Minnesota Seasons - Pin Oak Prairie Scientific and Natural Area


Pin Oak Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

County	Fillmore
GPS	SNA Parking: N43 47.728 W92 13.130 River Parking: N43 47.834 W92 13.158
Size	184 acres
Habitat	Wet meadow, dry prairie, oak forest
Hiking Trails	None

Links	Minnesota DNR

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	Early May	Late October


Birds

	American black duck (Anas rubripes) American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American robin (Turdus migratorius) bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) great blue heron (Ardea herodias) greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) rock pigeon (Columba livia) wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)


Mammals

	American beaver (Castor canadensis) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	Two plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here: Threatened – glade mallow (Napaea dioica) Special concern – clasping milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) Minnesota DNR Plant List

	American basswood (Tilia americana) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) boxelder (Acer negundo) bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. canadensis) Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis var. canadensis) clasping milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) eastern prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Greek valerian (Polemonium reptans var. reptans) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) northern red oak (Quercus rubra) plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. molinifera) prairie smoke (Geum triflorum var. triflorum) purple-stem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red pine (Pinus resinosa) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris) sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. acuta) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. acris) Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) water horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile) white oak (Quercus alba) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild grape (Vitis riparia) winter cress (Barbarea vulgaris) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris)


Reptiles	Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), a Minnesota threatened species, can be found here.

	eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)


Visits	10/28/2008 5/2/2009