<br />
Predacious Diving<br />
Beetle<br />
Cicindela sexguttata Tiger Beetles cicindelidae coleoptera<br />
Trichodes nutalli Checkered<br />
Beetles<br />
cleridae coleoptera<br />
Colymbetes sp. dytiscidae coleoptera<br />
Whirligig Beetle sp Dineutes sp. Whirligig Beetles gyrinidae coleoptera<br />
Firefly sp. Photinus sp. Fireflies lampyridae coleoptera<br />
Firefly sp. Lucidota atra Fireflies lampyridae coleoptera<br />
Calopteron<br />
Net-Winged lycidae coleoptera<br />
reticulatum<br />
Beetles<br />
June Beetle Phyllophaga sp. Scarab Beetles scarabaeidae coleoptera<br />
Nicrophorus<br />
orbicollis<br />
Nicrophurus<br />
pustulatus<br />
Carrion Beetles silphidae coleoptera<br />
Carrion Beetles silphidae coleoptera<br />
Sumac Leaf Beetle Blepharida rhois Leaf Beetles chrysomelidae coleoptera
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Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Fifteen-Spotted<br />
Lady Beetle<br />
Anatis labiculata Ladybug Beetles coccinellidae coleoptera<br />
One sp. Flower Weevils curculionidae coleoptera<br />
1 Species phryganeidae trichoptera<br />
2 Species phryganeidae trichoptera<br />
Helcystogramma<br />
fernaldella<br />
Twirler Moths gelechiidae lepidoptera<br />
Viper's Bugloss<br />
Moth<br />
Ethmia bipunctella ethmiidae lepidoptera<br />
Casebearer Moth Coleophora sp. coleophoridae lepidoptera<br />
Coruscana group Epiblema sp. tortricidae lepidoptera<br />
Epiblema sp group Olethreutes sp. tortricidae lepidoptera<br />
Formosana group Phaneta sp. tortricidae lepidoptera<br />
White-spotted<br />
Sable Moth<br />
Anania funebris crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Nymphula ekthlipsis crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Pondside Pyralid Munroessa icciusalis crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Large-spotted<br />
Evergestis<br />
Evergestis<br />
unimacula<br />
crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Splendid Palpita Palpita magniferalis crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Double-banded<br />
Grass Veneer<br />
Crambus agitatellus crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Eastern Grassveneer<br />
Moth<br />
Crambus<br />
laqueatellus<br />
crambidae lepidoptera<br />
Glyptocera<br />
consobrinella<br />
pyralidae lepidoptera<br />
Tetracis crocallata pyralidae lepidoptera<br />
1 Species Plume Moths pterophoridae lepidoptera<br />
Common Gray Anavitrinella<br />
pampinaria<br />
InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Powder Moth Eufidonia sp. InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Pero sp.(?<br />
morrisonaria)<br />
InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Metarranthis sp. InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Pistachio Emerald Hethemia<br />
pistasciaria<br />
InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Leptostales<br />
ferruminaria<br />
InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Eupithecia sp. InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Bad-wing Dyspteris abortivaria InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
Pale Beauty Campaea perlata InchWorm Moths geometridae lepidoptera<br />
White Slant-line Tetracis cachexiata Inch Worm<br />
Moths<br />
E. Tent Caterpillar<br />
Moth (larva)<br />
Malacosoma<br />
americanum<br />
geometridae lepidoptera<br />
lasiocampidae lepidoptera
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Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Forest Tent<br />
Caterpillar (larva)<br />
Malacosoma distria lasiocampidae lepidoptera<br />
Hog Sphinx Darapsa myron sphingidae lepidoptera<br />
Waved Sphinx<br />
Moth<br />
Ceratomia undulosa sphingidae lepidoptera<br />
Io Moth Automeris io Silkworm Moths saturniidae lepidoptera<br />
Polyphemus Moth Antheraea<br />
polyphemus<br />
Silkworm Moths saturniidae lepidoptera<br />
Double-toothed<br />
Prominent<br />
Nerice bidentata notodontidae lepidoptera<br />
Linden Prominent Ellida caniplaga notodontidae lepidoptera<br />
Heterocampa sp. notodontidae lepidoptera<br />
Isabella Tiger Moth<br />
(Woolly Bear)<br />
Yellow Bear Moth<br />
(Virginia Tiger)<br />
Pyrrharctia Isabella arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Spilosoma virginica arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Anna's Tiger Moth Grammia anna arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Hickory Tussock Lophocampa caryae arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Virbia ferruginosa arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Saltmarsh Moth Estigmene acrea arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Pink-legged Tiger<br />
Moth<br />
Spilosoma latipennis arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Fall Webworm Hyphantria cunea arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
Virginia Ctenucha Ctenucha virginica arctiidae lepidoptera<br />
8-Spotted Forester Alypia octomaculata Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Spottd Grass Moth Rivula propinqualis Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Toothed<br />
Somberwing<br />
Zale curema Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Zale horrida Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Euclidea cuspidea Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Zanclognatha sp. Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Lascoria ambigualis Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Marathyssa basalis Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Eyed Baileya Baileya ophthalmica Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Black-dotted<br />
Lithacodia<br />
Maliattha synochitis Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
The Brother Rafia frater Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Ochre Daggr Moth Acronicta morula Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Olive-shaded Bird Tarachidia<br />
Dropping Moth candefacta<br />
Cloaked Marvel Chytonix<br />
palliatricula<br />
Bristly Cutworm<br />
Moth<br />
Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Mythimna oxygala Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Lacinipolia renigera Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> Volume 56, No. 3 Page 93<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Flame-shouldered<br />
Dart<br />
Ochropleura<br />
implecta<br />
Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Xestia dolosa Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Xestia adela Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Corn Earworm<br />
Moth<br />
Helicoverpa acesias Owlet Moths noctuidae lepidoptera<br />
Arctic Skipper Amblyscirtes vialis Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Common Roadside<br />
Skipper<br />
Juvenal’s<br />
Duskywing<br />
Columbine<br />
Duskywing<br />
Carterocephalus<br />
palaemon<br />
Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Erynnis juvenalis Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Erynnis lucilius Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Long Dash Polites mystic Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Peck’s Skipper Polites peckius Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Tawny-Edged<br />
Skipper<br />
Polites themistocles Skippers hesperiidae lepido ptera<br />
Hobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
N. Cloudywing Thorybes pylades Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
European Skipper Thymelicus lineola Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Northern Broken Wallengrenia Skippers hesperiidae lepidoptera<br />
Dash<br />
egeremet<br />
Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes Swallowtails papilionidae lepidoptera<br />
Canadian Tiger<br />
Swallowtail<br />
Papilioglaucus Swallowtails papilionidae lepidoptera<br />
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice Whites/Sulphurs pieridae lepidoptera<br />
Cabbage White Pieris rapae Whites/Sulphurs pieridae lepidoptera<br />
Juniper Hairstreak Callophyrs gryneus Harvesters/Copp<br />
ers/Hairstreaks &<br />
<strong>Blue</strong>s<br />
Silvery <strong>Blue</strong> Glaucopsyche<br />
lygdamus<br />
Harvesters/Copp<br />
ers/Hairstreaks &<br />
<strong>Blue</strong>s<br />
Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus Harvesters/Copp<br />
ers/Hairstreaks &<br />
<strong>Blue</strong>s<br />
Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia Brush-Footed<br />
Butterflies<br />
Viceroy Limentis archippus Brush-Footed<br />
Butterflies<br />
Little Wood Satyr Megisto cymela Brush-Footed<br />
Butterflies<br />
Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocyta Brush-Footed<br />
Butterflies<br />
lycaenidae lepidoptera<br />
lycaenidae lepidoptera<br />
lycaenidae lepidoptera<br />
nymphalidae lepidoptera<br />
nymphalidae lepidoptera<br />
nymphalidae lepidoptera<br />
nymphalidae lepidoptera
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Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.) Order<br />
Question Mark Polygonia<br />
Brush-Footed<br />
interrogationis Butterflies<br />
Eastern Tailed <strong>Blue</strong> Cupido comyntas Brush-Footed<br />
Butterflies<br />
Brown Scoopwing Calledapteryx<br />
dryopterata<br />
nymphalidae lepidoptera<br />
nymphalidae lepidoptera<br />
uraniidae lepidoptera<br />
1 species Anthomyiid Flies anthomyiidae diptera<br />
1 species Robber Flies asilidae diptera<br />
Dioctria baumhauer Robber Flies asilidae diptera<br />
Mosquito sp Mosquitoes culicidae diptera<br />
Rhamphomyia<br />
longicauda<br />
Dance Flies empididae diptera<br />
(one species) Muscid Flies muscidae diptera<br />
Flesh Fly species Sarcophaga sp. Flesh Flies sarcophagidae diptera<br />
. Sciomyza sp Marsh Flies sciomyzidae diptera<br />
Hover Fly (1 sp.) Hover Flies syrphidae diptera<br />
Deer Fly Chrysops sp. tabanidae diptera<br />
Chrysops excitans tabanidae diptera<br />
Horsefly species Tabanus sp.s tabanidae diptera<br />
Gymnoclytia<br />
occudua<br />
Parasitic Flies tachinidae diptera<br />
Parasitic Fly (2 sp.) Parasitic Flies tachinidae diptera<br />
Crane Fly (2 sp.) Tipula sp. Crane Flies tipulidae diptera<br />
Black Carpenter Camponotus Ants formicidae hymenoptera<br />
Ant<br />
pennsylvanicus<br />
Ant sp. (1 species) Ants formicidae hymenoptera<br />
Theronia hilaris Ichneumon Flies ichneumonidae hymenoptera<br />
Paper Wasp Polistes sp. Vespid Wasps vespidae hymenoptera<br />
Sweat Bees Lasioglossum sp. Halictid Bees halictidae hymenoptera<br />
Green Bee sp. Halictid Bees halictidae hymenoptera<br />
Bumblebee Bombus sp. Bumblebees apidae hymenoptera<br />
Bioblitz Balsam Ragwort<br />
photo by Paul Mackenzie
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> Volume 56, No. 3 Page 95<br />
Vascular Plants by Barry Robinson<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Horsetail, Field Equisetum arv ense horsetail equisitaceae<br />
Horsetail, Water Equisetum fluviatile horsetail equisitaceae<br />
Spleenwort, Ebony Asplenium, platyneuron spleenwort aspleniaceae<br />
Fern, E. Hay-scented Dennstaedtia punctilobula bracken fern dennstaedtiaceae<br />
Wood Fern, Marginal Dryopteris marginalis wood fern dryopteridaceae<br />
Fern, Ostrich Matteuccia struthiopteris wood fern dryopteridaceae<br />
Polypody, Common Polypodium virginianum true fern polypodiaceae<br />
Fern, Sensitive Onoclea sensibilis maidenhair fern pteridaceae<br />
Tamarack Larix laricina pine pinaceae<br />
Spruce, Norway* Picea abies pine pinaceae<br />
Spruce, White Picea glauca pine pinaceae<br />
Pine, Jack Pinus banksiana pine pinaceae<br />
Pine, Red Pinus resinosa pine pinaceae<br />
Pine, Eastern White Pinus strobus pine pinaceae<br />
Juniper, Common Juniperus communis cypress cupressaceae<br />
Cedar, Eastern Red Juniperus virginiana cypress cupressaceae<br />
Cedar, Eastern White Thuja occidentalis cypress cupressaceae<br />
Cattail, Narrow-leaved Typha angustifolia cattail typhaceae<br />
Cattail, Broad-leaf Typha latifolia cattail typhaceae<br />
Pondweed, Sago Potamogeton pectinatus pondweed potamogetonaceae<br />
Pondweed, Slender Potamogeton pusilus pondweed potamogetonaceae<br />
Water Plantain, South. Alisma subcordatum water plantain alismataceae<br />
Arrowhead, Grass-leavd Sagittaria graminea water plantain alismataceae<br />
Arrowhead, Broadleaf Sagittaria latifolia water plantain alismataceae<br />
Arrowhead, Sessile-frut d Sagittaria rigida water plantain alismataceae<br />
Frog's-bit, European Hydrocharis morsus-ranae* frog's bit hydrocharitaceae<br />
Bentgrass, Creeping Agrostis stolonifera grass poaceae<br />
Brome, Awnless Bromus inermis ssp. Inermis grass poaceae<br />
Canada <strong>Blue</strong>joint Calamagrostis canadensis grass poaceae<br />
Grass, Orchard Dactylis glomerata grass poaceae<br />
Fescue, Meadow Festuca pratensis* grass poaceae<br />
Manna-grass, Fowl Glyceria striata var striata grass poaceae<br />
Grass, Reed Canary Phalaris arundinacea grass poaceae<br />
Timothy, Meadow Phleum pratense* grass poaceae<br />
<strong>Blue</strong>grass, Kentucky Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis grass poaceae<br />
Sedge, Shining Bladder Carex intumescens sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Slender Carex lasiocarpa sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge Carex normalis sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Pennsylvania Carex pensylvanica sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Rosy Carex rosea sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Pointed Broom Carex scoparia sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Sprengel's Carex sprengelii sedge cyperacae
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Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Sedge, Stalk-grain Carex stipata sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Tussock Carex stricta sedge cyperacae<br />
Sedge, Fox Carex vulpinoidea sedge cyperacae<br />
Cotton-grass, Sheathed Eirphorum callitrix sedge cyperacae<br />
Jack in the Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum arum araceae<br />
Duckweed, Lesser Lemna minor duckweed lemnaceae<br />
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata pickerel-weed pontederiacea<br />
Rush, Soft Juncus effusus rush juncacae<br />
Rush, Path Juncus tenuis rush juncacae<br />
Chive<br />
Allium schoenoprasum var<br />
schoe lily liliaceae<br />
Trout Lily Erythronium americanum lily liliaceae<br />
Lily of the Valley, Wild Maianthemum canadense lily liliaceae<br />
Solomon's Seal, Starry<br />
False Maianthemum racemosum lily liliaceae<br />
Solomon's Seal,<br />
Starflower False Maianthemum stellatum lily liliaceae<br />
Solomon's Seal, Downy Polygonatum pubescens lily liliaceae<br />
Twisted-stalk, Rose Strepopus roseus lily liliaceae<br />
Trillium, Red Trillium erectum lily liliaceae<br />
Trillium, White Trillium grandiflorum lily liliaceae<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> Flag, Larger Iris versicolor iris iridaceae<br />
<strong>Blue</strong>-eyed Grass, Comm Sisyrinchium montanum iris iridaceae<br />
Helleborine , Eastern Epipactus helleborine* orchid orchidaceae<br />
Poplar, White Populus alba willow salicaceae<br />
Poplar, Balsam Populus balsamifera willow salicaceae<br />
Cottonwood, Eastern<br />
Populus deltoides ssp.<br />
deltoides willow salicaceae<br />
Aspen, Large-tooth Populus grandidentata willow salicaceae<br />
Aspen, Trembling Populus tremuloides willow salicaceae<br />
Pussywillow Salix discolor willow salicaceae<br />
Willow, Meadow Salix petiolaris willow salicaceae<br />
Sweetgale Myrica gale bayberry myricaceae<br />
Hickory, Bitternut Carya cordiformis walnut juglandaceae<br />
Hickory, Shagbark Carya ovata walnut juglandaceae<br />
Butternut Juglans cinerea walnut juglandaceae<br />
Alder, Speckled Alnus incana birch betulaceae<br />
Birch, Paper Betula papyrifera birch betulaceae<br />
Beech, <strong>Blue</strong> Carpinus caroliniana birch betulaceae<br />
Hop Hornbeam, Eastern Ostry a virginiana birch betulaceae<br />
Oak, White Quercus alba beech fagaceae<br />
Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa beech fagaceae<br />
Oak, Red Quercus rubra beech fagaceae<br />
Elm, American Ulmus americana elm ulmaceae<br />
Elm, Slippery Ulmus rubra elm ulmaceae
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> Volume 56, No. 3 Page 97<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Hops, Common Humulus lupulus* hemp canabaceae<br />
Nettle, Stinging Urtica dioica ssp.gracilis* nettle urticaceae<br />
Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellata sandalwood santalaceae<br />
Dock, Curled Rumex crispus* knotweed polygonaceae<br />
Sandwort, Thyme-leavd Arenaria serpyllifolia* pink caryophyllaceae<br />
Chickweed, Mouse-eard Cerastium fontanum* pink caryophyllaceae<br />
Lychnis, Evening Silene latifolia pink caryophyllaceae<br />
Campion, Bladder Silene vulgaris* pink caryophyllaceae<br />
Stitchwort, Lesser Stellaria graminea* pink caryophyllaceae<br />
Water Lily, Yellow Nuphar variegata water lily nymphaceae<br />
Hepatica, Round-leaved Anemone americana buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Anemone, Canada Anemone canadensis buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Columbine, Wild Aquilegia canadensis buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Buttercup, Kidney-leavd Ranunculus abortivus buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Buttercup, Tall Ranunculus acris* buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Buttercup, Early Ranunculus fascicularis buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Meadow Rue, Early Thalictrum dioicum buttercup ranunculaceae<br />
Celandine, Greater Chelidonium majus poppy papaveraceae<br />
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis poppy papaveraceae<br />
Corydalis, Golden Corydalis aurea fumatory fumariaceae<br />
Mustard, Tower Arabis glabra mustard cruciferae<br />
Yellow Rocket Barbarea vulgaris* mustard cruciferae<br />
Mustard, Wormseed Erysimum chieranthoides* mustard cruciferae<br />
Dame's Rocket Hesperis matronalis* mustard cruciferae<br />
Peppergrass, Field Lepidium campestre* mustard cruciferae<br />
Pennycress, Field Thlapsi arvense* mustard cruciferae<br />
Early Saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis saxifrage saxifragaceae<br />
Black Currant, Wild Ribes americanum gooseberry grossulariaceae<br />
Gooseberry, Prickly Ribes cynosbati gooseberry grossulariaceae<br />
Black Currant, Bristly Ribes lacustre gooseberry grossulariaceae<br />
Currant, Bristly Black Ribes lacustre gooseberry grossulariaceae<br />
Agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala rose rosaceae<br />
Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier arborea rose rosaceae<br />
Chokeberry, Black Aronia melanocarpa rose rosaceae<br />
Strawberry, Wood Fragaria vesca rose rosaceae<br />
Strawberry Wild Fragaria virginiana rose rosaceae<br />
Avens, White Geum canadense rose rosaceae<br />
Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum rose rosaceae<br />
Apple Malus pumila* rose rosaceae<br />
Cinquefoil, Silvery Potentilla argentea* rose rosaceae<br />
Cinquefoil, Tall Potentilla arguta rose rosaceae<br />
Cinquefoil, Ashy Potentilla inclinata rose rosaceae<br />
Cinquefoil, Rough Potentilla norvegica rose rosaceae<br />
Cinquefoil, Sulphur Potentilla recta* rose rosaceae
Page 98 September 2009<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Cinquefoil, Common Potentilla simplex rose rosaceae<br />
Plum, Canada Prunus nigra rose rosaceae<br />
Cherry, Black Prunus serotina rose rosaceae<br />
Cherry, Choke Prunus virginiana rose rosaceae<br />
Rose, Smooth Rosa blanda rose rosaceae<br />
Raspberry, Red<br />
Rubus idaeus ssp.<br />
melanolasius rose rosaceae<br />
Raspberry, Black Rubus occidentalis rose rosaceae<br />
Ragwort, Balsam Senecio pauperculus rose rosaceae<br />
Meadowsweet, Narrowleaved<br />
Spiraea alba rose rosaceae<br />
Barren Strawberry Waldsteinia fragaroides rose rosaceae<br />
Trefoil, Birdsfoot Lotus corniculatus* pea leguminosae<br />
Black Medick Medicago lupulina* pea leguminosae<br />
Alfalfa Medicago sativa* pea leguminosae<br />
Clover, Yellow Sweet Melilotus officinalis* pea leguminosae<br />
Locust, Black Robinia pseudo -acacia pea leguminosae<br />
Clover, Hop Trifolium agrarium* pea leguminosae<br />
Clover, Alsike Trifolium hybridum* pea leguminosae<br />
Clover, Red Trifolium pratense* pea leguminosae<br />
Clover, White Trifolium repens* pea leguminosae<br />
Vetch, Tufted Vicia cracca* pea leguminosae<br />
Vetch, Slender Vicia tetrasperma* pea leguminosae<br />
Wood Sorrel, Yellow Oxalis stricta wood sorrel oxalidaceae<br />
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum* geranium geraniaceae<br />
Prickly Ash, Northern Zanthoxylum americanum rue rutaceae<br />
Sumac, Fragrant Rhus aromatica cashew anacardiaceae<br />
Sumac, Smooth Rhus glabra cashew anacardiaceae<br />
Sumac, Staghorn Rhus typhina<br />
Toxicodendron radicans ssp.<br />
cashew anacardiaceae<br />
Poison Ivy<br />
Negundo cashew anacardiaceae<br />
Bittersweet, Climbing Celastrus scandens staff tree celastraceae<br />
Maple, Manitoba Acer negundo maple aceraceae<br />
Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum maple aceraceae<br />
Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum maple aceraceae<br />
Jewelweed, Spotted Impatiens ca pensis touch-me-not balsaminaceae<br />
Buckthorn, Common Rhamnus cathartica buckthorn rhamnaceae<br />
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus inserta grape vitaceae<br />
Grape, Riverbank Vitis riparia grape vitaceae<br />
Basswood, American Tilia americana linden tiliaceae<br />
Marshmallow Althea officinalis* mallow malvaceae<br />
St. John'swort, Common Hypericum perforatum St. Johnswort guttiferae<br />
St. Johnswort, Spotted Hypericum punctatum St. Johnswort guttiferae<br />
Violet, Canada Viola canadensis violet violaceae<br />
Violet, Northern Marsh viola epipsila violet violaceae
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> Volume 56, No. 3 Page 99<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Loosestrife, Purple Lythrium salicaria* loosestrife lythraceae<br />
Enchanter's Nightshade<br />
Circaea lutetiana ssp.<br />
canadensis<br />
evening<br />
primrose onagraceae<br />
Sarsaparilla, Wild Aralia nudicaulis ginseng araliaceae<br />
Goutweed Aegopodium podagraria carrot umbelliferae<br />
Hemlock, Bulb-bearing<br />
Water Cicuta bulbifera carrot umbelliferae<br />
Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota* carrot umbelliferae<br />
Parsnip, Cow Heracleum lanatum carrot umbelliferae<br />
Aniseroot Osmorhiza longistylis carrot umbelliferae<br />
Parsnip, Wild Pastinaca sativa* carrot umbelliferae<br />
Snakeroot, Black Sanicula marilandica carrot umbelliferae<br />
Water Parsnip Sium suave carrot umbelliferae<br />
Dogwood, Silky Cornus amomum dogwood cornaceae<br />
Dogwood, Gray Cornus racemosa dogwood cornaceae<br />
Dogwood, Round-leavd Cornus rugosa dogwood cornaceae<br />
Dogwood, Red Osier Cornus stolonifera dogwood cornaceae<br />
Loosestrife, Tufted Lysimachia thyrsiflora primrose primulaceae<br />
Ash, White Fraxinus americana olive oleaceae<br />
Ash, Black Fraxinus nigra olive oleaceae<br />
Ash, Red Fraxinus pennsylvanica olive oleaceae<br />
Lilac Syringia vulgaris* olive oleaceae<br />
Dogbane, Spreading<br />
Apocynum<br />
androsaemifolium dogbane apocynaceae<br />
Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum dogbane apocynaceae<br />
Milkweed, Swamp Asclepias incarnata milkweed asclepiadaceae<br />
Milkweed, Common Asclepias syriaca milkweed asclepiadaceae<br />
Swalowwort, European Cynanchum rossicum* milkweed asclepiadaceae<br />
Swallowwort, White Cynanchum vincetoxicum milkweed asclepiadaceae<br />
Bindweed, Upright<br />
Calystegia spithamaeus ssp.<br />
spithamaeus morning-glory convolvulaceae<br />
Phlox, <strong>Blue</strong> Phlox divaricata phlox polemoniaceae<br />
Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum officinale* borage boraginaceae<br />
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare* borage boraginaceae<br />
Gromwell, European Lithospermum officinale* borage boraginaceae<br />
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea* mint labiatae<br />
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca* mint labiatae<br />
Water Horehound Lycopus americanus mint labiatae<br />
Bergamot, Wild Monarda fistulosa mint labiatae<br />
Catnip Nepeta cataria* mint labiatae<br />
Heal-all Prunella vulgaris mint labiatae<br />
Basil, Wild Satureja vulgaris mint labiatae<br />
Skullcap, Common Scutellaria galericulata mint labiatae<br />
Hedge Nettle, Marsh Stachys palustris mint labiatae<br />
Nightshade, Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara* nightshade solanaceae
Page 100 September 2009<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris* figwort scrophulariaceae<br />
Lousewort, Early Wood Pedicularis canadensis figwort scrophulariaceae<br />
Beardtongue, Hairy Penstemon hirsutus figwort scrophulariaceae<br />
Mullein, Common Verbascum thapsus* figwort scrophulariaceae<br />
Bladderwort, Greater Utricularia vulgaris bladderwort lentibularacea<br />
Plantain, Common Plantago major* plantain plantaginaceae<br />
Cleavers Galium aparine madder rubiaceae<br />
Bedstraw, Rough Galium asprellum madder rubiaceae<br />
Licorice, Wild Galium circaezans madder rubiaceae<br />
Madder, Wild Galium mollugo* madder rubiaceae<br />
Bedstraw, Marsh Galium palustre madder rubiaceae<br />
Bedstraw, Small Galium trifidum* madder rubiaceae<br />
Bedstraw, Fragrant Galium triflorum madder rubiaceae<br />
Honeysuckle, Bush Diervilla lonicera honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Honeysuckle, Fly Lonicera canadensis honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Honeysuckle, Hairy Lonicera hirsuta honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Honeysuckle, Tartarian Lonicera tatarica* honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Elderberry, Common<br />
Sambucus nigra ssp.<br />
canadensis honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Elder, Red-berried Sambucus racemosa honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Horse Gentian, Orangefruited<br />
Triosteum aurantiacum honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Tinker's Weed, Perfoliate Triosteum perfoliatum honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Viburnum, Maple-leavd Viburnum acerifolium honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Arrowwood, Downy Viburnum rafinesquianum honeysuckle caprifoliaceae<br />
Bellflower, Creeping Campanula rapunculoides* harebell campanulaceae<br />
Common Yarrow<br />
Achillea millefolium ssp.<br />
millefo aster compositae<br />
Ragweed, Common Ambrosia artemisiifolia aster compositae<br />
Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea aster compositae<br />
Pussytoes, Field Antennaria neglecta aster compositae<br />
Burdock, Common Arctium minus ssp. minus* aster compositae<br />
Aster, Heart-leaved Aster cordifolius aster compositae<br />
Aster, New England Aster novae-angliae aster compositae<br />
Aster, Panicled Aster simplex aster compositae<br />
Thistle, Plumeless Carduus acanthoides aster compositae<br />
Thistle, Field Cirsium discolor aster compositae<br />
Fleabane, Daisy Erigeron annuus aster compositae<br />
Fleabane, Common Erigeron philadelphicus aster compositae<br />
Aster, Large-leaved Eurybia macrophylla aster compositae<br />
Hawkweed, Orange Hieracium aurantiacum* aster compositae<br />
Hawkweed, Field Hieracium caespitosum* aster compositae<br />
Hawkweed, Mouse-eard Hieracium pilosella* aster compositae<br />
Hawkweed, Tall/Smooth Hieracium piloselloides* aster compositae
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Common Name Scientific Name Family (Comm.) Family (Sci.)<br />
Daisy, Oxeye Leucanthemum vulgare* aster compositae<br />
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia serotina aster compositae<br />
Goldenrod, Tall Solidago altissima aster compositae<br />
Goldenrod, Canada<br />
Solidago canadensis var.<br />
canadensis aster compositae<br />
Goldenrod, Zigzag Solidago flexicaulis aster compositae<br />
Goldenrod, Late Solidago gigantea aster compositae<br />
Goldenrod, Early Solidago juncea aster compositae<br />
Tansy, Common Tanasetum vulgare aster compositae<br />
Dandelion, Common Taraxacum officinale* aster compositae<br />
Goat's Beard, Fistulous Tragopogon dubius * aster compositae<br />
Goat's Beard, Meadow Tragopogon pratensis* aster compositae<br />
Non-Vascular Plants and Fungi by Anne Robertson<br />
Bacteria<br />
Crown Gall Agrobacterium tumefaciens<br />
Non-Vascular Plants<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family (comm.) Family (scientific)<br />
Phylum Chlorophyta , Class Chlorophyceae Green Algae<br />
Pediastrum sp. Hydrodictyaceae<br />
Spirogyra sp. Zygnemataceae<br />
Microspora sp.? Microsporoceae<br />
Stonewort Chara sp. Characeae<br />
Phylum Bryophyta, Class Bryopsida<br />
Plagiomnium<br />
ellipticum<br />
Phylum Bryophyta, Class Sphagnopsida<br />
Mniaceae<br />
Peat Moss Sphagnum sp. Sphagnaceae<br />
Fungi<br />
