| Birds |
One bird species with protected status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special concern – Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
Other birds seen on this site, along with those listed below, are Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola), American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), clay-colored
sparrow (Spizella pallida), Marsh Wren (Othorus palustris), Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis), Dickcissel (Spiza americana), Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus), Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), and Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis). |
| Plants |
Four plant species with protected status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened – Sullivant’s milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii)
Special concern – Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii), small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum), four-flowered yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora)
About 5,000 seedlings have
been planted in the southeast corner of the preserve to create a “showcase” area.
University of Minnesota Herbarium Plant List
Plants frequently found in:
Mesic Prairie (Southern) UPs23a
Sedge Meadow WMn82b |
