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MANY WILDLIFE SPECIES INHABIT THE LAND ROVER DEMONSTRATION COURSE AT LANHAM CREEK (continued)


Although small, this wetland provides habitat to a wide range of plants and animals and offers a green oasis to migrating birds in an increasingly urban area. To date, the have been 13 mammals observed, 37 birds, nine reptiles and amphibians, nine butterflies, two dragonflies, and 94 varieties of plants. The plant diversity is large and offers a variety of berry, nut and forage plants especially conducive to wildlife as demonstrated by the following list.

MAMMALS

  • Opposum (Didelphis marsupialis)
  • Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
  • Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
  • Red fox (Vulpes fulva)
  • Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
  • Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
  • Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolensis)
  • Beaver (Castor canadensis)
  • White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
  • Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica)
  • Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
  • Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridans)
  • White-tailed deer ((Odocoileus virginianus)

BIRDS

  • Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Wood duck (Aix sponsa)
  • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
  • Spotted sandpiper (Actitus macularia)
  • Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
  • Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  • Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
  • Chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)
  • Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
  • Northen flicker (Colaptes auratus)
  • Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
  • Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
  • Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  • Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
  • American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
  • Tufted titmouse (Parus bicolor)
  • Carolina chickadee (Parus carolensis)
  • Caroline wren (Thyothorus ludovicianus)
  • Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialia)
  • American robin (Turdus migratorius)
  • Gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
  • Northern mockingbird (mimus polyglottos)
  • Brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
  • European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  • White-eyed vireo (Vireo griseus)
  • Common yellowthroat (Geothylpis trichas)
  • Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  • Blue grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
  • Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
  • Rufous-sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
  • Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  • Red-winged blackbird (Agwlaius phoeniceus)
  • Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
  • House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  • American goldfinch (carduelis tristis)

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

  • Eastern box turtle (Terraoene carolina)
  • Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
  • Five lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
  • Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
  • Black racer (Coluber constrictor)
  • Black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta)
  • American toad (Bufo americanus)
  • Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
  • Green frog (Rana clamitans)

BUTTERFLIES

  • Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
  • Tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
  • Zebra swallowtail (graphium marcellus)
  • Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  • Eastern tailed blue (Everes comyntas)
  • Common blue (Celastrina argiolus)
  • Buckeye (Precis coenia)
  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
  • White admiral (Limenitis arthemis)

DRAGONFLIES

  • White Tail (Plathemis lydia)
  • Doubleday's bluet (Enallagma doubledayii)

PLANTS

  • Clubmoss (Lycopodium obscurum)
  • White spruce (Picea glauca)
  • White pine (Pinus strobus)
  • Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana)
  • Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
  • Broad-leaved cat-tail (Typha latifolia)
  • Fescue (Festuca sp.)
  • Timothy (Phleum pratense)
  • Foxtail (Alopecuris sp.)
  • Panic grass (Panicum spp.)
  • Rye (Elymus sp.)
  • Broom sedge (Andopogon virginicus)
  • Lurid sedge (Carex lurida)
  • Fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
  • Umbrella sedge (Cyperus sp.)
  • Wool Grass (Scirpus cyperinus)
  • Soft rush (Juncus effusus)
  • Path rush (Juncus tenuis)
  • False Solomon's seal (Smilacina racemosa)
  • Green brier (Smilax sp.)
  • Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)
  • Wild leek (Allium tricoccum)
  • Wild garlic (Allium vineale)
  • Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
  • Weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
  • Black willow (Salix nigra)
  • Mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa)
  • River birch (Betula nigra)
  • American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
  • White oak (Quercus alba)
  • Willow oak (Quercus Phellos)
  • Northern red oak (Quercus borealis)
  • Southern red oak (Quercus falcata)
  • Pin oak (Quercus palustris)
  • White mulberry (Morus alba)
  • Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
  • Tulip tree (Liriodendron Tulipifera)
  • Seedbox (ludwigia alterniflora)
  • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
  • Queen Anne's lace (Daucu carota)
  • Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
  • Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
  • Wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
  • Common blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
  • Red raspberry (Rubus strigosus)
  • Mulitflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
  • Choke cherry (Prunus virginiana)
  • Black cherry (Prunus serotina)
  • Domestic pear (Pyrus sp.)
  • Shad-bush (Amelanchier canadensis)
  • Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
  • Crimson clover (trifolium incarnatum)
  • Rabbit-foot clover (Trifolium arvense)
  • White sweet clover (Melilotus alba)
  • Yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)
  • Black medic (Medicago lupulina)
  • Cow vetch (Vicia cracca)
  • Poison ivy (Rhus radicans)
  • Winged sumac (Rhus Copallinum)
  • Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina)
  • American holly (Ilex opaca)
  • Red maple (Acer rubrum)
  • Boxelder (Acer negundo)
  • Jewel-weed (Impatiens biflora)
  • Wild grape (Vitis sp.)
  • Common St. John's-wort (Hypercium perforatum)
  • Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
  • Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
  • Blueberry (Vaccinium sp.)
  • Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
  • Intermediate dogbane (Apocynum medium)
  • Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
  • Hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium)
  • Southern arrowwood (Viburnum sp.)
  • Common elder (Sambucus canadensis)
  • Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
  • Tartan honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)
  • Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
  • Moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria)
  • Venus's Looking glass (Specularia perfoliata)
  • Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
  • Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)
  • Common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
  • Field chamoline (Anthemis arvensis)
  • Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
  • Common fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)
  • Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis)
  • English plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
  • Bracted plantain (Plantago aristata)
  • Bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
  • Canada thistle (Cirsium altissimum)
  • Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
  • Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
  • Starved aster (Aster lateriflorus)

This wildlife list was compiled by John Swartz, a graduate of the of The University of Wisconsin with degrees in Botany, Zoology and English Literture. He is currently employed as an Environmental Scientist by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and as an environmental consultant. As an environmental consultant he has provided services to Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and AT&T.

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