big bluestem

Andropogon gerardii ¹

White Oak

Quercus alba ²

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata ³

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca ⁴

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis ⁵

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus ⁶

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa ⁷

Coyote

Canis latrans ⁸

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes ⁹

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis ¹⁰

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus ¹¹

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis ¹²

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus ¹³

Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina ¹⁴

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus ¹⁵

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis ¹⁶

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus ¹⁷

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus ¹⁸

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana ¹⁹

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos ²⁰

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