Bear Island WMA

Colleton County, SC

February 22, 1997

FLORA

Gelatinous Lichen
Leptogium cyanescens

Crustose Lichen
Phaeographis sp. 12897
Graphina columbina
Graphis scripta
Phaeographis dendritica
Bacidia sp.
Pertusaria paratuberculifera
Pertusaria texana
Pertusaria sinusmexicana
Haematomma puniceum
Lecanora cupressi
Lecanora varia
Lecanora caesiorubella glaucomodes

Foliose Lichen
Candelaria concolor
Parmotrema hypotropum
Parmotrema perforatum
Parmotrema praesorediosum
Parmotrema tinctorum
Punctelia rudecta
Rimelia reticulata

Fruticose Lichen
Ramalina americana
Usnea mutabilis
Usnea strigosa

Crustose Lichen
Buellia stillingiana
Buellia lauricassiae
Buellia imshaugiana

Foliose Lichen
Dirinaria confusa
Dirinaria picta
Physcia americana
Physcia millegrana
Pyxine caesiopruinosa

Ochrolechia africana

Crustose Lichen
Pyrenula cruenta
Schismatomma rediunta

Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum

Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda

Short-leaf Pine
Pinus echinata

Southern Red-cedar
Juniperus silicicola

Common Cat-tail
Typha latifolia

Cane; Switch Cane
Arundinaria gigantea

Salt Grass
Distichlis spicata

Blue Grass
Poa annua

Smooth Cord Grass
Spartina alterniflora

Cord Grass
Spartina cynosuroides

Broom Sedge
Andropogon virginicus

Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor

Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto

Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides

Black Needle Rush
Juncus roemerianus

Fringed Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox

Greenbrier
Smilax glauca

Black Willow
Salix nigra

Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera

Post Oak
Quercus stellata

Live Oak
Quercus virginiana

Swamp Spanish Oak
Quercus falcata pagodaefolia

Water Oak
Quercus nigra

Sheep-sorrel, Sour-grass
Rumex hastatulus *
Rumex crispus

Pokeweed; Pokeberry
Phytolacca americana

Spurrey
Spergula arvensis

Chickweed
Stellaria media

Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum

Pearlwort
Sagina decumbens

Coronopus didymus *

Wild Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum

Sweet-Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Dewberry
Rubus trivialis

Black Cherry
Prunus serotina

Cranesbill
Geranium carolinianum

Chinese Tallow Tree
Sapium sebiferum

Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria
Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia

Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana

Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens

Henbit
Lamium amplexicaule

Toad-Flax
Linaria canadensis

Veronica peregrina*
Veronica arvensis

Floating Bladderwort
Utricularia inflata

Bluet
Houstonia pusilla

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

Spiny-leaved Sow-thistle
Sonchus asper

Thistle
Carduus sp.

Facelis retusa

False Willow
Baccharis angustifolia

Sea-Myrtle; Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia


FAUNA

Long-jawed Orb Weaver
Tetragnatha sp.

Wolf Spider
Lycosa sp.

Mosquito*
Culex salinarius

Rambur’s Forktail Damselfly
Ischnura ramburii

Polyphemus Moth (cocoon)
Antheraea polyphemus

Southern Leopard Frog
Rana sphenocephala

American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Corn Snake
Elaphe guttata

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps

Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus

Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

Great Egret
Casmerodius albus

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus

Canada Goose
Branta canadensis

Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula

American Black Duck
Anas rubripes

Gadwall
Anas strepera

Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca

American Wigeon
Anas americana

Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata

Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors

Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus

King Rail
Rallus elegans

Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris

Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus

American Coot
Fulica americana

Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus

Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus

Dunlin
Calidris alpina

Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago

Bonaparte’s Gull
Larus philadelphia

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis

Forster’s Tern
Sterna forsteri

Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis

Merlin
Falco columbarius

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura

Ringed Turtle-dove*
Streptopelia risoria

Eurasian Collared Dove*
Streptopelia decaocto

Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus

Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus

Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens

Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus

Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe

Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor

Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Tufted Titmouse
Parus bicolor

Carolina Chickadee
Parus carolinensis

Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla

Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula

Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis

Loggerhead Shrike
Lanius ludovicianus

Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos

European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata

Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica

Pine Warbler
Dendroica pinus

Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas

American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis

Rufous-sided Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis

Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia

White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis

Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana

Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major

Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger

River Otter (scat)
Lutra canadensis

Bobcat; Wildcat (scat)
Felis rufus

White-tailed Deer (tracks)
Odocoileus virginianus
*First Time Recorded
Note: This flora/fauna list is produced by the South Carolina Association of Naturalists, and is subject to revision as needed. Above list produced on 3/4/97.

Note: There are two new dove species listed for this trip. The Eurasian Collared Dove is a known release that has established a colony at Bennett’s Point where these birds were seen and other birds heard. Members familiar with European birds recognized the call of the E. Collared Dove. The field marks of the few birds we saw near-by indicated they were Ringed Turtle doves, especially the general size, color and under-tail pattern (or lack thereof). Since if a dove fancier has released one species, a second is likely, both species are included. The rings on the back of the neck, a more definitive field mark, could not be seen.