Upper Walkill River Valley List of Species of Special Emphasis

Species of Special Emphasis Occurring in the Upper Walkill River Valley (Complex #29)

Scientific Name	Common Name(s)	Global	Federal	NY Rank	NY Stat.	NJ Rank	NJ Stat.	BW # Rank	Wallkill
ANIMALS									+
VERTEBRATES									+
FISH									+
Micropterus salmoides	largemouth bass (F)	G5		S5	P	SE		BW5	+
Esox americanus americanus	redfin pickerel (F)	G5		S4	P	S5		BW5	?
Perca flavescens	yellow perch (F)	G5		S5	U	S5		BW5	+
Salmo trutta	brown trout (A-F-I/AN)	G5		SE	P	SE		BW4	+
Salvelinus fontinalis	brook trout (A-F)	G5		S5	P	S3		BW4	+
REPTILES									+
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									+
Podilymbus podiceps	pied-billed grebe	G5		S3	P (T)	S1	E/S	BW2	B/M
Ardea herodias	great blue heron	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2BW3	M
Botaurus lentiginosus	American bittern	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/S	BW1	B/M
Ixobrychus exilis	least bittern	G5		S3	P/SC (T)	S3	D/S	BW2	B/M
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Aix sponsa	wood duck	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M
Anas americana	American wigeon	G5		S3	G	SN		BW3	M
Anas clypeata	northern shoveler	G5		S2	G	SN		BW2	M
Anas crecca	green-winged teal	G5		S3	G	SN		BW2BW3	B/M
Anas discors	blue-winged teal	G5		S5	G	S5		BW4	B/M
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	G5		S5	G	S5		BW5	B/M/W
Anas rubripes	American black duck	G4		S4	G	S4		BW4	B/M
Anas strepera	gadwall	G5		S3	G	S5		BW3	M
Aythya collaris	ring-necked duck	G5		S3	G	SN		BW1	M
Bucephala albeola	bufflehead	G5		SN	G	SN		BW4	M
Lophodytes cucullatus	hooded merganser	G5		S4	G	SN		BW2	B/M
Mergus merganser	common merganser	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	B/M/W
Oxyura jamaicensis	ruddy duck	G5		S1	G	SN		BW2	B?
Accipiter cooperii	Cooper's hawk	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	B/M
Accipter striatus	sharp-shinned hawk	G5		S4	P (SC)	S1	U/U	BW2	B/M
Buteo lineatus	red-shouldered hawk	G5		S4	T (SC)	S2	E/T	BW1	B/M
Buteo platypterus	broad-winged hawk	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Circus cyaneus	northern harrier	G5		S3	T (SC)	S2	E/U	BW1	B?/M/W
Pandion haliaetus	osprey	G5		S4	T (SC)	S3	T/T	BW2	M
Gallinula chloropus	common moorhen	G5		S4	P	S4		BW3	B
Porzana carolina	sora	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B/M
Rallus elegans	king rail	G4G5		S1	P (T)	S3	U/U	BW1	B
Rallus limicola	Virginia rail	G5		S4	G	S4		BW3	B/M
Pluvialis squatarola	black-bellied plover	G5		SN	P	SN	S/S	BW3BW4	M
Bartramia longicauda	upland sandpiper	G5		S4	P/SC (T)	S1	E	BW2	B
Tringa flavipes	lesser yellowlegs	G5		SN	P	SN	S	BW3	M
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
Asio flammeus	short-eared owl	G5		S2	P/SC (E)	S1	E/U	BW2	W
Asio otus	long-eared owl	G5		S3	P	S3	T/T	BW2	B?/W
Strix varia	barred owl	G5		S5	P	S3	T/T	BW3	B/M
Tyto alba	common barn-owl	G5		S3	P/SC (P)	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M/W?
Caprimulgus vociferus	whip-poor-will	G5		S4	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Chordeiles minor	common nighthawk	G5		S4	P/SC	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Archilochus colubris	ruby-throated hummingbird	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Chaetura pelagica	chimney swift	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Dryocopus pileatus	pileated woodpecker	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3BW4	B
Melanerpes erythrocephalus	red-headed woodpecker	G5		S4	P (SC)	S3	T/T	BW3	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
Tyrannus tyrannus	eastern kingbird	G5		S5	P	S5	D/D	BW4BW5	B
Eremophila alpestris	horned lark	G5		S5	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3BW4	B
Hirundo pyrrhonota	cliff swallow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/S	BW2	B
Progne subis	purple martin	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW4	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
Catharus fuscescens	veery	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Catharus guttatus	hermit thrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Catharus ustulatus	Swainson's thrush	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Hylocichla mustelina	wood thrush	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B/M
Polioptila caerulea	blue-gray gnatcatcher	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B/M
Sialia sialis	eastern bluebird	G5		S5	P/SC (P)	S4	S	BW4	B/M/W
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/M
Vireo griseus	white-eyed vireo	G5		S4	P	S4	D/S	BW4	B
Vireo solitarius	solitary vireo	G5		S5	P	S3	S/S	BW3	B/M
Dendroica cerulea	cerulean warbler	G4	C2	S4B	P (SC)	S3	S/S	BW1BW2	M
Dendroica coronata	yellow-rumped warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW2BW3	M
Dendroica discolor	prairie warbler	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Dendroica fusca	blackburnian warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Dendroica magnolia	magnolia warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	M
