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Hurricane Island Natural History Guide

Guide to the plants, mammals, invertebrates, and birds found on Hurricane Island, Vinalhaven, Maine
www.hurricaneisland.net

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

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