Species Inventory

As our Biological Field Station students conduct research on the Institute's property, additional species inventory lists will be posted. The following is a list of species at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, last updated in September 2008. You can view a on–line listing of our species list and also download an updated Birding Checklist (25k PDF), a Map of Common Trees of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (140k PDF) and the Annotated Checklist of Vascular Plants (171k PDF) in the Vicinity of Cedar Creek and Brewster Lake, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, Barry County, Michigan from the Michigan Botanist.

Amphibians : Download the Amphibian and Reptile Species List (56k PDF)

Frogs:

• Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)
• Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
• Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
• Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana)
• Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
• Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
• Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)
• Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
• Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)

Toads:

• Fowler’s Toad (Bufo fowleri)
• American Toad (Bufo americanus)

Salamanders:

• Red-backed Salamander
• Blue Spotted Salamander
• Spotted Salamander
• Tiger Salamander

Reptiles:

Snakes:

• Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) *
• Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
• Blue Racer (Coluber constrictor foxii)
• Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta)
• Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
• Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)
• Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon)
• Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis)
• Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)

Turtles

• Musk or Stinkpot Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
• Blandings Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
• Eastern Box Turtle (Terrpene carolina) *
• Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
• Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

* This species is listed as a species of special concern by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

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Bird Species : Download the Birding Checklist (56k PDF)

Common Wetland Birds

• Great Blue Heron
• Mallard
• Red-winged Blackbird
• Downy Woodpecker
• Sandhill Crane

Common Forest Birds

• Coopers Hawk
• Barred Owl
• White-breasted Nuthatch
• Eastern Wood-Pewee
• Black-capped Chickadee

Common Grassland Birds

• Chipping Sparrow
• Field Sparrow
• Tree Swallow
• Eastern Kingbird
• American Kestrel

Common Edge Birds Eastern

• Phoebe
• Red-tailed Hawk
• American Robin
• Eastern Bluebird
• Indigo Bunting

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Trees: Download the Map of Common Trees of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (56k PDF)

Trees with their scientific names:

1. Acer negundo Box Elder
2. Acer rubrum Red Maple
3. Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
4. Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
5. Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch
6. Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood
7. Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
8. Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
9. Fraxinus americana White Ash
10. Juglans nigra Black Walnut
11. Larix laricina Tamarack
12. Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar
13. Malus pumila Apple
14. Morus alba White Mulberry
15. Ostrya virginiana Ironwood
16. Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen
17. Prunus serotina Black Cherry
18. Quercus alba White Oak
19. Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
20. Quercus rubra Red Oak
21. Quercus velutina Black Oak
22. Sassafras albidum Sassafras
23. Tilea americana Basswood
24. Ulmus americana American Elm

Species Inventory contributors:

Chris Nagy
Jen Howell (PCCI Land Steward)
John Rowe (Alma College)
Dean McCurdy (Albion College)
Robyn Bailey (Michigan State University)
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