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Hurricane Island Natural History Guide

Guide to the plants, mammals, invertebrates, and birds found on Hurricane Island, Vinalhaven, Maine
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Acorn Barnacle 1
Semibalanus balanoides
American Elm 2
Ulmus americana
American Mountain Ash 3
Sorbus americana
American Redstart 4
Setophaga ruticilla
American Searocket 5
Cakile edentula
American White Waterlily 6
Nymphaea odorata
American lobster 7
Homarus americanus
Atlantic Rock Crab 8
Cancer irroratus
Balsam Fir 9
Abies balsamea
Barn Swallow 10
Hirundo rustica
Belted Kingfisher 11
Megaceryle alcyon
Biting Stonecrop 12
Sedum acre
Black Guillemot 13
Cepphus grylle
Bread-crumb Sponge 14
Halichondria panicea
Brown Mustard 15
Brassica juncea
Canada Mayflower 16
Maianthemum canadense
Cedar Waxwing 17
Bombycilla cedrorum
Cerastium vulgatum 12
Cerastium fontanum
Chorda tomentosa
Halosiphon tomentosus
Common Comfrey 18
Symphytum officinale
Common Eider 19
Somateria mollissima
Common Elderberry 20
Sambucus nigra canadensis
Common Loon 21
Gavia immer
Common Slipper Shell 22
Crepidula fornicata
Common Snowberry 23
Symphoricarpos albus
Common St. John's Wort 24
Hypericum perforatum
Common Yellowthroat 25
Geothlypis trichas
Common hemp-nettle 18
Galeopsis tetrahit
Common plantain 26
Plantago major
Curly dock 27
Rumex crispus
Daisy Brittle Star 6
Ophiopholis aculeata
Dark-eyed Junco 28
Junco hyemalis
Dodder 29
Cuscuta gronovii
Dog Whelk 30
Nucella lapillus
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Phoebe 31
Sayornis phoebe
Eelgrass 32
Zostera marina
Epilobium angustifolium 24
Chamerion angustifolium
European Raspberry 33
Rubus idaeus
Flat Periwinkle 8
Littorina obtusata
Forbes's Starfish 34
Asterias forbesi
Fox-and-cubs 35
Hieracium aurantiacum
Fucus vesiculosis 36
Gray Catbird 21
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Blue Heron 37
Ardea herodias
Great Mullein 24
Verbascum thapsus
Greater Black-backed Gull 38
Larus marinus
Green Crab 39
Carcinus maenas
Henricia sp 40
Henricia
Herring Gull 41
Larus argentatus
Horse-Chestnut 42
Aesculus hippocastanum
Indian Pipe 43
Monotropa uniflora
Irish Moss
Chondrus crispus
Jack-in-the-pulpit 44
Arisaema triphyllum
Jewelweed 21
Impatiens capensis
Jonah Crab 6
Cancer borealis
Knotted Wrack 45
Ascophyllum nodosum
Laminaria saccharina
Laughing Gull 21
Leucophaeus atricilla
Meadow buttercup 46
Ranunculus acris
Membranipora membranacea 47
Mountain cranberry 48
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Northern Flicker 49
Colaptes auratus
Northern Parula 50
Setophaga americana
Persicaria sp. 51
Persicaria
Pollock 36
Pollachius virens
Polysiphonia lanosa 36
Prickly Gooseberry 52
Ribes cynosbati
Purple Laver 53
Porphyra umbilicalis
Rabbitfoot Clover 5
Trifolium arvense
Red Clover 54
Trifolium pratense
Red Spruce 55
Picea rubens
Red-Berried Elder 56
Sambucus pubens
Reddish Brown Sea Cucumber
Cucumaria frondosa
Rock Gunnel 36
Pholis gunnellus
Rugosa Rose 57
Rosa rugosa
Scale Worm
Lepidonotus squamatus
Scarlet Tanager 21
Piranga olivacea
Scuds 58
Amphipoda
Sea Lettuce 32
Ulva lactuca
Sea Vase 59
Ciona intestinalis
Sheep's Sorrel 60
Rumex acetosella
Speckled Alder 61
Alnus incana
Starflower 62
Trientalis borealis
Stinging Nettle 63
Urtica dioica
Swainson's Thrush 49
Catharus ustulatus
Trembling Aspen 64
Populus tremuloides
Tufted Vetch 65
Vicia cracca
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 66
Libellula pulchella
Virginia Ctenucha 67
Ctenucha virginica
Waved Whelk 68
Buccinum undatum
White Spruce 69
Picea glauca
bittersweet nightshade 70
Solanum dulcamara
black crowberry 71
Empetrum nigrum
black huckleberry 72
Gaylussacia baccata
common juniper 73
Juniperus communis
common periwinkle 74
Littorina littorea
common yarrow 75
Achillea millefolium
field thistle 76
Cirsium arvense
honewort 77
Cryptotaenia canadensis

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