Freshwater Stream or River

ServiceberryAmelanchier arborea 

White OakQuercus alba 

American BeechFagus grandifolia

 

Pin OakQuercus palustris

 

Poison IvyRhus radicans

 

Giant Grey DogwoodCornus drumondii 

Witch HazelHamamelis virginiana

 

SummersweetClethra alnifolia

 

SassafrasSassafras albidum

 

Blue-eyed GrassSisyrinchium sp. 

Beaver Castor canadensis

 

Carpenter AntCamponotus flavomarginatus

 

American RobinTurdus migratorius 

 

Turkey Vulture EggCathartes aura

 

Eastern Gray Squirrel's NestSciurus carolinensis

 

Marbled Orb WeaverAraneus marmoreus

 

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

 

Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus

 

House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus

 

Mourning DoveZenaida macroura

 

Freshwater Pond or Lake

 

Lavender  Lavandula 

 

ChivesAllium schoenoprasum

PeppermintMentha × piperita

 

Eastern RedbudCercis canadensis

 

Boston IvyParthenocissus tricuspidata

 

Three-leafed CloverTrifolium dubium

 

Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare

 

Phragmites (INVASIVE!!!!)

 

Fragrant Water Lily Nymphaea odorata

 

Red FescueFestuca rubra

 

Bumblebee  Bombus

Eastern CottontailSylvilagus floridanus

 

SlugLehmannia nyctelia

 

Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus

 

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos

 

House SparrowPasser domesticus

 

White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianus

 

MantisLitaneutria minor

 

SnailViviparus viviparus

 

Eastern Gray-Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

 

 

 

Old Growth Deciduous Forest

Sweet GumLiquidambar styraciflua

 

YarrowAchillea millefolium 

Red CloverTrilium pratens

 

Dutch CloverTriolium repens

 

DuckweedLemna gibba

 

Dandelions Taraxacum officinale

 

Sulphur Shelf Laetiporus

 

I know this is not a plant but it is part of the ecosystem and serves a specific niche, and plus it looks cool!

Virginia PinePinus virginiana

 

Black MapleAcer Nigrum

 

Sassafras Sassafras albidum

 

Mormon cricketAnabrus simplex

 

Water Moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus

 

Gerridae 

 

Corn Earworm MothHelicoverpa zea 

 

Sharp-Shinned HawkAccipiter striatus

 

Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentina

 

Woodlouse (potato bug)Porcellio scaber

 

Lightning BugCyphonocerus ruficollis

 

Starling (Invasive!!)Sturnus vulgaris

cavity nester, nests earlier than native cavity nesters and out-competes them

Red-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis