Flora and Fauna of Seymour township, "Trent Hills" area, southeast Ontario

REPRESENTATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA OF SEYMOUR TOWNSHIP,
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO

Summary

Here is a token, partial listing of the native flora and fauna of Seymour township, the bird life excepted (see separate bird list with at least 114 species of bird), with some 190 species identified, a modest advance on the 114 first listed in 2004. This does not include 4 species listed in italics (see CBCA, below). There are plenty of gaps: grasses and mosses for example. Fish do not feature here either, but not for lack of fish - sport fishing is a popular seasonal pastime! Below: Queen Anne's lace (flower head some 8 cm wide), a tall, delicate plant which is abundant in July.

The first list includes 104 species of wild flowers and nonflowering plants, including grasses. 56 of these were identified in the period 21 May to 25 August 2004, at the start of this project. They are presented in a crude alphabetical order, not arranged by any botanical taxonomy.

Note that these lists are based on observations far less-detailed and extensive than for the birds. There are many more species of flowers, grasses, fungi, trees and animals in the region than recorded here: these are merely some of the more obvious examples.

The spring and early summer of 2004 was relatively mild and wet, culminating in a destructive flood in the city of Peterborough on 15 July, brought about by the fall of some 170 to 200 mm of rain in a 24-hour period. The unusual summer contributed to a very fine display of wildflowers. On 21 July, at least 32 of the flower species on this list were easy to find, some (such as white sweet-clover and great mullein) close to 2 metres in height. The first half of 2008 was marked by a relatively long snowy winter, with a brief hot spell in early April followed by a slow spring period extending into June, and finally a rapid spurt of plant growth into July. The rain kept stream levels high, vegetation lush, and so it was no surprise to see at least 36 species of wildflowers on a short walk on 10 August.

Seymour and CBCA Species Lists: The Crowe Bridge Conservation Area

This compilation is being updated at frequent intervals. You may want to print a copy and then check off / add species for yourself. The "List" column includes "C" entries that refer to the Crowe Bridge Conservation Area (CBCA). For a related slide-show on the natural history of this beautiful and interesting 10-hectare area in the valley of the Crowe River, see the 3.75-MB PowerPoint presentation flagged at the Save the Crowe web site. The information on CBCA included in that show and in this list was mostly collected in 2007 and 2008.

The Crowe Bridge Conservation Area list includes at least 124 species: 57 species of flowering and non-flowering plants; 28 birds; 21 trees and shrubs; 14 assorted mammals, reptiles and amphibians, insects and molluscs, and 4 fungi. A more inclusive CBCA list would also include small frogs, blue dragonflies, and small (5-cm-long) thin fish (fingerlings) which are olive-green with orange and black markings near the tail.

The new CBCA list is very much a work in progress: as of 31 August 2008 it already contained 35% of all species noted in Seymour township, including 60% of the flowers but just 16% of the birds. The eagle, bat and salamander, Dobson fly (shown in italics) and milk snake and white-tailed deer at CBCA were reported by the Humphries family and Lisa Winegarden, the salamander documented by photos in August 2008. The Humphries also noted a family of foxes on site in 2009. The CBCA roster, as of 23 Sept. 2008, included 118/295 (40%) of all species on the township lists. Currently, the proportion is 125/300 (42%).

To aid biological census-taking at CBCA, all species noted there are flagged here (C); the under-represented birds are listed separately at the end of this compilation.

Flora of Seymour Township

English Latin Notes / Alternative Names List

Yellow adder's-tongue Erythronium americanum trout-lily C

Alfalfa Medicago sativa C

Hoary alyssum Berteroa incana C

Canada anemone Anemone canadensis C

Great angelica Angelica atropurpurea

Heath aster Symphotrichum ericoides

Large-leaved aster Eurybia macrophylla

New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae C

Panicled aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum tall white aster C

Hairy beard-tongue Penstemon hirsutus hairy penstemon C

Nodding beggar-ticks Bidens cernuus sticktight

Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa a fragrant herb of the mint family C

Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis

Hedge bindweed Convolvulus sepium Calystegia sepium

Blueweed Echium vulgare common viper's bugloss C

Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis soap wort C

Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana a twining vine

Bracken Pteridium aquilinum C

Lesser burdock Arctium minus

Butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris toadflax C

Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris tall buttercup C

Bladder campion Silene cucubalus C

Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis C

Catnip Nepeta cataria herb, source of tea

Common cattail Typha latifolia

Common chicory Cichorium intybus C

Sulphur cinquefoil Potentilla recta yellow cinquefoil C

Alsike clover Trifolium hybridum

Red clover Trifolium pratense C

Wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees

Pink corydalis Corydalis sempervirens pale corydalis

Purple crown-vetch Coronilla varia

Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Chrysanthemum leucanthemum C

