Bios275 Thomas Hogan Isgrigg

Freshwater Stream or River

ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea 

White OakQuercus alba 

American BeechFagus grandifolia

Pin OakQuercus palustris

Poison IvyRhus radicans

Giant Grey DogwoodCornus drumondii 

Witch HazelHamamelis virginiana

SummersweetClethra alnifolia

SassafrasSassafras albidum

Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium sp. 

Beaver Castor canadensis

Carpenter AntCamponotus flavomarginatus

American RobinTurdus migratorius 

Turkey Vulture EggCathartes aura

Eastern Gray Squirrel's NestSciurus carolinensis

Marbled Orb WeaverAraneus marmoreus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus

House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus

Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

Freshwater Pond or Lake

Lavender  Lavandula 

ChivesAllium schoenoprasum

PeppermintMentha × piperita

Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis

Boston IvyParthenocissus tricuspidata

Three-leafed CloverTrifolium dubium

Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare

Phragmites (INVASIVE!!!!)

Fragrant Water Lily Nymphaea odorata

Red FescueFestuca rubra

Bumblebee  Bombus

Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus

SlugLehmannia nyctelia

Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos

House SparrowPasser domesticus

White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus

MantisLitaneutria minor

SnailViviparus viviparus

Eastern Gray-Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

Old Growth Deciduous Forest

Sweet GumLiquidambar styraciflua

YarrowAchillea millefolium 

Red CloverTrilium pratens

Dutch CloverTriolium repens

DuckweedLemna gibba

Dandelions Taraxacum officinale

Sulphur Shelf Laetiporus

I know this is not a plant but it is part of the ecosystem and serves a specific niche, and plus it looks cool!

Virginia PinePinus virginiana

Black MapleAcer Nigrum

Sassafras Sassafras albidum

Mormon cricketAnabrus simplex

Water Moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus

Gerridae 

Corn Earworm MothHelicoverpa zea 

Sharp-Shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina

Woodlouse (potato bug)Porcellio scaber

Lightning BugCyphonocerus ruficollis

Starling (Invasive!!)Sturnus vulgaris

cavity nester, nests earlier than native cavity nesters and out-competes them

Red-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis