Minnesota Seasons - Sedan Brook Prairie Scientific and Natural Area


Sedan Brook Prairie Scientific and Natural Area

County	Stearns
GPS	N45 32.527 W95 05.736
Size	191 acres
Habitat	Mesic prairie, cattail marsh, rich fen and wet meadow
Hiking Trails	None

Links	Minnesota DNR

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Birds	Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) nest on this site.

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Brewer’s blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) great egret (Ardea alba) green heron (Butorides virescens) red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) sedge wren (Cistothorus platensis) tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) wood duck (Aix sponsa) yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia)


Insects


	dot-tailed whiteface (Leucorrhinia intacta) eyed brown (Satyrodes eurydice) Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii) monarch (Danaus plexippus) northern crescent (Phyciodes selenis) viceroy (Limenitis archippus) twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) white admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) white-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)


Mammals

	American beaver (Castor canadensis)


Plants	Small white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium candidum), a Minnesota special concern species, can be found here. Minnesota DNR Plant List

	alfalfa (Medicago sativa ssp. sativa) alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum) American vetch (Vicia americana var. americana) bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. corniculatus) black medick (Medicago lupulina) black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) Canada hawkweed (Hieracium kalmii) common bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) common plantain (Plantago major) common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) downy phlox (Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida) dwarf milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) flat-topped aster (Doellingeria umbellata var. pubens) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) hairy hedge nettle (Stachys hispida) hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) northern bedstraw (Galium boreale) northern blue flag (Iris versicolor) oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) prairie groundsel (Packera plattensis) prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. sericea) rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis) silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua) smooth brome (Bromus inermis) smooth scouring rush (Equisetum laevigatum) spotted water hemlock (Cicuta maculata var. maculata) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) western poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) white campion (Silene latifolia ssp. alba) white clover (Trifolium repens) white sage (Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana) white spruce (Picea glauca) wild grape (Vitis riparia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) yellow goat’s beard (Tragopogon dubius) yellow marsh marigold (Caltha palustris var. palustris) yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)


Visits	06/19/2006