Course Wildlife

As part of our certification process for the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary for Golf Courses we compiled a listing of all of the flora and fauna that either live on or use the golf course property as part of their habitat. Below is the current list that is updated whenever another species is observed.

 

Following the list are pictures of some of the wildlife taken on the course.

 

Common Name	Scientific Name
Trees
pin oak	Quercus palustris
white oak	Quercus alba
Northern red oak	Quercus rubra
black oak	Quercus velutina
shagbark hickory	Carya ovata
white ash	Fraxinus americana
red maple	Acer rubrum
sugar maple	Acer saccharum
white pine	Pinus strobus
red pine	Pinus resinosa
Scotch pine	Pinus sylvestris
Colorado blue spruce	Picea pungens
Norway spruce	Picea abies
Eastern red cedar	Juniperus virginiana
locust	Robinia sp.
ornamental crabapple	Malus sp.
ornamental dogwood	Cornus sp.
Plant Inventory of Wetland Cover Types
Common Name	Scientific Name
Trees
red maple	Acer rubrum
white ash	Fraxinus americana
green ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
American elm	Ulmus americana
pin oak	Quercus palustris
gray birch	Betula populifolus
Eastern red cedar	Juniperus virginiana
quaking aspen	Populus tremuloides
Shrubs
high-bush blueberry	Vaccinium corymbosum
spice bush	Lindera benzoin
silky dogwood	Cornus amomum
common elderberry	Sambucus canadensis
raspberry	Rhus sp.
willow	Salix sp.
Japanese honeysuckle	Lnonicera japonica
cattail	Typha angustifoloa
Northern arrowwood	Viburnum recognitum
multiflora rose	Rosa multiflora
Japanese knotweed	Polygonum cuspidatum
Herbaceous
jewelweed	Impatiens capensis
purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria
sensitive fern	Onoclea sensibilis
marsh fern	Thelypteris thelypteroides
skunk cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus
soft rush	Juncus effusis
fox sedge	Carex vulpinoidea
green bulrush	Scripus atrovirens
bristle bract sedge	Carex tribuloides
bittersweet nightshade	Solanum dulcamana
Virginia creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia
poison ivy	Toxicodendron radicans
Wildlife Inventory
Common Name	Scientific Name
Mammals
Virginia oppossum	Didelphis virginiana
northern short-tailed shrew	Blarina brevicauda
eastern mole	Scalopus aquqticus
little brown myotis	Myotis lucifuqus
eastern cottontail	Sylvilaqus floridanus
eastern chipmunk	Tamias striatus
gray squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis
deer mouse	Peromyscus maniculatus
white-footed mouse	Peromyscus leucopus
muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus
mink	Mustela vison
river otter	Lontra canadensis
coyote	Canis latrans
red fox	Vulpes vulpes
raccoon	Procyon lotor
striped skunk	Mephitis mephitis
long-tailed weasel	Mustela frenata
American black bear	Ursus americanus
white-tailed deer	Odocoileus virginianus
Common Name	Scientific Name
Birds
great blue heron	Ardea herodias
green backed heron	Butorides striatus
belted kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon
Canada goose	Brants canadensis
wood duck	Aix sponsa
mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
turkey vulture	Cathartes aura
sharp shinned hawk	Accipiter striatus
red-shouldered hawk	Buteo lineatus
red-tailed hawk	Buteo jamaicensis
osprey	Pandion haliaetus
wild turkey	Meleagris gallopavo
mourning dove	Zenaida macroura
great-horned owl	Bubo virginianus
eastern screech owl	Otus asio
red-bellied woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus
yellow-bellied woodpecker	Sphyrapicus varius
downy woodpecker	Picoides pubescens
hairy woodpecker	Picoides villosus
northern flicker	Colaptes auratus
eastern phoebe	Sayornis phoebe
great-crested flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus
eastern kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus
tree swallow	Tachyineta bicolor
barn swallow	Hirundo rustica
blue jay	Cyanocitta cristata
American crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos
black-capped chickadee	Parus atricapillus
tufted titmouse	Parus bicolor
white-breasted nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis
brown creeper	Certhia americana
house wren	Troglodytes aedon
eastern bluebird	Sialia sialis
American robin	Turdus migratorius
gray catbird	Umatilla carolinensis
northern mockingbird	Mimus polyglottus
European starling	Sturnus vulgaris
yellow warbler	Dendroica petechia
chestnut-sided warbler	Dendroica pensylvanica
common yellowthroat	Geothylpis trichas
northern cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis
eastern towhee	Pipilo erthrophthalmus
chipping sparrow	Spizella passertina
song sparrow	Melospiza melodia
red-winged blackbird	Aqelaius phoeniceus
common grackle	Quiscalus quiscula
brown-headed cowbird	Malthus ater
Baltimore oriole	Icterus qalbula
house finch	Carpodacus mexicans
purple finch	Carpodacus purpureus
American goldfinch	Carduelis tristis
house sparrow	Passer domesticus
killdeer	Charadrius vociferous
Common Name	Scientific Name
Amphibians
spotted salamander	Abmystoma maculatum
northern two-lined salamander	Eurycea bislineata
redback salamander	Plethodon cinereus
red-spotted newt	Notophtlalmus viridescens
American toad	Bufo americanus
northern spring peeper	Hyla crucifer
bullfrog	Rana catesbeiana
green frog	Rana clamitans
pickerel frog	Rana palustris
wood frog	Rana sylvatica
Common Name	Scientific Name
Reptiles
common snapping turtle	Chelydra serpentina
eastern painted turtle	Chrysemys picta
spotted turtle	Clemmys guttata
northern ringneck snake	Diadophis punctatus
eastern milk snake	Lampropeltis triangulum
northern water snake	Nerodia sipedon
eastern garter snake	Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Name	Scientific Name
Fish
American eel	Anguilla rostrata
bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus
largemouth bass	Micropterus salmoides
Tom turkeys displaying for hen on hole #5   Snapping turtle crossing bridge hole #11   Two coyotes checking out the action on hole #5   Black bear in tall grass hole #10   Red fox napping in bunker on hole #12