Site Report: Nelson Lake Forest Preserve
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)
Spider (Spider ssp)
Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
Blow Fly (blowfly ssp)
Stilt-legged Fly (Compsobata univitta) In Love
Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidiidae vulgare)
Amara Beetle (Amara sp)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)
Spider (Spider ssp)
Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
Blow Fly (blowfly ssp)
Stilt-legged Fly (Compsobata univitta) In Love
Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidiidae vulgare)
Amara Beetle (Amara sp)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
A lake that the early farmers and developers could not manage to drain is now one of the best nature reserves in this area. The site consists of a freshwater lake, swampy areas, oak woodland, fields, and agricultural land.
Visits
- 2021-05-30:
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (63 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(8 records)
Class: Arachnids
(2 records)
- Order: Spiders
(2 records)
- Family: Jumping Spiders
- White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)
- Family: Orbweavers
- Spider (Spider ssp)
Class: Insects
(5 records)
- Order: Beetles
(1 record)
- Family: Ground Beetles
- Amara Beetle (Amara sp)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(1 record)
- Family: Swallowtails and Parnassians
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Order: Flies
(2 records)
- Family: Blow Flies
- Blow Fly (blowfly sp)
- Family: Stilt-legged Flies
- Stilt-legged Fly (Compsobata univitta)
- Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
(1 record)
- Family: Short-horned Grasshoppers
- Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
Class: Malacostracans
(1 record)
- Order: Isopods
(1 record)
- Family: Pill Woodlice
- Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)
Phylum: Chordates
(55 records)
Class: Amphibians
(3 records)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(3 records)
- Family: True Toads
- American Toad (Bufo americanus)
- Family: Typical Frogs
- American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
- Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
Class: Birds
(51 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Cranes
- Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Order: Pelicans
(6 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Order: Perching Birds (26 records)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Wrens
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (3 records)
Class: Reptiles
(1 record)
- Order: Turtles
(1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)