This appendix comprises tables, listing plants and animals sorted by species, identified within the Fourteen Island and Mink Lakes watershed by FIMLA members.

Key To Tables

The tables contain the following information:

• Family- Common and or scientific name(s).
• Name - Common name(s).
• Key - Type of sighting.

The following codes are used to record type of sighting:

• HO - Heard Only. Some animal calls are unmistakable. E.g. whip-poor-wills, brush wolves and mourning doves could be included, based solely on the sounds they make.
• NV - Not Verified, but very strong evidence of animal sighting.
• P - Photo of sighting.
• S - Sighting, with positive identification.
• Comments - Any additional descriptive information - colour phases, varieties, races, other names, etc.
• Spotter - Space to record initials of observer; multiple observers are not recorded.

Credits

This document is based on work conducted by the Tim’s Lake Community Association. We are very grateful to Helen and Dann O’Kane and the other residents of Tim’s Lake who kindly allowed us to adapt their format and listings to reflect the ecosystem of the Fourteen Island and Mink Lakes watershed.

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Salamanders	Blue Spotted Salamander	S		RP
	Yellow Spotted Salamander	S		RP
Frogs & Toads	Bull frog	S	Various shades of green	SBG
	American Toad	S,P	Colour varies greatly	RP
	Gray Treefrog	S, P		StJ
	Green Frog	S		SBG
	Leopard Frog	S	Green colour phase	SBG
	Pickerel Frog	HO		SBG
	Spring Peeper	S	Regular, annually	SBG
	Wood Frog	S		SBG
	Western Chorus Frog	HO		SBG

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Blackbirds	Brown Headed Cowbird	S		SBG
	Common Grackle	S	Large flocks move through during early Fall migration	StJ
	Red Winged Blackbird	S	Common during Spring nesting	GR
Chickadees	Black Capped Chickadee	S	Common year around	GR
Ducks	American Black Duck	S		CS
	Bufflehead	S	Spring/Fall migrant	CS
	Common Merganser	S	Aka ‘Fish Duck’	CS
	Hooded Merganser	S	Spring/Fall migrant	CS
	Mallard
Gallinaceous Birds	Ruffed Grouse	S	Incorrectly called ‘Partridge’	GR
	Wild Turkey	S, P	Quite common in the general area	StJ
Geese	Canada Goose	S		CS
Goatsuckers	Common Nighthawk
	Whip-poor-will	HO	Unmistakable call	CS
Grosbeaks, Sparrows, Buntings	Evening Grosbeak	S	Fall migrant	CS
	Purple Finch	S	Infrequent Fall migrant	SBG
	Rose Breasted Grosbeak	S, P	Seen infrequently year round	StJ
	Snow Bunting	S	Common Fall migrant	CS
Gulls	Herring Gull	S	Common
	Ring-billed Gull	S		SBG
	Common Tern	S		SBG
Herons	Great Blue Heron	S, P	Several common to the lake and area	RP
	Green Heron	S		SBG
Humming-birds	Ruby-Throated	S, P	Common	RP
Jays, Magpies, Crows	American Crow		Common
	Blue Jay	S, P	Common year around	RP
	Common Raven	S		SBG
Loons	Common Loon	S,P	Official bird of Ontario	RP
Mocking-birds, Thrashers	Brown Thrasher	S		CS
Nuthatches	Brown Creeper	S	Elusive, seen more frequently when leaves are off in the Fall	CS
	White Breasted Nuthatch	S,P	Common year around	RP
	Red Breasted Nuthatch	S	Not as common as White Breasted	CS
	American Redstart	S	Seen infrequently	CS
Orioles	Northern Oriole	S	Baltimore Race. Quite active during Spring nesting period	CS
Owls	Barred Owl	S	Several birds in area	GR
	Eastern Screech Owl
	Snowy Owl		Spring migrant
Pigeons, Doves	Mourning Dove	S	Common during feeder season	GR
Redpolls	Common Redpoll	S	Common during feeder season	CS
Sandpipers & Phalaropes	American Woodcock	S		SBG
	Common Snipe	HO		SBG
Shrikes	Northern Shrike
Siskins, Goldfinches	American Goldfinch	S		CS
	Indigo Bunting	S		SBG
	Pine Siskin	S		SBG
Sparrows	Chipping Sparrow	S	Common	CS
	Dark Eyed Junco	S	Slate coloured race, seen more frequently during feeder season	CS
	Field Sparrow	S		SBG
	Fox Sparrow
	Song Sparrow	S	Common	CS
	Swamp Sparrow
	White Throated Sparrow	S	Common	CS
Starlings	European Starling	S	Common	CS
Swallows	Barn Swallow	S		SBG
	Cliff Swallow
	Tree Swallow	S		CS
Swans	Tundra Swan
Tanagers	Scarlet Tanager	S		CS
Thrushes, Solitaires, Bluebirds	American Robin	S	Common	CS
	Eastern Bluebird
Trogons	Belted Kingfisher	S		CS
Tyrant Flycatchers	Eastern Kingbird	S		CS
	Eastern Phoebe	S	Common	CS
	Great Crested Flycatcher	S		CS
Vireos	Philadelphia Vireo
	Solitary Vireo
	Yellow Throated Vireo
Vultures, Hawks, Falcons	American Kestrel
	Bald Eagle	S		GR
	Broad Winged Hawk
	Merlin
	Northern Goshawk
	Osprey	S, P	Resident pairs in area	RP
	Red Tailed Hawk	S		CS
	Turkey Vulture	S	Common	RP
	Sharp-shinned Hawk	S		SBG
Waxwings	Cedar Waxwing	S		CS
Wood Warblers	Bay Breasted
	Black & White	S		CS
	Pine	S	Common	CS
	Yellow	S		CS
	Yellow Rumped	S		CS
Wood-peckers	Common Flicker	S	Common	CS
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	S		SBG
	Downey Woodpecker	S, P	Common	StJ
	Hairy Woodpecker	S, P	Common	StJ
	Pileated Woodpecker	S, P	Common	StJ

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Cool Water Species	Black Crappie	S		MNR
	Northern Pike	S		MNR
	Rock Bass
	Sauger
	Walleye	S	Aka `Yellow Pickerel’	MNR
	White Crappie
	White Sucker	S		MNR
	Yellow Perch	S		MNR
Warm Water Species	Bluegill	S		MNR
	Bowfin
	Brown Bullhead
	Carp
	Channel Catfish
	Goldeye
	Largemouth Bass	S		MNR
	Pumpkinseed	S		MNR
	Smallmouth Bass	S		MNR
	White Bass
	White Perch

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Odonata	Dragonflies
	Damselflies
Ephemeroptera	Mayflies
Orthoptera	Grasshoppers
	Cicadas
	Crickets
Culicidae	Mosquitoes
Hemiptera, Homoptera	Aphids		aka 'bugs'
	Plant Hoppers
Lepidoptera	Monarch Butterfly
	West Virginia White
	Moths
Coleoptera	June Beetle
	Ladybird Beetle
	Fireflies
Diptera	Flies
	Black Flies
	Deer Flies
Hymenoptera	Ants
	Wasps
	Bees

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Fur-Bearing	Beaver	S, P	Healthy population	RP
	Black Bear	S	Numerous recent sightings	PP
	Cottontail Rabbit	S		SBG
	Jackrabbit	S		SBG
	Snowshoe Hare	S	aka 'Varying Hare'	GR
	Coyote	S	Heard frequently, seen periodically	RP
	Fisher	S		GR
	Mink	S		SBG
	Muskrat	S		RP
	Least Weasel	S		SBG
	Raccoon	S		RP
	Red Fox	S	Red colour phase/Cross colour phase	RP
	River Otter	S, P		RP
	Whitetail Deer	S, P	Common	StJ, KS
Rodent	Deer Mouse	S		GR
	Eastern Chipmunk	S, P	Common	RP
	Field Mouse	S	Common	CS
	Eastern Gray Squirrel	S	Common/Black colour phase/Gray colour phase	CS
	Little Brown Myotis	S	aka ‘Little Brown Bat’
	Northern Flying Squirrel	S, P	Seen infrequently	StJ
	Porcupine	S	Common	GR
	Red Squirrel	S	Common	GR
	Striped Skunk	S		CS
	Vole		Common, unknown variety
	Woodchuck	S, P	aka ‘Groundhog’	RP

