The biodiversity list was created by Mr. Brown and Mr. Ashley's freshman science classes. The list will grow. We only included fauna and flora that the students actually observed near O'bannon Creek on May 25th and 26th. This list will help create an outdoor lab. that my Earth Club, with help from Trail Blazer Edwards, plans to construct next school year.
Trees and Shrubs:
Black Walnut
Black Locust
Black Cherry
Hackberry
Honey Locust
White Mulberry
Multiflora Rose
Cottonwood
Sycamore
Hedge Apple
Sugar Maple
Bush Honeysuckle
Shagbark
Box Elder
Plants:
White Clover
Blood Root
Cleaver
Touch-Me-Not
Virginia Creeper
Poison Ivy
Monkey Flower
Dandelion
Ground Ivy
Pokeweed
Indian Strawberry
Wild Onion
May Apple
Fleabane
Ebony Spleenwort
Yarrow
Blue-eyed Grass
Birds:
Robin
Blue Jay
Field Sparrow
Turkey Vulture
Grackle
Starling
Cardinal
Catbird
Red-shouldered Hawk
Turkey
Eastern Bluebird
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Animals and Insects: Eastern Box Turtle, Crayfish, Northern Water Snake, Queen Snake, White-tailed Deer, American Toad, Tiger Beetle, Water Strider, Water Penny, Leech, Fishing Spider, Crab Spider, Slug, Dusty Miller
Julie and Little Elmo looking for snakes.
Ryan trying to find crayfish.
Sam, Justin, Calvin and Estep posing in the creek.
Courtney, Davis, Emily and Julie explore the creek banks for life.