Hurricane Island Natural History Guide

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

Barn Swallow 1
Hirundo rustica
Northern Parula 2
Setophaga americana
Scarlet Tanager 3
Piranga olivacea
Eastern Phoebe 4
Sayornis phoebe
Common Loon 3
Gavia immer
Common Eider 5
Somateria mollissima
Black Guillemot 6
Cepphus grylle
Herring Gull 8
Larus argentatus
Laughing Gull 3
Leucophaeus atricilla
Northern Flicker 9
Colaptes auratus
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Junco hyemalis
Cedar Waxwing 11
Bombycilla cedrorum
Swainson's Thrush 9
Catharus ustulatus
American Redstart 12
Setophaga ruticilla
Common Yellowthroat 13
Geothlypis trichas
Gray Catbird 3
Dumetella carolinensis
Great Blue Heron 14
Ardea herodias
Belted Kingfisher 15
Megaceryle alcyon
Atlantic Rock Crab 16
Cancer irroratus
Bread-crumb Sponge 17
Halichondria panicea
common periwinkle 18
Littorina littorea
rough periwinkle
Littorina saxatilis
Flat Periwinkle 16
Littorina obtusata
Common Slipper Shell 19
Crepidula fornicata
tortoise shell limpet
Tectura testudinalis
Scale Worm
Lepidonotus squamatus
Sea Vase 20
Ciona intestinalis
Jonah Crab 21
Cancer borealis
Dog Whelk 22
Nucella lapillus
Waved Whelk 23
Buccinum undatum
American lobster 24
Homarus americanus
skeleton shrimp 22
Caprelloidea
Scuds 25
Amphipoda
Green Crab 26
Carcinus maenas
Acorn Barnacle 28
Semibalanus balanoides
Forbes's Starfish 29
Asterias forbesi
Henricia sp 30
Henricia
Daisy Brittle Star 21
Ophiopholis aculeata
Reddish Brown Sea Cucumber
Cucumaria frondosa
Pollock 31
Pollachius virens
Rock Gunnel 31
Pholis gunnellus
Virginia Ctenucha 32
Ctenucha virginica
Twelve-spotted Skimmer 33
Libellula pulchella

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