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Berries	Purple Flowering Raspberry	S		SBG
	Redberry Elder	S		SBG
	Swamp Dewberry
	Wild Highbush Blueberry
	Wild Raspberry	S		SBG
	Wild Strawberry	S		SBG
	Winterberry	S	aka ‘Black Alder’	SBG
Bushes	Wild Rose	S		SBG
	Steeplebush
	Bellflower			SBG
	Bishop’s Cap			SBG
Ferns	Bracken Fern			SBG
	Common Polypody Fern			SBG
	Crested Shield Fern		Wood Fern	SBG
	Royal Fern			SBG
	Sensitive Fern			SBG
Wildflowers (native)	Bittersweet nightshade		Climbing and deadly	SBG
	Black-eyed Susan	S		CS
	Bladder Campion	S		CS
	Bloodroot
	Blue-eyed Grass
	Bur Reed
	Bushy Aster
	Canada Anemone			SBG
	Canada Mayflower			SBG
	Canadian Thistle	S		CS
	Cardinal Flower			SBG
	Climbing Bittersweet	S		CS
	Common Blue Violet
	Common Buttercup	S		CS
	Common Milkweed	S		CS
	Common Mullein	S		CS
	Common Plantain	S		CS
	Common St. John’s Wort	S		CS
	Coreopsis		Lance-leaved
	Creeping Bellflower			SBG
	Day Lily
	Dutchman’s Breeches			SBG
	False Solomon’s Seal			SBG
	Foamflower			SBG
	Fragrant Water Lily	S		CS
	Fringed Polygala
	Hairy Vetch	S		CS
	Heliopsis
	Indian Cucumber Root			SBG
	Indian Pipe			SBG
	Iris Blue Flag	S	aka ‘Iris versicolour’ or ‘Slender Blue Flag’	CS
	Lambs Ear
	Large-Flowered Trillium	S	Yellow/White	CS
	Mitre Wort			SBG
	Northern Bedstraw
	Orange Hawkweed	S	aka ‘Devil’s Paintbrush’	CS
	Oxeye Daisy	S		CS
	Philadelphia Fleabane
	Phlox	S		CS
	Pickerelweed	S		CS
	Queen Anne Lace	S		CS
	Red Baneberry	S		SBG
	Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
	Round-lobed Hepatica	S		CS
	Spring Beauty	S		SBG
	Tall Corydalis
	True Solomon’s Seal			SBG
	Trout Lily	S	aka ‘Dogtooth Violet’	CS
	Two-leaved Bishop’s Cap
	Violet
	Water Hemlock
	White Campion
	White Clover	S		CS
	Wild Columbine	S		CS
	Wild Raisin		aka ‘Witherod’
	Wild Sarsaparilla	S		SBG
	Wintergreen
	Wood Lily
	Yarrow
	Yellow Goatsbeard	S		CS
	Yellow Hawkweed	S	aka ‘Kings Devil’

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Turtles	Blanding’s	S, P	Similar in appearance to Garter, but smaller and more slender	StJ, RP
	Painted	S, P		RP
	Northern Map Turtle	S		MNR
	Snapping Turtle	S, P	Very active during spring egg laying period	RP
	Stinkpot Turtle	S		MNR
Snakes	Common Garter Snake	S, P		RP
	Eastern Fox Snake
	Eastern Milksnake	S		GR
	Eastern Rat Snake	S, P	aka 'Black Rat Snake'. Healthy pop. in area	RP
	Eastern Ribbon Snake
	Northern Water Snake	S, P		RP
	Red-bellied Snake	S		GR
	Smooth Greensnake	S		GR

Family	Name	Key	Comments	Spotter
Beech	American Beech			GR
	Bur Oak
	Red Oak			GR
	White Oak			GR
Birch	Green Alder
	Grey Birch			GR
	Hop-Hornbeam		aka 'Ironwood'	GR
	Paper Birch		aka 'White Birch'	GR
	Speckled Alder		aka 'Tag Alder'
	Yellow Birch
Buckthorn	European Buckthorn
Cypress	Eastern Red Cedar			GR
	Eastern White Cedar			GR
Elm	American Elm		aka 'White Elm'	GR
	Common Hackberry
	Rock Elm
	Slippery Elm		aka 'Red Elm'
Honeysuckle	Highbush Cranberry			GR
	Nannyberry			GR
Linden	American Basswood			GR
Maple	Mountain Maple		aka 'Moose Maple'
	Red Maple
	Silver Maple			GR
	Striped Maple			GR
	Sugar Maple			GR
Olive	Black Ash
	Common Lilac			GR
	Red Ash
	White Ash			GR
Pine	Balsam Fir			GR
	Black Spruce
	Eastern Hemlock			GR
	Eastern White Pine			GR
	Jack Pine			GR
	Red Pine			GR
	Tamarack
	White Spruce			GR
Rose	American Mountain Ash
	Chokecherry
	Common Apple			GR
	Hawthorn
	Pin Cherry
	Serviceberry
Walnut	Bitternut Hickory
	Black Walnut
	Butternut
	Shagbark Hickory			GR
Willow	Balsam Poplar			GR
	Black Willow		aka 'Swamp WIllow'
	Large-Toothed Aspen
	Peachleaf Willow		aka 'Swamp WIllow'
	Shining Willow		aka 'Yellow Willow'
	Trembling Aspen		aka' Quacking Aspen'	GR