Common dandelion Taraxacum officinale

Orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva C

Doll's-eyes Actaea pachypoda White baneberry

Elecampane Inula helenium one of almost 600 species of aster

Common evening-primrose Oenothera biennis C

Daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus annual fleabane

Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus C

Bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii closed gentian C

Goat's-beard Tragopogon dubius a very distinctive aster C

Blue-stem goldenrod Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod

Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis C

Frost grape Vitis riparia Wild grape C

Harebell Campanula rotundifolia C

Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum C

Yellow hawkweed Hieracium caespitosum king devil C

Sharp-lobed hepatica Anemone acutiloba sharp-lobed liverleaf C

Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile

Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans poison oak C

Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum C

Spotted Joe-Pye weed Eupatorium maculatum C

Spotted knapweed Centauria biebersteinii C

Prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola

Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria C

Marsh marigold Caltha palustris cowslip

Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum

Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata C

Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca

Wild mint Mentha arvensis field mint C

Great mullein Verbascum thapsus C

Wild mustard Sisymbrium altissimum tumbleweed mustard; tumble mustard; tall tumble mustard C

Bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara climbing nightshade C

Wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa

Common water-parsnip Sium suave fragrant water-parsnip C

Wild pea Vicia cracca bird vetch; tufted vetch; cow vetch C

Wall pepper Sedum acre stonecrop

Blue phlox Phlox divaricata

Deptford pink Dianthus armeria C

Nodding plumeless-thistle Carduus nutans

Field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta C

Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota C

White rattlesnake-root Prenanthes alba white lettuce

Dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis old-fashioned phlox

Pasture rose Rosa carolina C

Veiny meadow-rue Thalictrum venulosum C

Smooth scouring rush Equisetum laevigatum

St. Johns wort Hypericum perforatum C

Wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis member of ginseng family

Self-heal Prunella vulgaris heal-all C

False Solomon's seal Maianthemum racemosum false spikenard

Perennial sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis

Common speedwell Veronica officinalis common gypsyweed

Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry

Annual sunflower Helianthus annuus

Rough woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus C

Swamp sunflower Helenium autumnale common sneezeweed C

Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta

White sweet-clover Melilotus alba C

Sweet-clover Melilotus officinalis

Common tansy Tanacetum vulgare

Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare C

Canada thistle Cirsium arvense C

Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens capensis spotted jewelweed

Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus member of the pea family C

Red trillium Trillium erectum purple trillium; wake-robin

Snow trillium Trillium grandiflorum large white trillium C

Twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla

Yellow violet Viola pubescens

Swamp vervain Verbena hastata

Common yarrow Achillea millefolium a fragrant herb C

Grasses (1 species)

Timothy grass Phleum pratense

Mushrooms and fungi (7 species)

Fairy butter Dacrymyces palmatus one of the jelly fungi C

Common morel Morchella esculenta

Shaggy mane Coprinus comatus

Giant puffball Calvatia gigantea C

Winter mushroom Flammulina velutipes

Club-footed clitocybe Clitocybe clavipes C

Comb tooth fungus Hericium americanum Hericium coralloides, coral hydnum C

Extra: seen at Petroglyphs park,

in Peterborough county

Northern blue flag Iris versicolor

The 43 species of trees and shrubs listed below include some beautiful examples, easily accessible to visitors in such areas as the Rotary Trail around the canal in Campbellford, on the hills of nearby Ferris park, and the conservation areas of Seymour and Crowe Bridge. A few of these are notable for being near the northern edge of their range, such as the northern catalpa and smokebush.