Fungi are classified somewhat differently and the classification is constantly changing,<br />
so the true fungi are presented in alphab etical order of scientific name.<br />
True Fungi<br />
Apiospora morbosa (Black Knot)<br />
Calvatia excipuliformis (Pestle-shaped<br />
Puffball)<br />
Climacodon septentrionale (Shelving Tooth)<br />
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae<br />
(Cedar-Apple Rust)<br />
Hemitrichia sp. (Slime Mould)<br />
Inonatus obliquus (Clinker Polypore)<br />
Lactarius deliciosus (Delicious Lactarius)<br />
Morchella esculenta (Yellow Morel)<br />
Polyporus squamosus (Dryads Saddle)<br />
Puccinia coronata (Buckthorn Crown Rust)<br />
Sircoccus clavignenti-juglandaccarum<br />
(Butternut Canker)<br />
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail)<br />
Lichens<br />
Cladina Sp. (Reindeer moss)<br />
Peltigera po nojensis (Pale-bellied Dog-lichen)
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Diane Lawrence Wins Richards Education Award<br />
Anne Robertson<br />
We are delighted that Diane Lawrence<br />
has won a well-deserved award from<br />
Ontario Nature, presented to her on<br />
June 13, during at this year’s BioBlitz.<br />
The Richards Education award is<br />
presented to an individual who has<br />
succeeded in helping people understand<br />
the natural world and become<br />
enthusiastic supporters of conservation<br />
and environmental protection.<br />
Anne Robertson presents Richards<br />
Education Award to Diane Lawrence.<br />
Photo by Gaye Beckwith<br />
Diane has been a volunteer coordinator<br />
for the KFN youth program for 28 years.<br />
She is extremely inspiring, her<br />
enthusiasm is contagious, and her<br />
reliable nature and long term<br />
commitment are exemplary. Diane helps<br />
with both the Junior and Teen<br />
naturalists. The junior program consists<br />
of about fifty 6 to 12 year olds, who<br />
meet twice monthly indoors, and once a<br />
month in the field. We have ten to<br />
fifteen Teen naturalists, who meet once<br />
a month in the field.<br />
Diane has a wonderful ability to keep<br />
students focused, and to maintain a<br />
pleasant and instructive atmosphere<br />
throughout the meetings. She plans<br />
activities which emphasize hands-on<br />
experiences, such as tagging Monarch<br />
butterflies and studying bird skins.<br />
These activities are instructive and<br />
enjoyable, both for the young naturalists<br />
and for the university students who<br />
help as junior leaders, many of whom<br />
have limited previous experience in the<br />
natural environment.<br />
The activities developed by Diane are<br />
also used in her teaching at Queen’s<br />
University Faculty of Education, and are<br />
carried by her students across Ontario<br />
and beyond. Our youth programs have<br />
been running continuously since 1972<br />
and their continued success would not<br />
have been possible without Diane’s<br />
contributions. It has been a pleasure to<br />
work with Diane, and to see how she<br />
has helped many young people grow up<br />
to become dedicated naturalists and<br />
professional biologists.
The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> Volume 56, No. 3 Page 103<br />
This column is about snakes. You know,<br />
the foul and loathsome in the animal<br />
kingdom. I will be up front about that,<br />
for the benefit of the lady who stood<br />
beside me in the Picton Gazette office a<br />
few weeks ago, and told the receptionist<br />
across the counter that the newspaper<br />
was excellent, but there were far too<br />
many snakes in one issue. As I recall,<br />
that was the issue which featured,<br />
among other things, a local conservation<br />
day camp and its visit from a<br />
herpetologist who captivated the young<br />
audience with the less-appreciated<br />
among our wildlife.<br />
Why some people recoil whenever a live<br />
snake (or a photo of one!) appears has<br />
always mystified me. They are no more<br />
revolting than slugs, worms, maggots,<br />
salamanders, or the high school student<br />
some years back who yelled an<br />
expletive in my ear as she shouted to a<br />
classmate across Picton's Main Street.<br />
Except for the latter, all are part of the<br />
wildlife makeup in this world that form<br />
an important link in the natural scheme<br />
of things, and keep this world purring<br />
along. They belong, as surely as do bats,<br />
mosquitoes, bees, skunks and a host of<br />
others who haven't yet managed to<br />
endear themselves to all of us.<br />
The late herpetologist, Tom Huff, with<br />
his gentle, soothing voice and ways<br />
changed many a person's attitude about<br />
snakes, and dispelled numerous myths<br />
about them through touch and<br />
Shunned by Some, Loved by Others<br />
Terry Sprague<br />
interpretation. He, couldn't understand<br />
the fear of snakes some persons have,<br />
but accepted it, as long as they didn't<br />
hurl a stone at them, and understood<br />
their place in nature.<br />
Their fear, he believed, was handed<br />
down, for he could not explain it any<br />
other way. The mother screams, the<br />
child instinctively screams, and the<br />
child goes through life with a fear that<br />
has been imprinted. If kids escape this<br />
misdirected imprinting, they eventually<br />
discover snakes by themselves, and<br />
learn on their own that these cold<br />
blooded animals are pretty cool.<br />
Through Tom's involvement with the<br />
defunct Reptile Breeding Foundation at<br />
Cherry Valley, and later, his work at the<br />
Cataraqui Region Conservation<br />
Authority, he dispelled many a fear<br />
during his short time with us.<br />
There were no kids in the group I<br />
ushered around Jones Falls, north of<br />
Kingston, a few weeks ago as we<br />
explored the history of the area, prior to<br />
an interpretive kayak paddle to<br />
Chaffey's Lock. However, there were no<br />
screams either as I picked up a feisty<br />
smooth green snake, and held it in my<br />
hands for all to see. They were<br />
fascinated, not so much by my ability to<br />
comfortably hold the creature, but more<br />
by the outstanding colour on this tiny<br />
specimen. It was a soft, emerald green,<br />
and it was amazing that I found it at all
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given the rich, green vegetation along<br />
the path where it turned up.<br />
Green snakes lay eggs, like so many<br />
other reptiles and amphibians, but<br />
unlike water snakes and garter snakes<br />
that are viviparous - bear live young.<br />
They do not start out green, but rather<br />
grey or even blue, which explains the<br />
excitement of a Madoc resident some<br />
years ago, when he was certain he had<br />
found a blue racer, normally confined to<br />
Pelee Island, in southwestern Ontario.<br />
Once green snakes settle on green, they<br />
stay that way, even after death<br />
apparently, as evidenced by several I<br />
have found dead along roadsides over<br />
the years, victims of cars.<br />
Despite their small size, green snakes<br />
have the same weaponry as larger<br />
counterparts - chemical welfare, and<br />
they're not afraid to use it. The tiny<br />
individual I handled wasted no time in<br />
bathing my hands with its obnoxious<br />
odour, faint compared to that of garter<br />
and milk snakes, but nonetheless,<br />
powerful. Later that day, the odour was<br />
still evident, even after repeated<br />
scrubbings with hand sanitizer I carry<br />
for such occasions.<br />
Through the years, I have become quite<br />
comfortable handling and being around<br />
snakes. One of my fondest recollections<br />
is the day a small child at Sandbanks<br />
delivered to me the largest garter snake<br />
I had ever seen. Because it was closing<br />
time at the Visitor Centre where I<br />
worked, I lowered the huge snake into a<br />
spare terrarium we had on display. Next<br />
morning, the reason for the snake's size<br />
became apparent. The bottom of the<br />
terrarium was a seething mass of 80+<br />
miniature garter snakes, almost surely a<br />
record for a female snake of any species.<br />
Just a snake in the grass - a garter<br />
snake. Photo by Terry Sprague<br />
I have always been a bit leery of water<br />
snakes though, after being rather<br />
aggressively bitten by a northern water<br />
snake as a young lad when I<br />
inadvertently stepped on one while in<br />
swimming, not so much by the memory<br />
of that day, but due to the infection their<br />
bite can cause, from their diet of carrion.<br />
Still, five years ago, while leading tours<br />
to Main Duck Island where water<br />
snakes still abound as their own little<br />
disjunct population, I would willingly<br />
lead the interested to their whereabouts,<br />
and conversely, the uninterested far<br />
away.<br />
Terry Sprague is a naturalist, free-lance<br />
writer and KFN member who lives in<br />
Prince Edward County. See his website<br />
at www.naturestuff.net
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Odonate Sightings April 1 to August 31 2009<br />
Kurt Hennige<br />
This report includes records in the<br />
Kingston Checklist area and Charleston<br />
Lake & Menzel Provincial Parks. Cool<br />
weather delayed the appearance of<br />
many species by one to two weeks, and<br />
numbers for some common species were<br />
lower than in past years.<br />
A new species was added to the<br />
Checklist when 3 Brush -tipped Emerald<br />
were seen along Roblin Road, 3km east<br />
of the Menzel Gate. This species was<br />
also seen in at least three more locations<br />
just outside the Kingston Checklist area<br />
and at least 15 were seen at Menzel.<br />
The list includes several species of<br />
sought-after Emeralds in the group<br />
Somatochlora including Kennedy’s,<br />
Williamson’s and Brush-tipped<br />
Emerald. All were found at Menzel<br />
Centennial Provincial Park.<br />
Williamson’s Emerald by Kurt Hennige<br />
Even more surprising was the discovery<br />
of 1 male and several female Ebony<br />
Boghaunters, our smallest Emerald, also<br />
at Menzel Centennial. It‘s rare anywhere<br />
in Ontario; even records in Algonquin<br />
Park are few and scattered.<br />
Bog Haunter by Murray Seymour<br />
Other highlights include the second<br />
record of Saffron winged Meadowhawk,<br />
our third and fourth records of Swamp<br />
Darner, also on Charleston Lake, 3km<br />
from the 2007 location, a new<br />
population of Rainbow <strong>Blue</strong>t along<br />
Millhaven Creek, and 3 records of the<br />
rare Harlequin Darner.<br />
Contributors: M. Burrell, D. Bree, Mark<br />
Conboy, K. Hennige, V. P. Mackenzie,<br />
John Poland, J. Seus, C. & M. Seymour.
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First Sightings 2009<br />
Date Latin Name Species Location<br />
4/26/2009 Anax junius Common Green Darner Menzel & Bayview Bog<br />
5/4/2009 Tetragoneuria canis Beaverpond Baskettail Third Depot Lake Rd<br />
5/4/2009 Leucorrhinia hudsonica Hudsonian Whiteface Third Depot Lake Rd<br />
5/12/2009 Ischnura verticalis Eastern Forktail Brady Rd near Newburgh<br />
5/13/2009 Cordulia shurtleffi American Emerald Charleston Lake Prov Pk<br />
5/13/2009 Chromagrion conditum Aurora Damsel Chrlston L Pr Pk Quiddity Trlhd<br />
5/13/2009 Ladona julia Chalk-fronted Corporal Charleston Lake Prov Pk<br />
5/13/2009 Leucorrhinia intacta Dot-tailed Whiteface Charleston Lake Prov Pk<br />
5/13/2009 Epitheca spinigera Spiny Baskettail Charleston Lake Prov Pk<br />
5/15/2009 Basiaeschna janata Springtime Darner Charleston Lake north shore<br />
5/18/2009 Enallagma boreale Boreal <strong>Blue</strong>t Bullen Rd<br />
5/18/2009 Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Skimmer Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L.<br />
5/18/2009 Enallagma cyathigerum Northern <strong>Blue</strong>t Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L.<br />
5/19/2009 Gomphaeschna furcillata Harlequin Darner Charleston Lake Prov Pk<br />
5/19/2009 Dorocordulia libera Racket-tailed Emerald Gananoque Conserv Area<br />
5/22/2009 Tetragoneuria cynosura Common Baskettail Tr off Opin Rd 1k E of Rock L Rd<br />
5/22/2009 Calopteryx maculata Ebony Jewelwing Millhaven Cr 581 County Rd #4<br />
5/22/2009 Didymops transversa Stream Cruiser Tr off Opin Rd 1k E of Rock L Rd<br />
5/23/2009 Leucorrhinia proxima Belted Whiteface Third Depot Lake Rd<br />
5/24/2009 Gomphus spicatus Dusky Clubtail QUBS Pangman Trail<br />
5/24/2009 Ischnura posita Fragile Forktail Collin's Creek<br />
5/26/2009 Williamsonia fletcheri Ebony Boghaunter Menzel Nature Reserve<br />
5/30/2009 Plathemis lydia Common Whitetail Frontenac Prov Pk<br />
5/30/2009 Arigomphus furcifer Lilypad Clubtail Frontenac Prov Pk<br />
5/30/2009 Lestes disjunctus Northern Spreadwing Frontenac Prov Pk<br />
unknown Lestes eurinus Ambr-wngd Spreadwing QUBS<br />
5/30/2009 Nehalennia irene Sedge Sprite Frontenac Prov Park<br />
6/2/2009 Coenagrion resolutum Taiga <strong>Blue</strong>t Portland Cons Area<br />
6/12/2009 Lestes dryas Emerald Spreadwing KFN Bioblitz Camden East<br />
6/13/2009 Celithemis elisa Calico Pennant KFN Bioblitz Camden East<br />
6/14/2009 Erythemis simplicicollis Common Pondhawk Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L<br />
6/15/2009 Gomphus exilis Lancet Clubtail Cat Tr Opin Rd to Maple Leaf Rd<br />
6/15/2009 Enallagma ebrium Marsh <strong>Blue</strong>t Cat Tr Opin Rd to Maple Leaf Rd<br />
6/15/2009 Libellula luctuosa Pied Skimmer Cat Tr Opin Rd to Maple Leaf Rd<br />
unknown Arigomphus cornutus Horned Clubtail QUBS<br />
6/15/2009 Epitheca princeps Prince Baskettail Cat Tr Opin Rd to Maple Leaf Rd<br />
6/15/2009 Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer Cat Tr Opin Rd to Maple Leaf Rd<br />
6/17/2009 Pachydiplax longipennis <strong>Blue</strong> Dasher KFN- Helen Quilliam Sanctuary<br />
6/17/2009 Nannothemis bella Elfin Skimmer KFN- Helen Quilliam Sanctuary<br />
6/17/2009 Leucorrhinia frigida Frosted Whiteface KFN- Helen Quilliam Sanctuary
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Date Latin Name Species Location<br />
6/17/2009 Enallagma hageni Hagen's <strong>Blue</strong>t Third Depot Lake Rd<br />
6/17/2009 Libellula incesta Slaty Skimmer KFN- Helen Quilliam Sanctuary<br />
6/17/2009 Nehalennia gracillis Sphagnum Sprite KFN- Helen Quilliam Sanctuary<br />
6/22/2009 Aeshna canadensis Canada Darner Frontenac Prov Pk<br />
6/22/2009 Hagenius brevistylus Dragonhunter Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L<br />
6/22/2009 Enallagma vesperum Vesper <strong>Blue</strong>t Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L<br />
6/24/2009 Celithemis eponina Halloween Pennant Rideau Trail off Opinicon Rd<br />
6/24/2009 Argia moesta Powdered Dancer Rideau Trail off Opinicon Rd<br />
6/24/2009 Enallagma exsulans Stream <strong>Blue</strong>t QUBS Pangman Trail<br />
6/24/2009 Enallagma signatum Orenge <strong>Blue</strong>t Charleston L Prov Pk Boatramp<br />
6/25/2009 Somatochlora walshi Brush-tipped Emerald Menzel Nature Reserve<br />
6/25/2009 Calopteryx aequabilis River Jewelwing Salmon River Forest Mills<br />
6/26/2009 Macromia illinoiensis Swift River Cruiser Salmon River Forest Mills<br />
6/27/2009 Argia fumipennis violacea Violet Dancer Collins Creek N of Taylor -Kidd<br />
6/28/2009 Cordulegaster obliqua Arrowhead Spiketail Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L<br />
6/28/2009 Sympetrum obtrusum Wht-face Meadowhawk KFN Helen Quilliam Sanctuary<br />
7/7/2009 Dromogomphus spinosus Blk-shouldered Spinyleg Salmon River Forest Mills<br />
7/7/2009 Stylogomphus albistylus Eastern Least Clubtail Salmon River Forest Mills<br />
7/7/2009 Somatochlora kennedyi Kennedy's Emerald Menzel Nature Reserve<br />
7/7/2009 Lestes unguiculatus Lyre-tipped Spreadwing N of Newburgh NCC Sheck site<br />
7/7/2009 Enallagma antennatum Rainbow <strong>Blue</strong>t Salmon River Forest Mills<br />
7/9/2009 Sympetrum semicinctum Bnd-wngd MeadowhawkMenzel Nature Reserve<br />
7/9/2009 Somatochlora willamsoni Williamson's Emerald Menzel Nature Reserve<br />
7/15/2009 Enallagma civile Familiar <strong>Blue</strong>t Kingston Waterfront<br />
7/19/2009 Aeshna tuberculifera Black-tipped Darner Menzel Nature Reserve<br />
7/19/2009 Lestes vigilax Swamp Spreadwing. Salmon River Forest Mills<br />
7/20/2009 Lestes rectangularis Slender Spreadwing Charleston L Pr Pk <strong>Blue</strong> Mt Trail<br />
7/21/2009 Aeshna umbrosa Shadow Darner Burns Ln SW shore Chrleston L<br />
7/28/2009 Sympetrum costiferum Sffrn-wngd Meadowhwk Goodyear Rd Napanee<br />
7/30/2009 Tramea lacerata Black Saddlebags Bayview Bog(Lost Lake)<br />
7/30/2009 Sympetrum internum Chrry-facd Meadowhwk Bayview Bog(Lost Lake)<br />
7/30/2009 Enallagma carunculatum Tule <strong>Blue</strong>t Bayview Bog(Lost Lake)<br />
8/1/2009 Sympetrum vicinum Autumn Meadowhawk QUBS Pangman Trail<br />
8/5//2009 Enallagma geminatum Skimming <strong>Blue</strong>t Frontenac Prov Pk<br />
8/5/2009 Lestes congener Spotted Spreadwing Frontenac Prov Pk<br />
8/21/2009 Epiaeschna heros Swamp Darner Charleston Lake N shore
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The Kingston Field Naturalists at Fifty<br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> (1999) Volume 46 no. 2: 36-38<br />
Mike Evans<br />
In its fiftieth year, the Kingston Field<br />
Naturalists is pleased to host for the<br />
sixth time the annual conference of the<br />
Federation of Ontario Naturalists. The<br />
last occasion on which the conference<br />
was held in Kingston marked the KFN's<br />
fortieth anniversary. The special edition<br />
of The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> published for that<br />
conference included a history of the<br />
club's first forty years written by Dr.<br />
Bob Stewart. 1<br />
It was on November 24 th , 1949, that nine<br />
people attended the inaugural meeting<br />
of what was first known as the Kingston<br />
Nature Club. One of these nine<br />
founding members was a young Robert<br />
B. Stewart. To describe his many<br />
contributions to the club and to the FON<br />
would require an article far longer than<br />
this one. Needless to say, his knowledge<br />
of the early days of the club is unique,<br />
and it would be pointless for one far less<br />
qualified than Bob to try to give a<br />
history of the first forty years yet again.<br />
Instead, only major milestones of those<br />
years will be mentioned, and the more<br />
recent history and present activities of<br />
the KFN will be described here.<br />
It should also be mentioned that in her<br />
introduction to History of the Birds of<br />
Kingston, Helen Quilliam gave a highly<br />
readable account of the club's early<br />
days, and also some carefully<br />
researched details of the history of<br />
ornithology of the Kingston area dating<br />
back to the 1850s. 2 There is even a<br />
reference to birds seen in the Kingston<br />
area by members of Champlain's<br />
entourage in 1615.<br />
Much credit for the founding of the club<br />
must go to Dr. George M. Stirrett, who<br />
came to Kingston in 1948 as Dominion<br />
Wildlife Biologist. In five years the<br />
membership had increased to 50, and it<br />
exceeded 100 by the early 1960s.<br />
By this time Helen Quilliam had become<br />
a central figure in many of the KFN's<br />
activities. Her weekly articles on birds<br />
published in the Kingston-Whig<br />
Standard were read by members and by<br />
numerous non-members, many of<br />
whom were introduced to the club<br />
through them. Helen continued this<br />
endeavour for nine years, her last<br />
column appearing towards the end of<br />
1968. Mention has already been made of<br />
her book, History of the Birds of<br />
Kingston, originally published in 1965.<br />
A second edition appeared in 1973 as<br />
the KFN's contribution to the City of<br />
Kingston's tercentenary celebrations.<br />
By this time the checklist of birds seen<br />
within a 50 km radius of Kingston<br />
contained 303 species. In his book Birds<br />
of the Kingston Region published in<br />
1989 on the club's 40 th anniversary, Dr.<br />
Ron Weir described the status of 343<br />
species that had been observed up to<br />
that time in the Kingston area. 3 This
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number continues to rise slowly, and<br />
now stands at 360.<br />
Birding was then, and continues to be,<br />
by far the most popular club activity.<br />
However, since the early days of the<br />
KFN members have felt that one of its<br />
major interests should be the<br />
preservation of natural areas in the<br />
Kingston region. In 1963 the club<br />
purchased 200 acres (approximately 80<br />
hectares) of land north of Sydenham<br />
with shoreline on Otter and Rothwell<br />
Lakes. The acquisition of the property<br />
necessitated the club becoming<br />
incorporated, at which time it changed<br />
its name from the Kingston Nature Club<br />
to Kingston Field Naturalists.<br />
Three further purchases of land adjacent<br />
to the original property have been made<br />
possible by generous donations from<br />
club members. The original Otter Lake<br />
Sanctuary grew by 40 hectares in 1967,<br />
by a further 80 hectares in 1981, giving<br />
access to Gould Lake, and most recently<br />
by the purchase of the 6.6 hectare<br />
peninsular on Otter Lake known to<br />
members as Vanluven Point. On 11 June<br />
1995 the Otter Lake Sanctuary was<br />
renamed the Helen Quilliam Sanctuary<br />
to honour a lovely and talented lady<br />
who had guided the KFN for close to 40<br />
years.<br />
The club also owns approximately 100<br />
hectares of pasture and marsh at the<br />
eastern end of Amherst Island<br />
purchased in 1986 with the aid of funds<br />
