Wildlife Information*
During the summer of 1997, an informal wildlife survey was conducted on the Sternberg Forest. The Sternberg Forest is filled with a wide variety of wildife species due to the high diversity of the forest and the presence of Bull Jr. Creek and it's surrounding wetlands. The forested area provides excellent habitat for the whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginanus), raccoon (Procyon lotor) and eastern red fox (Vulpes fulva). Songbirds are very abundant throughout the property, with large numbers of American goldfinches (Carduelis tristis), northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis), black-capped chickadees (Parus atricapillus) and white-breasted nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) commonly seen. Unique species of songbirds, including the indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea), eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)and rose-breasted grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus)were sighted.
Bull Jr. Creek and
it's surrounding wetlands provide excellent habitat for a wide
variety of waterfowl including the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos),
hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) and wood duck (Aix
sponsa). Beaver (Castor canadensis) dams and lodges,
along with river otter (Lutra canadensis) slides can be
seen along the banks.
| Common
Name American Crow American Goldfinch American Robin Badger Bald Eagle Beaver Black-capped Chickadee Blue Jay Canada Goose Common Flicker Common Yellowthroat Coyote Downy Woodpecker Eastern Bluebird Eastern Chipmunk Eastern Gray Squirrel Eastern Phoebe Eastern Red Fox Great Blue Heron Hairy Woodpecker Hooded Merganser Indigo Bunting Mallard Muskrat Northern Cardinal Painted Turtle Pileated Woodpecker Raccoon Red Squirrel Red-eyed Vireo Red-tailed Hawk Red-winged Blackbird River Otter Rose-breasted Grosbeak Ruffed Grouse Sandhill Crane Slate-colored Junco Snapping Turtle Striped Skunk White-breasted Nuthatch Whitetail Deer Wood Duck |
Scientific
Name Corvus brachyrhynchos Carduelis tristis Turdus migratorius Taxidea taxus Haliaeetus leucocephalus Castor canadensis Parus atricapillus Cyanocitta cristata Branta canadensis Colaptes auratus Geothlypis trichas Canis latrans Picoides pubescens Sialia sialis Tamias striatus Sciurus carolinensis Sayornis phoebe Vulpes fulva Ardea herodias Dendrocopos villosus Lophodytes cucullatus Passerina cyanea Anas platyrhynchos Ondatra zibethica Cardinalis cardinalis Chrysemys picta Dryocopus pileatus Procyon lotor Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Vireo olivaceus Buteo jamaicensis Agelaius phoeniceus Lutra canadensis Pheucticus ludovicianus Bonasa umbellus Grus canadensis Junco hyemalis Chelydra serpentina Spilogale putorius Sitta carolinensis Odocoileus virginianus Aix sponsa |
*The wildlife information was collected by Sue Kissinger (July 1997)