BioBlitz
Central Park BioBlitz
June 27-28, 2003

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

MAMMALS: 10 species
  1. Canis familiaris (Domestic dog)
  2. Eptesicus fuscus (Big brown bat)
  3. Equus caballus (Horse)
  4. Homo sapiens (Human)
  5. Lasiurus borealis (Eastern red bat)
  6. Marmota monax (Woodchuck)
  7. Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer mouse)
  8. Procyon lotor (Raccoon)
  9. Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)
  10. Sciurus carolinensis (Gray squirrel)

BIRDS: 51 species
  1. Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged blackbird)
  2. Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
  3. Anas rubripes American (Black duck)
  4. Archilochus colubris (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
  5. Ardea herodias (Great blue heron)
  6. Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar waxwing)
  7. Branta canadensis (Canada goose)
  8. Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed hawk)
  9. Butorides striatus (Green heron)
  10. Cairina moschata (Muscovy duck)
  11. Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern cardinal)
  12. Carduelis tristis (American goldfinch)
  13. Carpodacus mexicanus (House finch)
  14. Casmerodius albus (Great egret)
  15. Chaetura pelagica (Chimney swift)
  16. Chordeiles minor (Common nighthawk)
  17. Colaptes auratus (Northern flicker)
  18. Columba livia (Rock dove)
  19. Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow)
  20. Corvus ossifragus (Fish crow)
  21. Cyanocitta cristata (Blue jay)
  22. Dumetella carolinensis (Gray catbird)
  23. Egretta thula (Snowy egret)
  24. Falco sparverius (American kestrel)
  25. Hirundo rustica (Barn swallow)
  26. Hylocichla mustelina (Wood thrush)
  27. Icterus galbula (Northern oriole)
  28. Icterus spurius (Orchard oriole)
  29. Larus argentatus (Herring gull)
  30. Larus marinus (Greater black-backed gull)
  31. Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed gull)
  32. Melanerpes carolinus (Red-bellied woodpecker)
  33. Melospiza melodia (Song sparrow)
  34. Mimus polyglottos (Northern mockingbird)
  35. Myiarchus crinitus (Great crested flycatcher)
  36. Nycticorax nycticorax (Black-crowned night heron)
  37. Otus asio Eastern (screech owl)
  38. Parus atricapillus (Black-capped chickadee)
  39. Parus bicolor (Tufted titmouse)
  40. Passer domesticus (House sparrow)
  41. Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested cormorant)
  42. Picoides pubescens (Downy woodpecker)
  43. Quiscalus quiscula (Common grackle)
  44. Rynchops niger (Black skimmer)
  45. Stelgidopteryx ruficollis (Rough-winged swallow)
  46. Sturnus vulgaris (European starling)
  47. Troglodytes aedon (House wren)
  48. Turdus migratorius (American robin)
  49. Tyrannus tyrannus (Eastern kingbird)
  50. Vireo gilvus (Warbling vireo)
  51. Zenaida macroura (Mourning dove)

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS: 7 taxonomic entities
  1. Chelydra serpentina (Snapping turtle)
  2. Chrysemys picta belli (Western painted turtle)
  3. Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern painted turtle)
  4. Pseudemys floridana floridana (Florida cooter)
  5. Rana catesbeiana (Bullfrog)
  6. Rana clamitans (Green Frog)
  7. Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared slider)

FISH: 11 species
  1. Carasius auratus (Goldfish)
  2. Cyprinus carpio (Common carp)
  3. Fundulus diaphanus (Banded killifish)
  4. Gambusia affinis (Mosquitofish)
  5. Lepomis gibbosus (Pumpkinseed)
  6. Lepomis macrochirus (Bluegill)
  7. Micropterus salmoides (Largemouth bass)
  8. Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden shiner)
  9. Notropis sp. (Shiner)
  10. Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow)
  11. Pimephales cf. notatus (Bluntnose minnow)

FUNGI: 44 taxonomic entities
Submitted by Gene Yetter, New York Mycological Society
The "sp." means they were confident of the genus but could not confirm a species.

Read about "team Fungi" in the New York Times at: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/28/nyregion/28BLIT.html

  1. Lycogola Edidendron
  2. Arcyria denudata
  3. Amanita muscaria
  4. Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
  5. Coprinus plicatilis
  6. Coprinus sp.
  7. Crepodotus mollis
  8. Daedaleopsis confragosa
  9. Daldinia concentrica
  10. Dictydium cancellatum
  11. Fuligo septica
  12. Ganoderma applanatum
  13. Hydnochaete olivacea
  14. Hypoxylon rubiginosum
  15. Inocybe sp.
  16. Inonotus obliquus
  17. Irpex lacteus
  18. Laetiporus sulfureous
  19. Laxitextum bicolor
  20. Lycogala epidendron
  21. Marasmius oreades
  22. Marasmius rotula
  23. Marasmius sp.
  24. Oligoporus caesius
  25. Phallus rubicundus
  26. Phellinus gilvus
  27. Phellinus robineae
  28. Physarum polycephalum
  29. Pluteus cervinus
  30. Pluteus sp.
  31. Psathyrella candolleana
  32. Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
  33. Russula sp. (2)
  34. Russula vinacea
  35. Schizophyllum commune
  36. Stemonitis splendens
  37. Stereum striatum
  38. Stereum complicatum
  39. Stropharia rugoso-annulata
  40. Trametes elegans
  41. Trametes hirsutum
  42. Trametes versicolor
  43. Trichaptum biforme
  44. Xylaria polymorpha

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