from Wildlife Habitat Canada. Under an<br />
agreement with Duck's Unlimited part<br />
of the area is managed to maintain<br />
water levels in the marsh to protect<br />
nesting Wilson's Phalaropes and other<br />
marsh dwelling species. An Osprey<br />
platform on the property is one of<br />
several that have been erected in the<br />
Kingston area by the KFN in the past<br />
few years. Each has been quickly<br />
occupied by a pair of Ospreys.<br />
As was stated earlier, many of the KFN's<br />
members are active birders. A Kingston<br />
area Christmas Count has been<br />
conducted since the club was founded,<br />
and members have organized other<br />
counts in the surrounding area for many<br />
years. Last year counts were conducted<br />
in Kingston, Napanee, Amherst Island,<br />
Westport, Prince Edward Point and the<br />
Thousand Islands. Christmas Count<br />
species totals for Kingston rival those of<br />
Long Point, Rondeau and Hamilton.<br />
Other birding events that have become<br />
KFN traditions are the Spring Roundup<br />
in late May, which started in 1960 as the<br />
Big Day, and since 1966 the Fall<br />
Roundup, formerly the Owl Hunt, in<br />
early November. These events have<br />
generated a wealth of data over the<br />
years, as well as contributing greatly<br />
towards building a camaraderie and, at<br />
times, a little rivalry between club<br />
members.<br />
Other field trips are held throughout the<br />
year, again mostly to well known<br />
birding areas such as Wolfe and<br />
Amherst Islands and Prince Edward<br />
Point. Recently, field trips for beginning<br />
birders have been held as part of what is<br />
referred to as a Field Studies program.<br />
Each trip focuses on a group of species<br />
such as hawks and owls, or ducks, to<br />
allow new birders to learn about these<br />
species at a more leisurely pace than is
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usually experienced on regular field<br />
trips and roundups.<br />
A number of more scientifically<br />
conducted surveys have also been KFN<br />
projects over the years. Breeding Bird<br />
Surveys were first undertaken for the<br />
Canadian Wildlife Service and US Fish<br />
and Wildlife Service in 1966. More<br />
recently several members have<br />
participated in the Forest Breeding Bird<br />
Monitoring program. Some of the other<br />
surveys in which members are involved<br />
are mentioned later in this issue.<br />
However, without doubt the KFN's<br />
biggest project started in 1971 when<br />
daily surveys of the Spring migration at<br />
Prince Edward Point were organized by<br />
Dr. Ron Weir. The survey was repeated<br />
the following year and later grew into a<br />
Spring and Fall migration banding<br />
program which continued until 1981.<br />
Between 1975 and the end of 1980 over<br />
78,000 birds were banded. This massive<br />
effort allowed the KFN to establish the<br />
importance of Prince Edward Point as a<br />
major migration stop-over, and<br />
persuade the Canadian Wildlife Service<br />
to set aside the area as Canada's first<br />
National Wildlife Area for non-game<br />
species.<br />
Fall banding of Saw-whet Owls also<br />
determined that this species migrates<br />
through the area in considerable<br />
numbers each year. This activity is still<br />
carried out intermittently as part of the<br />
KFN's educational program. To date<br />
over 5000 Saw-whet Owls have been<br />
banded at Prince Edward Point. In 1998<br />
the area became the fourth in Canada to<br />
be designated an Important Bird Area<br />
(IBA).<br />
Education has always been one of the<br />
club's objectives. The greatest effort has<br />
been directed towards programs for the<br />
young. The Kingston Junior Naturalists<br />
has operated under the KFN's umbrella<br />
for 35 years. In its early days the group<br />
met in Earl Hall, the home of the<br />
Biology Department at Queen's<br />
University, under the direction of a KFN<br />
member. In 1972 the junior naturalists<br />
group became part of a new venture<br />
known as the West End Boys and Girls<br />
Club which met at Polson Park School. 4<br />
This arrangement lasted only a short<br />
time before the Kingston Junior<br />
Naturalists resumed meeting at Earl<br />
Hall once again.<br />
Under the enthusiastic leadership of<br />
Anne Robertson with strong support<br />
from Diane Lawrence, the group<br />
thrived, and was subdivided into two in<br />
1987. The younger members meet twice
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a month from September to April in<br />
McArthur Hall at Queen's, where they<br />
participate in a variety of natural history<br />
activities under the guidance of Anne,<br />
Diane and a number of student<br />
volunteers from the Faculty of<br />
Education plus several KFN members.<br />
Field trips are also held regularly and<br />
are well attended.<br />
The teens group, also led by Anne<br />
Robertson, has a more extensive<br />
outdoor program that includes<br />
canoeing, cross-country skiing and<br />
helping with activities such as the Bio-<br />
Blitz and the annual cleanup of the<br />
Helen Quilliam Sanctuary.<br />
As the club has grown the membership<br />
has taken part in an increasing number<br />
of projects, some of which have already<br />
been described above. In the December<br />
1997 issue of The <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong>, Bud Rowe<br />
described thirty projects in which<br />
members had recently been involved. 5<br />
Many of these projects continue to this<br />
day. Some of the non-bird ones that are<br />
still active are amphibian call counts,<br />
butterfly, moth and lady beetle surveys<br />
and an invasive plants survey. Last year<br />
saw the club's first Bio-Blitz, an event<br />
that will be repeated in June this year.<br />
Currently the membership list shows<br />
that there are over 180 individual<br />
memberships and over 150 family<br />
memberships. Since each of the latter<br />
represents at least two persons, the total<br />
number of people involved in the club is<br />
over 480. The Executive of the KFN feels<br />
strongly that to keep a club healthy it is<br />
important to have members involved in<br />
a wide variety of projects. At fifty, we<br />
believe there are many signs indicating<br />
that the club is in good shape. One<br />
hopes that this will still be the case for<br />
many years to come, and the FON will<br />
also flourish so that we will be able to<br />
welcome its members to Kingston yet<br />
again in the not too distant future.<br />
References<br />
1. Stewart, R.B. 1989. The Kingston Field<br />
Naturalists - Forty Years. <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> 36(2):<br />
205-208.<br />
2. Quilliam, H.R. 1965. The History of<br />
the Birds of Kingston, Ontario.<br />
Published privately.<br />
3. Weir, R.D. 1989. Birds of the Kingston<br />
Region. Quarry Press, Kingston.<br />
4. Robertson, A. 1990. Natural History<br />
Education in the KFN: Part II. <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong><br />
37(4), 79-83.<br />
5. Rowe, B. 1997. Projects, Projects,<br />
Projects. <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Bill</strong> 44(4), 144-151.