Trees of Seymour Township `

English Latin Notes / Alternative Names List

Black ash Fraxinus nigra

Mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia

White ash Fraxinus americana

Red ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Common prickly-ash Zanthoxylum americanum spiny shrub

Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides trembling aspen C

Bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata largetooth aspen C

Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii common barberry

American basswood Tilia americana a linden C

American beech Fagus grandifolia

Paper birch Betula papyrifera canoe birch, white birch C

Climbing bittersweet Celastrus scandens

Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa

Western redcedar Juniperus virginiana C

Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis C

Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides a poplar

Alternate-leaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia pagoda dogwood

Red-osier dogwood Cornus stolonifera C

American elm Ulmus americana C

Chinese elm Ulmus parviflora

Slippery elm Ulmus rubra C

Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis C

Shagback hickory Carya ovata C

Hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium clusters of small fruits on red stems C

Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos

Honeysuckle sp. Lonicera sp. an imported variety (?) C

Ironwood Ostrya virginiana eastern hophornbeam

Common juniper Juniperus communis dwarf juniper C

Common lilac Syringa vulgaris

Norway maple Acer platanoides

Silver maple Acer saccharinum C

Sugar maple Acer saccharum C

Manitoba maple Acer negundo boxelder, box-elder, ashleaf maple

Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa C

Northern red oak Quercus rubra C

Red pine Pinus resinosa

Eastern white pine Pinus stroba C

Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera

Smokebush Cotinus coggygria

Blue spruce Picea pungens introduced, ornamental species

White spruce Picea glauca C

Staghorn sumac Rus typhina C

Black walnut Juglans nigra

The third table lists 20 mammals, 8 reptiles and amphibians, and a token start on the list of butterflies, moths and other insects (all of nine species!), plus "an humble mollusc". The bat and salamander have been reported from the CBCA. The Monarch butterfly is a welcome seasonal visitor: look for it near milkweed plants in the late summer and autumn.
Fauna of Seymour Township C >

English Latin Notes / Alternative Names List

Mammals

Eastern small-footed bat Myotis leibii C

Black bear Ursus americanus

Beaver Castor canadensis C

Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum

Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis

Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus C

Coyote Canis latrans most often detected by its scat

White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus C

Ermine Mustela erminea short-tailed weasel

River otter Lontra canadensis C

Mink Mustela vison

Red fox Vulpes vulpes C

Eastern cottontail rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus

Groundhog Marmota monax woodchuck

Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

Short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda

Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus

Raccoon Procyon lotor

Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus field mouse

Reptiles and Amphibians

Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis

Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum C

Northern water snake Nerodia sipedon C

Midland chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata

Northern spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer Hyla crucifer C

Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens

Midland painted turtle Chrysemis picta C

Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina

Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale C

Insects

Honeybee Apis mellifera

Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus

Mourning cloak Nymphalis antiopa

White admiral Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Canadian tiger swallowtail Papilio canadensis

Eastern boxelder bug Boisea trivittata

American tent caterpillar Malacosoma americana C

Woolly bear caterpillar Isia isabella Isabella tiger moth

Dobson fly Corydalis cornutus C

Black-winged damselfly Agrion maculatum

European mantis Mantis religiosa

Molluscs

Freshwater mussel genus Unionidae river mussels C

The following is a token bird list for the CBCA - given time, it can surely be proved that most or all of the birds on the Seymour Township bird list are present here on a seasonal or year-round basis.

Preliminary bird list for Crowe Bridge Conservation Area
Bird Species of CBCA

English Latin French Alternative Names

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grand héron
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bernache canadienne

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canard colvert Canard malard

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Garrot à oeil d'or Garrot commun

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Urubu à tête rouge Vautour à tête rouge

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus L'aigle à tête blanche

American Kestrel Falco sparverius Crécerelle américaine Sparrow hawk

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Gelinotte huppée

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Goéland à bec cerclé

Feral Pigeon Columba livia Pigeon biset Rock dove; Domestic pigeon

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Martin-pêcheur Megaceryle alcyon

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Pic mineur Dendrocopos pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Pic chevelu Dendrocopos villosus

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Pic flamboyant Yellow-shafted flicker; Pic doré

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens Pioui de l'Est Eastern pewee

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Moucherolle phébi

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Tyran huppé Moucherolle huppé

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Tyran tritri

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Jaseur des cèdres

Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Moqueur chat Moqueur polyglotte

American Robin Turdus migratorius Merle d'Amérique Merle américain

Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus Mésange à tête noire

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Sittelle à poitrine blanche

Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Viréo aux yeux rouges

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Mainate bronzé Bronzed grackle

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Chardonneret jaune Spinus tristis

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata Geai bleu

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Corneille américaine Common crow

Footnote

The following books were used for the identifications presented above. All are very helpful in their fields: Farrar's handbook of trees is especially remarkable. A combination of the books, providing both photographs and line drawings, provides the most efficient means of identifying a particular species.
References

Alex,JF and Switzer,CM (1982) Ontario Weeds. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Toronto, OMAF Publication 505, 208pp.

