Sycamore Island - Species Guide

The flora and fauna known to be on Sycamore Island as a result of observations from the 2011 "Sycamore Island Management Plan," and observations by staff and volunteers since its publication.

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Blue-headed Vireo ¹
Vireo solitarius

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ²
Regulus calendula

Golden-crowned Kinglet ³
Regulus satrapa

Dark-eyed Junco ⁴
Junco hyemalis

Swamp Sparrow ⁵
Melospiza georgiana

Song Sparrow ⁴
Melospiza melodia

Clay-colored Sparrow ¹
Spizella pallida

White-throated Sparrow ⁶
Zonotrichia albicollis

Eastern Towhee ⁷
Pipilo erythropthalmus

Northern Mockingbird ⁸
Mimus polyglottus

Gray Catbird ¹
Dumetella carolinensis

Indigo Bunting ⁹
Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak ¹⁰
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Northern Cardinal ¹
Cardinalis cardinalis

Scarlet Tanager ¹
Piranga olivacea

Northern Parula ²
Setophaga americana

Black-throated Blue Warbler ¹
Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler ¹
Setophaga coronata

Magnolia Warbler ¹¹
Setophaga magnolia

Palm Warbler ¹²
Setophaga palmarum

Chestnut-sided Warbler ¹
Dendroica pennsylvanica

American Yellow Warbler ¹³
Setophaga petechia

Pine Warbler ¹
Setophaga pinus

American Redstart ¹⁴
Setophaga ruticilla

Black-throated Green Warbler ¹⁵
Dendroica virens

Black-and-white Warbler ¹⁶
Mniotilta varia

Vermivora ruficapilla ⁵
Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Common Yellowthroat ¹⁷
Geothlypis trichas

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ¹
Polioptila caerulea

Bombycilla cedrorum ¹⁸
Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper ¹⁹
Certhia americana

American Crow ²⁰
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay ²¹
Cyanocitta cristata

American Golfinch ²²
Spinus tristis

House Finch ²³
Haemorhous mexicanus

Zander ²⁴
Sander canadensis

Walleye ²⁵
Sander vitreus

Logperch ²⁶
Percina caprodes

Yellow Perch ²⁷
Perca flavescens

Sheepshead ²⁸
Aplodinotus grunniens

Smallmouth Bass ²⁷
Micropterus dolomieu

spotted bass ²⁹
Micropterus punctulatus

Bluegill ²⁷
Lepomis macrochirus

Redeye bass
Ambloplites rupestris

White Bass ³⁰
Morone chrysops

Flathead catfish ³¹
Pylodictis olivaris

Channel Catfish ³²
Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp ³³
Cyprinus carpio

Emerald shiner ³⁴
Notropis atherinoides

Mimic shiner ³¹
Notropis volucellus

Channel Shiner ³⁵
Notropis wickliffi

Bluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus

Spotfin Shiner ³⁶
Cyprinella spiloptera

Streamline Chub ³⁷
Erimystax dissimilis

Northern Hog Sucker ³⁸
Hypentelium nigricans

Silver Redhorse ²⁹
Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma carinatum ³⁹

Black Redhorse ⁴⁰
Moxostoma duquesnei

Golden Redhorse ⁴¹
Moxostoma erythrurum

River carpsucker ³⁷
Carpiodes carpio

River Carpsucker ⁷
Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin carpsucker ⁴¹
Carpiodes velifer

Smallmouth Buffalo ³⁴
Ictiobus bubalus

American gizzard shad ³⁴
Dorosoma cepedianum

Mooneye ⁴²
Hiodon tergisus

Gars ⁴³
Lepisosteidae

Longnose gar ⁴⁴
Lepisosteus osseus

Brook Silverside ⁴⁵
Labidesthes sicculus

Gastropods ⁴⁶
Gastropoda

Asian Clam ⁴⁷
Corbicula fluminea

Zebra Mussel ⁴⁸
Dreissena polymorpha

three-horn wartyback ⁴⁹
Obliquaria reflexa

ike ⁵⁰
Elliptio dilatata

Wabash pigtoe ⁴⁹
Fusconaia flava

Plain pocketbook ⁵¹
Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea ⁵¹

flutedshell ⁵²
Lasmigona costata

fragile papershell ⁵³
Leptodea fragilis

black sandshell ⁵²
Ligumia recta

pink heelsplitter ⁵⁴
Potamilus alatus

pink papershell ⁵⁵
Potamilus ohiensis

Giant Floater
Pyganodon grandis

mapleleaf ⁵²
Quadrula quadrula

Pisaurina ⁵⁶

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Sycamore Island - Species Guide

Blue-headed Vireo 1 Vireo solitarius

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Regulus calendula

Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Regulus satrapa

Dark-eyed Junco 4 Junco hyemalis

Swamp Sparrow 5 Melospiza georgiana

Song Sparrow 4 Melospiza melodia

Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Spizella pallida

White-throated Sparrow 6 Zonotrichia albicollis

Eastern Towhee 7 Pipilo erythropthalmus

Northern Mockingbird 8 Mimus polyglottus

Gray Catbird 1 Dumetella carolinensis

Indigo Bunting 9 Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 10 Pheucticus ludovicianus

Northern Cardinal 1 Cardinalis cardinalis

Scarlet Tanager 1 Piranga olivacea

Northern Parula 2 Setophaga americana

Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Setophaga coronata

Magnolia Warbler 11 Setophaga magnolia

Palm Warbler 12 Setophaga palmarum

Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Dendroica pennsylvanica

American Yellow Warbler 13 Setophaga petechia

Pine Warbler 1 Setophaga pinus

American Redstart 14 Setophaga ruticilla

Black-throated Green Warbler 15 Dendroica virens

Black-and-white Warbler 16 Mniotilta varia

Vermivora ruficapilla 5 Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Common Yellowthroat 17 Geothlypis trichas

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Polioptila caerulea

Bombycilla cedrorum 18 Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper 19 Certhia americana

American Crow 20 Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay 21 Cyanocitta cristata

American Golfinch 22 Spinus tristis

House Finch 23 Haemorhous mexicanus

Zander 24 Sander canadensis

Walleye 25 Sander vitreus

Logperch 26 Percina caprodes

Yellow Perch 27 Perca flavescens

Sheepshead 28 Aplodinotus grunniens

Smallmouth Bass 27 Micropterus dolomieu

spotted bass 29 Micropterus punctulatus

Bluegill 27 Lepomis macrochirus

Redeye bass Ambloplites rupestris

White Bass 30 Morone chrysops

Flathead catfish 31 Pylodictis olivaris

Channel Catfish 32 Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp 33 Cyprinus carpio

Emerald shiner 34 Notropis atherinoides

Mimic shiner 31 Notropis volucellus

Channel Shiner 35 Notropis wickliffi

Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus

Spotfin Shiner 36 Cyprinella spiloptera

Streamline Chub 37 Erimystax dissimilis

Northern Hog Sucker 38 Hypentelium nigricans

Silver Redhorse 29 Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma carinatum 39

Black Redhorse 40 Moxostoma duquesnei

Golden Redhorse 41 Moxostoma erythrurum

River carpsucker 37 Carpiodes carpio

River Carpsucker 7 Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin carpsucker 41 Carpiodes velifer

Smallmouth Buffalo 34 Ictiobus bubalus

American gizzard shad 34 Dorosoma cepedianum

Mooneye 42 Hiodon tergisus

Gars 43 Lepisosteidae

Longnose gar 44 Lepisosteus osseus

Brook Silverside 45 Labidesthes sicculus

Gastropods 46 Gastropoda

Asian Clam 47 Corbicula fluminea

Zebra Mussel 48 Dreissena polymorpha

three-horn wartyback 49 Obliquaria reflexa

ike 50 Elliptio dilatata

Wabash pigtoe 49 Fusconaia flava

Plain pocketbook 51 Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea 51

flutedshell 52 Lasmigona costata

fragile papershell 53 Leptodea fragilis

black sandshell 52 Ligumia recta