Harlem Valley Calcareous Wetlands Complex List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Harlem Valley Calcareous Wetlands Complex (Complex #26)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Har. Vall.
ANIMALS									+
INVERTEBRATES									+
Euphyes conspicua	black dash	G4		S2S3	U	C?		BW3	+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Cottus cognatus	slimy sculpin (F)	G5		S4	U	S3		BW3?	+
Salvelinus fontinalis	brook trout (A-F)	G5		S5	P	S3		BW4	+
REPTILES									+
Eumeces fasciatus	five-lined skink	G5		S3	U	S3	U	BW2	+
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen	northern copperhead	G5		S3	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Crotalus horridus	timber rattlesnake	G5		S3	T	S2	E	BW2	+
Heterodon platirhinos	eastern hognose snake	G5		S3S4	U/SC	S5	D	BW4	+
Clemmys guttata	spotted turtle	G5		S4	U/SC	S5		BW4BW5	+
Clemmys insculpta	wood turtle	G4		S4	G/SC	S3	T	BW2	+
Clemmys muhlenbergii	bog turtle	G3	C1	S2	E	S2	E	BW1	+
BIRDS									+
Casmerodius albus	great egret	G5		S2	P	S3	S/S	BW3	+
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M
Accipiter gentilis	northern goshawk	G5	C2	S4B,S3N	P (SC)	S1	T/T	BW1	B
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	+
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Gallinula chloropus	common moorhen	G5		S4	P	S4		BW3	B
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B
Coccyzus americanus	yellow-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Coccyzus erthropthalmus	black-billed cuckoo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	B?
Tyto alba	common barn-owl	G5		S3	P/SC (P)	S4	S/S	BW3	B?
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Dryocopus pileatus	pileated woodpecker	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Contopus virens	eastern wood-pewee	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Empidonax alnorum	alder flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B
Empidonax minimus	least flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Empidonax traillii	willow flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Myiarchus crinitus	great crested flycatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Riparia riparia	bank swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Steldidopteryx serripennis	northern rough-winged swallow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Corvus corax	common raven	G5		S4	P/SC (P)	S1	EX	BW1	+
Cistothorus palustris	marsh wren	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Polioptila caerulea	blue-gray gnatcatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Sialia sialis	eastern bluebird	G5		S5	P/SC (P)	S4	S	BW4	B
Dumetella carolinensis	gray catbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW5	B
Vireo flavifrons	yellow-throated vireo	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Dendroica caerulescens	black-throated blue warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	B
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Ammodramus savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	T/T	BW2	B?
Junco hyemalis	dark-eyed junco	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Melospiza georgiana	swamp sparrow	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Passerculus sandwichensis	savannah sparrow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B
Pooecetes gramineus	vesper sparrow	G5		S5	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	B?
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	bobolink	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Sturnella magna	eastern meadowlark	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
MAMMALS									+
Myotis septentrionalis	northern long-eared myotis	G4		S3S4	U	SU	U		+
Synaptomys cooperi	southern bog lemming	G5		S4	U	S2	U	BW3?	+
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Asplenium montanum	mountain spleenwort	G5		S2	T	S2		BW2	+
Chamaecyparis thyoides	Atlantic white cedar	G4		S3	R	S5		BW4	+
Thuja occidentalis	northern white cedar	G5		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Orontium aquaticum	golden club	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3BW4	+
Carex argyrantha	hay sedge	G5		S2	U	S4		BW3	+
Carex bicknellii	Bicknell's sedge	G5		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Carex bushii	Bush's sedge	G4		S3	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Carex formosa	handsome sedge	G4	C2	S2S3	R	S1.1	E	BW1	+
Cyperus erythrorhizos	red-rooted flatsedge	G5		S3	R	S4		BW3BW4	+
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. lupulinus	hop sedge	G5T?		S2	U	NA		BW1	+
Eleocharis obtusa var. ovata	blunt spikerush	G5T4Q		S1S2	R	C		BW2	+
Chamaelirium luteum	blazing-star, devils' bit	G5		S2	R	S3		BW2	+
Liparis lilifolia	large twayblade	G5		S2	R	C		BW3?	+
Bouteloua curtipendula	side-oats gramma grass	G5		S1	E	S1	E	BW1	+
Asclepias viridiflora	green milkweed	G5		S2	R	S4		BW4	+
Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae	New England blazing-star	G5?T3	C2	S2	R	SH	E	BW2	+
Betula pumila	swamp birch	G5		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Onosmodium virginianum	Virginia false-gromwell	G4		S1	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Cardamine longii	Long's bittercress	G3G4Q	3C	S2	U	SH	E	BW1	+
Draba reptans	Carolina whitlow-grass	G5		S2	R	SH	E	BW2	+
Cuscuta campestris	field-dodder	G5		S1	R	SES3?		BW2?	+
Gentiana saponaria	soapwort gentian	G5		S1	R	S3		BW3	+
Hedeoma hispidum	rough pennyroyal	G5		S2S3	R	NA		BW2	+
Pycnanthemum torrei	Torrey's mountain mint	G2		S1	E	S1	E	BW1	+
Linum medium var. texanum	southern yellow flax	G5T5		S2	T	S4		BW3	+
Linum sulcatum	grooved yellow flax	G5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Trollius laxus ssp. laxus	spreading globe flower	G4T3Q	3C	S3	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Agrimonia parviflora	swamp agrimony	G5		S3	R	C		BW3	+
Potentilla palustris	marsh cinquefoil	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Potentilla tridentata	three-toothed cinquefoil	G5		C		S1.1	E	BW2	+
Salix candida	hoary willow	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Castilleja coccinea	scarlet indian-paintbrush	G5		S1	T	S2		BW1BW2	+
Valeriana sitchensis ssp. uliginosa	marsh valerian	G4G5T4		S1S2	T	NA		BW1	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp		G2G3		S1	U	S1		BW1	+
Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp		G5		S4S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Rich Shrub Fen		G3G4		S1S2	U	S1		BW1	+
Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp		G3G4		S2S3	U			BW1	+
Limestone Glade				S1	U			BW1	+
Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit		G4		S3S4	U			BW2	+
Terrestrial Cave Community		G4?		S3S4	U	S3		BW2	+
ANIMAL CONCENTRATION AREAS									+
Bat Hibernaculum		G?			U	S?		BW2	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Har. Vall. column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Harlem Valley Calcareous Wetlands Complex :
+ = known to occur in the area; seasonal use not specified; B = breeds in the area; S = regular non-breeding use in the summer
M = migrates through the area and has identifiable migratory stopover or staging areas within the area; W = overwinters in the area
P = primarily pelagic; ? = unconfirmed or questionable occurrence or seasonal use; H = occurred historically in the area; I = introduced

Definitions of ranks used in list

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