Brockman,CF and Merrilees,R (1979) Trees of North America. Golden Press, New York, 280pp.

Clarke,R (2003) To Know This Place: The Black Oak Savanna / Tallgrass Prairie of Alderville First Nation. Sweetgrass Studios, Alderville First Nation, Roseneath, Ontario, 41pp.

Dickinson,T, Metsger,D, Bull,J and Dickinson,R (2004) Wildflowers of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum / McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 416pp.

Farrar,JL (1995) Trees in Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, Markham, Ontario / Canadian Forest Service, 502pp.

Hosie,RC (1973) Native Trees of Canada. Canadian Forestry Service, 380pp. (reprinting of 1969 original).

Kershaw,L (2002) Ontario Wildflowers: 101 Wayside Flowers. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, 144pp.

Noxon,P (2002) Field, Forest, Hedgerow. A Hiker's Wildflower Guide for Prince Edward County. Published by Court Noxon, Box 69, Bloomfield, Ontario K0K 1G0, 126pp.

Wernert,SJ (editor) (1982) North American Wildlife. Reader's Digest, 576pp.

Extra on-line reference help:

Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflower

Connecticut Botanical Society

Ontario Wildflowers

Ontario Grasses, Sedges & Rushes

Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Ontario Bats (notes and range maps on nine species)

Toronto Zoo - Frogs and Toads of Ontario

Toronto Zoo - Turtles of Ontario / Turtle Tally

Whats That Bug? (excellent photographs of beautiful to downright weird beasties)

George Barron's web site on Fungi (University of Guelph)

Graham Wilson, 20 July 2004 / last revised 02 December 2009

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English	Latin	Notes / Alternative Names	List
Yellow adder's-tongue	Erythronium americanum	trout-lily	C
Alfalfa	Medicago sativa		C
Hoary alyssum	Berteroa incana		C
Canada anemone	Anemone canadensis		C
Great angelica	Angelica atropurpurea
Heath aster	Symphotrichum ericoides
Large-leaved aster	Eurybia macrophylla
New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae		C
Panicled aster	Symphyotrichum lanceolatum	tall white aster	C
Hairy beard-tongue	Penstemon hirsutus	hairy penstemon	C
Nodding beggar-ticks	Bidens cernuus	sticktight
Wild bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	a fragrant herb of the mint family	C
Field bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis
Hedge bindweed	Convolvulus sepium	Calystegia sepium
Blueweed	Echium vulgare	common viper's bugloss	C
Bouncing Bet	Saponaria officinalis	soap wort	C
Virgin's bower	Clematis virginiana	a twining vine
Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum		C
Lesser burdock	Arctium minus
Butter-and-eggs	Linaria vulgaris	toadflax	C
Meadow buttercup	Ranunculus acris	tall buttercup	C
Bladder campion	Silene cucubalus		C
Cardinal flower	Lobelia cardinalis		C
Catnip	Nepeta cataria	herb, source of tea
Common cattail	Typha latifolia
Common chicory	Cichorium intybus		C
Sulphur cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	yellow cinquefoil	C
Alsike clover	Trifolium hybridum
Red clover	Trifolium pratense		C
Wild columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, bumblebees
Pink corydalis	Corydalis sempervirens	pale corydalis
Purple crown-vetch	Coronilla varia
Oxeye daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	C
Common dandelion	Taraxacum officinale
Orange daylily	Hemerocallis fulva		C
Doll's-eyes	Actaea pachypoda	White baneberry
Elecampane	Inula helenium	one of almost 600 species of aster
Common evening-primrose	Oenothera biennis		C
Daisy fleabane	Erigeron annuus	annual fleabane
Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus		C
Bottle gentian	Gentiana andrewsii	closed gentian	C
Goat's-beard	Tragopogon dubius	a very distinctive aster	C
Blue-stem goldenrod	Solidago caesia	wreath goldenrod
Canada goldenrod	Solidago canadensis		C
Frost grape	Vitis riparia	Wild grape	C
Harebell	Campanula rotundifolia		C
Orange hawkweed	Hieracium aurantiacum		C
Yellow hawkweed	Hieracium caespitosum	king devil	C
Sharp-lobed hepatica	Anemone acutiloba	sharp-lobed liverleaf	C
Water horsetail	Equisetum fluviatile
Poison ivy	Toxicodendron radicans	poison oak	C
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum		C
Spotted Joe-Pye weed	Eupatorium maculatum		C
Spotted knapweed	Centauria biebersteinii		C
Prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola
Purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria		C
Marsh marigold	Caltha palustris	cowslip
Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum
Swamp milkweed	Asclepias incarnata		C
Common milkweed	Asclepias syriaca
Wild mint	Mentha arvensis	field mint	C
Great mullein	Verbascum thapsus		C
Wild mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	tumbleweed mustard; tumble mustard; tall tumble mustard	C
Bittersweet nightshade	Solanum dulcamara	climbing nightshade	C
Wild parsnip	Pastinaca sativa
Common water-parsnip	Sium suave	fragrant water-parsnip	C
Wild pea	Vicia cracca	bird vetch; tufted vetch; cow vetch	C
Wall pepper	Sedum acre	stonecrop
Blue phlox	Phlox divaricata
Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria		C
Nodding plumeless-thistle	Carduus nutans
Field pussytoes	Antennaria neglecta		C
Queen Anne's lace	Daucus carota		C
White rattlesnake-root	Prenanthes alba	white lettuce
Dame's rocket	Hesperis matronalis	old-fashioned phlox
Pasture rose	Rosa carolina		C
Veiny meadow-rue	Thalictrum venulosum		C
Smooth scouring rush	Equisetum laevigatum
St. Johns wort	Hypericum perforatum		C
Wild sarsaparilla	Aralia nudicaulis	member of ginseng family
Self-heal	Prunella vulgaris	heal-all	C
False Solomon's seal	Maianthemum racemosum	false spikenard
Perennial sow-thistle	Sonchus arvensis
Common speedwell	Veronica officinalis	common gypsyweed
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	Virginia strawberry
Annual sunflower	Helianthus annuus
Rough woodland sunflower	Helianthus divaricatus		C
Swamp sunflower	Helenium autumnale	common sneezeweed	C
Black-eyed susan	Rudbeckia hirta
White sweet-clover	Melilotus alba		C
Sweet-clover	Melilotus officinalis
Common tansy	Tanacetum vulgare
Bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare		C
Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense		C
Spotted touch-me-not	Impatiens capensis	spotted jewelweed
Bird's-foot trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	member of the pea family	C
Red trillium	Trillium erectum	purple trillium; wake-robin
Snow trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	large white trillium	C
Twinleaf	Jeffersonia diphylla
Yellow violet	Viola pubescens
Swamp vervain	Verbena hastata
Common yarrow	Achillea millefolium	a fragrant herb	C
Grasses (1 species)
Timothy grass	Phleum pratense
Mushrooms and fungi (7 species)
Fairy butter	Dacrymyces palmatus	one of the jelly fungi	C
Common morel	Morchella esculenta
Shaggy mane	Coprinus comatus
Giant puffball	Calvatia gigantea		C
Winter mushroom	Flammulina velutipes
Club-footed clitocybe	Clitocybe clavipes		C
Comb tooth fungus	Hericium americanum	Hericium coralloides, coral hydnum	C
Extra: seen at Petroglyphs park,
in Peterborough county
Northern blue flag	Iris versicolor

English	Latin	Notes / Alternative Names	List
Black ash	Fraxinus nigra
Mountain ash	Sorbus aucuparia
White ash	Fraxinus americana
Red ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Common prickly-ash	Zanthoxylum americanum	spiny shrub
Quaking aspen	Populus tremuloides	trembling aspen	C
Bigtooth aspen	Populus grandidentata	largetooth aspen	C
Japanese barberry	Berberis thunbergii	common barberry
American basswood	Tilia americana	a linden	C
American beech	Fagus grandifolia
Paper birch	Betula papyrifera	canoe birch, white birch	C
Climbing bittersweet	Celastrus scandens
Northern catalpa	Catalpa speciosa
Western redcedar	Juniperus virginiana		C
Northern white cedar	Thuja occidentalis		C
Eastern cottonwood	Populus deltoides	a poplar
Alternate-leaf dogwood	Cornus alternifolia	pagoda dogwood
Red-osier dogwood	Cornus stolonifera		C
American elm	Ulmus americana		C
Chinese elm	Ulmus parviflora
Slippery elm	Ulmus rubra	C
Eastern hemlock	Tsuga canadensis		C
Shagback hickory	Carya ovata		C
Hobblebush	Viburnum alnifolium	clusters of small fruits on red stems	C
Honeylocust	Gleditsia triacanthos
Honeysuckle sp.	Lonicera sp.	an imported variety (?)	C
Ironwood	Ostrya virginiana	eastern hophornbeam
Common juniper	Juniperus communis	dwarf juniper	C
Common lilac	Syringa vulgaris
Norway maple	Acer platanoides
Silver maple	Acer saccharinum		C
Sugar maple	Acer saccharum		C
Manitoba maple	Acer negundo	boxelder, box-elder, ashleaf maple
Bur oak	Quercus macrocarpa		C
Northern red oak	Quercus rubra		C
Red pine	Pinus resinosa
Eastern white pine	Pinus stroba		C
Balsam poplar	Populus balsamifera
Smokebush	Cotinus coggygria
Blue spruce	Picea pungens	introduced, ornamental species
White spruce	Picea glauca		C
Staghorn sumac	Rus typhina		C
Black walnut	Juglans nigra

