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Bev Wigney | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Blogger BioBlitz - Day One - Murphys Point Provincial Park tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Blogger BioBlitz - Day One - Murphys Point Provincial Park

On "Day One" of the Blogger BioBlitz, we decided to count everything of interest that we saw along
the trail during our walk through the Black Ance Road - McParlan House Trail part of the park.
These photos were taken along the way. All photos taken on April 21, 2007.



Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle - side view
Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle - side view		 Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle - front view
Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle - front view		 Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle - defensive pose
Chelydra serpentina - Snapping Turtle - defensive pose		 Chrysemys picta - Painted Turtle - top
Chrysemys picta - Painted Turtle - top		 Chrysemys picta - Painted Turtle - bottom
Chrysemys picta - Painted Turtle - bottom
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis - Eastern Garter Snake		 Rana pipiens - Leopard Frog
Rana pipiens - Leopard Frog		 Tamias striatus - Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus - Eastern Chipmunk		 Ardea herodias- Great Blue Heron on nest
Ardea herodias- Great Blue Heron on nest		 Nymphalis antiopa - Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Nymphalis antiopa - Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Pyrrharctia isabella - Isabella Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Pyrrharctia isabella - Isabella Tiger Moth Caterpillar		 Adalia bipunctata - Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata - Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle		 Zelus species of Assassin bug
Zelus species of Assassin bug		 unknown black beetle
unknown black beetle		 unknown hopper
unknown hopper
Alopecosa aculeata? - Wolf spider
Alopecosa aculeata? - Wolf spider		 Wolf Spider # 1 - not yet ID'd
Wolf Spider # 1 - not yet ID'd		 Wolf Spider # 2- not yet ID'd
Wolf Spider # 2- not yet ID'd		 Wolf Spider #3 - not yet ID'd - view 1
Wolf Spider #3 - not yet ID'd - view 1		 Wolf Spider #3 - not yet ID'd - view 2
Wolf Spider #3 - not yet ID'd - view 2
Wolf Spider #3 - not yet ID'd - view 3
Wolf Spider #3 - not yet ID'd - view 3		 Wolf Spider #4 - not yet ID'd
Wolf Spider #4 - not yet ID'd		 Wolf Spider #5 - not yet ID'd
Wolf Spider #5 - not yet ID'd		 Velvet Mite - not yet ID'd
Velvet Mite - not yet ID'd		 Urnula craterium (?) - Devil's Urn (?)
Urnula craterium (?) - Devil's Urn (?)
Fomes fomentarius - Tinder Polypore on birch tree
Fomes fomentarius - Tinder Polypore on birch tree		 Cladina rangiferina - Reindeer lichen
Cladina rangiferina - Reindeer lichen		 Ceratodon purpureus (?) - Fire Moss (?)
Ceratodon purpureus (?) - Fire Moss (?)		 Pohlia nutans (?) - Nodding Pohlia Moss (?)
Pohlia nutans (?) - Nodding Pohlia Moss (?)		 Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria - Dutchman's Breeches
Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata - Shagbark Hickory		 Pinus strobus - White Pine
Pinus strobus - White Pine		 Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak		 Fagus grandifolia - American Beech
Fagus grandifolia - American Beech		 Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
Ostrya virginiana - Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana - Ironwood		 Ulmus thomasii - Rock Elm
Ulmus thomasii - Rock Elm		 Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumac		 Black Creek @ Black Ance Road
Black Creek @ Black Ance Road		 Leopard Frog pool
Leopard Frog pool
Beaver dam at end of Loon Lake
Beaver dam at end of Loon Lake		 GPS unit at Spider Hill
GPS unit at Spider Hill

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Bev Wigney22-Apr-2007 14:05
Wayne - Thanks! Ironwood is also sometimes called Hop Hornbeam up here too. You remembered well.. the tree you call Ironwood is Blue Beech up here. In R.C. Hosie's "Trees of Canada", he states that O. virginiana "is used locally for tool handles and other purposes where a strong tough wood is required." He also mentioned that up to the turn of the century, the wood was used for runners on sleighs -- which would definitely require tough wood!
Wayne 22-Apr-2007 13:07
That's a great compendium of observations, Bev. The snapping turtle is quite a coup, and the painted turtle is no small matter either, no less your rescue of it.

Your Ostrya virginiana , which we also have down here, is what we call "hophornbeam", and has quite shaggy bark - it startled me quite a bit to hear it called "ironwood" (but we know how perverse common names are). What we down here in Georgia call "ironwood", and which is present here in huge abundance, is Carpinus americana . It has extremely smooth bark and a very muscular appearance. I'm recollecting from one of your posts awhile back, but I think you called it "Blue Birch" or "Blue Beech", can't remember which. Does O. virginiana have extremely hard wood too?

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