Endangered and Threatened Species that are present on NLI Properties  
August 30, 2004            
               
Common Name Scientific Name Status NLI Project Date of Habitat Type Habitat Preference Size
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Plants              
Shadbush Amelanchier interior ST Hanover Bluff Nature Preserve 2004 mesic upland forest*    
Dragon wormwood Artemisia dracunculus SE Jensen Bequest 1994      
Woolly milkweed Asclepias lanuginosa SE Hanover Bluff Nature Preserve   sand hill prairie*    
Forked aster Aster furcatus ST Colman Dells        
Kitten tails Besseya bullii ST Stonebridge Trail, Hanover Bluff NP,    dry pairie*    
      South Beliot Prairie, Burr Oak Valley        
Spotted coral-root orchid Corallorhiza maculata ST Burr Oak Valley        
White lady's slipper Cypripedium dryopteris ST Searl's Prairie 1999      
Meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense ST Hanover Bluff NP, TNC Easement Hanover 1999 mesic upland forest*    
      Hanover Forest        
Dwarf scouring rush Equisetum scirpoides SE Camp Benson        
Scented oak fern Gymnocarpium robertianum SE Camp Benson        
Prairie bush clover Lespedeza leptostachya SE, FT Nygren nursery        
Hairy umberlla-wort Mirabilis hirsuta SE TNC Hanover Tract   sand hill prairie*    
Northern gooseberry Ribes hirtellum SE Colman Dells        
Cliff goldenrod Solidago sciaphila ST Hanover Bluff NP, Camp Benson   dolomite cliff*    
Sullivantia Sullivantia sullivantii ST Camp Benson        
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus  SE Hanover Bluff NP 1994 dolomite cliff*    
Hairy white violet Viola blanda ST Hanover Bluff NP 2004 mesic upland forest*    
               
Birds              
Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii SE Nygren        
Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii ST Rock Cut 94, 04 Grassland Open tall dense grasslands with mesic areas >140 acres
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus SE Nieman, Nygren   Grassland Migrant, Open habitats, old fields, agricultural areas,  >85 acres
            prairies, marshes.  
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SE Nygren, Nieman   Wetland Inhabits freshwater marshes, bogs, swamps, wet meadows,  >25 acres
            or wherever the ground is wet and tall, emergent vegetation   
            such as cattails, bulrushes, and reeds are present  
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Delisted SE Kyte River 2004 Forest Lowland woods, near water, swamps, along  500 acres or <
            rivers, near farmland, in upland woods   
            and near grasslands  
Veery Cathearus fuscescens Delisted ST Hanover Bluff Complex,  1999 Forest Forests along cropland,   
      Kyte River, Camp Benson        
Great Egret Casmerodius albus  Delisted ST Nygren  1999 Wetland Requires 2 distinct habitat types for survival: >25 acres
            1) foraging habitatinunpilluted wetland   
            situations;2) nesting habitat, usually near   
            foraging habitat, containing either trees or   
            shrubs that provide enough support and   
            building materials (twigs) for the nest.  
Common Name Scientific Name Status NLI Project Date of Habitat Type Habitat Preference Size
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Black Tern Chilidonias niger SE Nieman        
Brown Creeper Certhia americana Delisted ST Kyte River, Nygren 2004 Forest Mature riprian forest, mixed woodlands with  500 acres or <
      Burr Oak Valley     cypress swamps, and floodplain forest, dead   
            or dying trees  
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus SE Nygren, Nieman   Grassland**   8-120 ha 
Cerulan warbler Dendroica cerula ST Hanover Bluff Complex 2004 Forest Mature interior mesic forest (Umbrella species) 4,000 acres
            Small fishes area principal food item.  
Peregrine Falcon Falco pererinus ST, FE Nygren 2004      
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis  ST Nieman,  1999 Wetland Found in open grasslands, marshes, swampy edges of  >25 acres
      Nygren,      lakes, ponds, river banks. Needs an open area marsh with   
      Moody Marsh     dense vegetation (i.e. prairie potholes) for nesting.  Feeds   
            in nesting area ormay fly to upland areas to eat.  
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus ST, FT Hanover Bluff Area,  1999 Forest Large rivers, Mature riparian forest, nets in white pine,  500 acres or <
      Nygren, Kyte River     cottonwood in other trees or cliffs  
Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis ST Nieman 1999 Wetland Cattail marshes, shy, secretive bird, hides in tall cattails  >25 acres
            and sedges, feeds at edge of water, retreats into vegetation   
            after capturing prey. Nests in dense growth of marsh   
            emergent, above shallow water but near to open water.  
Osprey Pandion haliaetus SE Nygren   Forest Rivers, mature riparian forest, nests in dead trees 500 acres or <
Pile-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Delisted ST Nygren, Nieman 2004 Wetland Inhabits ponds with much shoreline and  >25 acres
            emergent vegetation, marshes with areas   
            of open water 15 to 25 inches deep, and   
            marshy inlets and bays.  Found on ponds,   
            sloughs, floodedareas, marshy parts of lakes  
           and rivers.   >25 acres
            stream side, roadside ditches, mudflats or upland  
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus SE Nieman   Wetland Open grass and sedge grown marsh infiltrated by  > 25 acre
      Nygren     sluggish meandering stream where grasses are not   
      Colored Sands     so tall and dense as cattail.  
               
Mammals              
River otter Lutra canadensis Delisted ST Hanover Bluff Complex,  2004      
      Nygren        
Reptiles               
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus ST Hanover Bluff complex 1994      
Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii ST Kyte River, Nygren 1999      
Western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus ST Kyte River   Dry Prairie** especially sand prairie**  
               
Aquatic Biota              
Fishes              
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile ST Raccoon Creek 94, 04      
Common Name Scientific Name Status NLI Project Date of Habitat Type Habitat Preference Size
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Mussels              
Purple wartyback Cyclonais tuberculata ST Hanover Bluff Area 1999      
Spike Elliptio dilatata ST Hanover Bluff Area 1994      
Black sandshell Ligumia recta ST Hanover Bluff Area 1999      
               
Crustaceans              
Isopod Caecidotea spatulata SE Camp Benson 1994      
               
References:              
Non-asterick habitat data: Nathan Hills' Kishwaukee River Ecosystem Partnership Report

* habitat data: "Endangered and Threatened Species Locations related to NLI Projects." Andy Bacon.

  
 
 
 
** habitat data: USGS "Effects of Migrating Practices on grassland birds." North Prairie Wildlife Research center