English	Latin	Notes / Alternative Names	List
Mammals
Eastern small-footed bat	Myotis leibii		C
Black bear	Ursus americanus
Beaver	Castor canadensis		C
Porcupine	Erethizon dorsatum
Striped skunk	Mephitis mephitis
Eastern chipmunk	Tamias striatus		C
Coyote	Canis latrans	most often detected by its scat
White-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus		C
Ermine	Mustela erminea	short-tailed weasel
River otter	Lontra canadensis		C
Mink	Mustela vison
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes		C
Eastern cottontail rabbit	Sylvilagus floridanus
Groundhog	Marmota monax	woodchuck
Deer mouse	Peromyscus maniculatus
Short-tailed shrew	Blarina brevicauda
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
Raccoon	Procyon lotor
Grey squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis
Red squirrel	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Meadow vole	Microtus pennsylvanicus	field mouse
Reptiles and Amphibians
Common garter snake	Thamnophis sirtalis
Milk snake	Lampropeltis triangulum		C
Northern water snake	Nerodia sipedon		C
Midland chorus frog	Pseudacris triseriata
Northern spring peeper	Pseudacris crucifer	Hyla crucifer	C
Northern leopard frog	Rana pipiens
Midland painted turtle	Chrysemis picta		C
Snapping turtle	Chelydra serpentina
Blue-spotted salamander	Ambystoma laterale		C
Insects
Honeybee	Apis mellifera
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus
Mourning cloak	Nymphalis antiopa
White admiral	Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Canadian tiger swallowtail	Papilio canadensis
Eastern boxelder bug	Boisea trivittata
American tent caterpillar	Malacosoma americana		C
Woolly bear caterpillar	Isia isabella	Isabella tiger moth
Dobson fly	Corydalis cornutus		C
Black-winged damselfly	Agrion maculatum
European mantis	Mantis religiosa
Molluscs
Freshwater mussel	genus Unionidae	river mussels	C

English	Latin	French	Alternative Names
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Grand héron
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Bernache canadienne
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Canard colvert	Canard malard
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Garrot à oeil d'or	Garrot commun
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	Urubu à tête rouge	Vautour à tête rouge
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	L'aigle à tête blanche
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Crécerelle américaine	Sparrow hawk
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	Gelinotte huppée
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Goéland à bec cerclé
Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Pigeon biset	Rock dove; Domestic pigeon
Belted Kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	Martin-pêcheur	Megaceryle alcyon
Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Pic mineur	Dendrocopos pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker	Picoides villosus	Pic chevelu	Dendrocopos villosus
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	Pic flamboyant	Yellow-shafted flicker; Pic doré
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Pioui de l'Est	Eastern pewee
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Moucherolle phébi
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	Tyran huppé	Moucherolle huppé
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	Tyran tritri
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Jaseur des cèdres
Grey Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Moqueur chat	Moqueur polyglotte
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Merle d'Amérique	Merle américain
Black-capped Chickadee	Parus atricapillus	Mésange à tête noire
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Sittelle à poitrine blanche
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Viréo aux yeux rouges
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Mainate bronzé	Bronzed grackle
American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	Chardonneret jaune	Spinus tristis
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Geai bleu
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Corneille américaine	Common crow

REPRESENTATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA OF SEYMOUR TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO

Preliminary bird list for Crowe Bridge Conservation Area

REPRESENTATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA OF SEYMOUR TOWNSHIP,
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, SOUTHEASTERN ONTARIO