Dendroica palmarum	palm warbler	G5		S1	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Dendroica pensylvanica	chestnut-sided warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Dendroica striata	blackpoll warbler	G5		S3	P	SN	S	BW1	M
Dendroica virens	black-throated green warbler	G5		S5	P	SN	S	BW3	B/M
Helmitheros vermivorus	worm-eating warbler	G5		S4	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Icteria virens	yellow-breasted chat	G5		S3	P (SC)	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Mniotilta varia	black-and-white warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Oporornis formosus	Kentucky warbler	G5		S2	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Parula americana	northern parula	G5		S3S4	P	S3	P/S	BW1	B/M
Seiurus aurocapillus	ovenbird	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus motacilla	Louisiana waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B
Seiurus noveboracensis	northern waterthrush	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B/M
Setophaga ruticilla	American redstart	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B/M
Vermivora chrysoptera	golden-winged warbler	G4		S4	P (SC)	S3	D/S	BW3	B
Vermivora pinus	blue-winged warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	INC/S	BW4	B/M
Wilsonia canadensis	Canada warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
Wilsonia citrina	hooded warbler	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3	B
Piranga olivacea	scarlet tanager	G5		S5	P	S4	S	BW4	B/M
Piranga rubra	summer tanager	G5		SR	P	S4	S	BW2	B
Pheucticus ludovicianus	rose-breasted grosbeak	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW4	B/M
Ammodramus henslowii	Henslow's sparrow	G4	C2	S4B,SAN	P/SC (T)	S1	E	BW1	B?
Ammodramus savannarum	grasshopper sparrow	G4		S4	P/SC	S2	T/T	BW2	B/M
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/M
Passerculus sandwichensis	savannah sparrow	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B/M
Pipilo erythrophthalmus	rufous-sided towhee	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4	B
Pooecetes gramineus	vesper sparrow	G5		S5	P/SC	S2	E	BW2	B
Dolichonyx oryzivorus	bobolink	G5		S5	P	S2	T/T	BW3	B/M
Icterus spurius	northern oriole	G5		S5	P	S5	S/S	BW4BW5	B
Sturnella magna	eastern meadowlark	G5		S5	P	S4	D/S	BW3BW4	B/M
Carpodacus purpureus	purple finch	G5		S5	P	S4	S/S	BW3	B
MAMMALS									+
Lynx rufus	bobcat	G5		S3S4	G	S4	E/G	BW3	+
Lutra canadensis	river otter	G5		S5	G	S4		BW4	+
Ursus americanus	black bear	G5		S5	G	S3		BW4	+?
VASCULAR PLANTS									+
Carex bicknellii	Bicknell's sedge	G5		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Cyperus lancastriensis	Lancaster flatsedge	G5		NA		S2	E	BW1?	+
Scirpus torreyi	Torrey's bulrush	G5?		C		S1	E	BW1	+
Chamaelirium luteum	blazing-star, devils' bit	G5		S2	R	S3		BW2	+
Melanthium virginicum	Virginia bunchflower	G5		SH	U	S1	E	BW1	+
Bouteloua curtipendula	side-oats gramma grass	G5		S1	E	S1	E	BW1	+
Conioselinum chinense	hemlock-parsley	G5		C		S1	E	BW4	+
Asclepias verticillata	whorled milkweed	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Aster infirmus	cornel-leaved aster	G5		S1	U	S2		BW2	+
Kuhnia eupatorioides	false boneset	G5		NA		S1	E	BW1	+
Solidago rigida	stiff goldenrod	G5		S2	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Betula pumila	swamp birch	G5		S2	R	S2		BW2	+
Arabis hirsuta	hairy rock-cress	G5		C		S2		BW3	+
Hypericum majus	larger Canadian St. John's-wort	G5		C		S1	E	BW1?	+
Triadenum fraseri	Fraser's St. John's-wort	G4G5		C		S3		BW3	+
Kalmia polifolia	pale laurel	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides	basil mountain mint	G2		SX	U	S1	E	BW1	+
Linum sulcatum	grooved yellow flax	G5		S2	R	S1	E	BW2	+
Anemone cylindrica	long-headed anemone	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Ranunculus fascicularis	early buttercup	G5		C		S1	E	BW3	+
Trollius laxus ssp. laxus	spreading globe flower	G4T3Q	3C	S3	T	S1	E	BW1	+
Amelanchier sanguinea	round leaved serviceberry	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Galium trifidum	small bedstraw	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Salix candida	hoary willow	G5		C		S2		BW3?	+
Salix pedicellaris	bog willow	G5		C		S1	E	BW3?	+
Celtis tenuifolia	dwarf hackberry	G5		NA		S2		BW1	+
COMMUNITIES and ECOSYSTEMS									+
Rich Sloping Fen		G2		S1S2	U	S1		BW1	+
Rich Graminoid Fen		G3		S1S2	U	S1		BW1	+
Rich Shrub Fen		G3G4		S1S2	U	S1		BW1	+
Limestone Glade				S1	U			BW1	+
Aquatic Cave Community		G4?		S3S4	U	S2		BW1	+
Terrestrial Cave Community		G4?		S3S4	U	S3		BW2	+


See Appendix I for definition of federal, global, state, and bight watershed (BW) ranks and status
Wallkill column contains codes indicating the status of a species population within the Upper Wallkill River Valley :
+ = 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

Definitions of ranks used in list

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