DNR Staff And Volunteers Uncover More Than 300 Species At The 3rd Annual Bioblitz
In New Germany State Park
 Number of species found rose 62 % from 2003

GRANTSVILLE – The results are in! Flora and fauna are thriving in New Germany State Park and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has the numbers to prove it. DNR staff representing the Forest and Park Service, Fisheries and Wildlife & Heritage, along with 34 volunteer surveyors conducted a 24-hour species search over Memorial Day weekend in the 400-acre New Germany State Park located in western Maryland. The result was a total of 333 species found, a 62 percent increase over the 205 found last year. The 333 species are comprised of:

“The main reason we conduct the BioBlitz is to give our state park visitors a greater appreciation of the diversity of plant and animal species that can be found in their public lands,” said Eric D. Savage, a park associate at New Germany State Park and the event’s coordinator. “We were so thrilled with this year’s turnout and look forward to next year’s.”

New Germany State Park is the ideal location for the BioBlitz because it is comprised of various ecosystems, including a man-made lake, natural swamp, brook trout stream, stands of mature eastern hemlock and plantations of 50-70 year-old spruce, pine and fir. This diverse habitat supports a wide array of wildlife, including black bears, bobcats, coyote and white-tailed deer.

DNR officials believe there are several reasons for the increase in the number of species found this year including better weather, the date of the event changed from June to May when more birds are migrating and the presence of volunteers dedicated to finding insects. From a fisheries perspective, New Germany State Park is unique because there are species representing coldwater, coolwater, and warmwater fish communities, resulting in 15 species found.

Similar BioBlitz events are held in states across the country including Virginia, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado and New York which even conducts a species search in Central Park.

Below is a complete list of the species found.

    BIO-BLIZ 2004    
  Ichthyology- 2004 5/30/2004    
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
1 2 Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss 2
2   Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdi 2
3 2 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 2
4   Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus 2
5   Native Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2
6   Pumpkin Seed Lepomis gibbosus 2
7   Roseyside Dace Clinostomus funduloidea 2
8   Blacknose Dance Rhinichthys atratulus 2
9   Yellow Bullhead Amerius natalis 2
10   Creek Club Semotilus atromaculatus 2
11   Large Mouth Bass Micropterus salmoides 2
12   Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius 2
13   Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas 2
14   Tiger Muskie Esox masquinongy 2
15     Esox lucius 2
       
       
       
  Botany –2004      
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
1   Garlic Mustard Alliaria officinalis  
2 2 Service Berry Amelanchier 1,4
3   Great Burdock Arctium lappa 4
4   Common Burdock Arctium minus 5
5   Pine Barren Sandwort Arenaria caroliniana  
6 2 Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema atrorubens 5,4
7   Milkweed sp Asclepair  
8   Barberry Berberidaceae 4
9   Japanese barberry Berberidaceae 1
10   Sticktights (Bur-marigolds) Bidens cernua  
11   Black Mustard Brassica nigra 5
12   Bluejoint Calamagrostis camdensis?  
13     Carpinus caroliniana 5
14 3 Mouse-ear Chickweed/Thyme-leaved Cerastium Vulgatum 1,5
15   Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa 5
16   Field Daisy Compositae 5
17     Conex stripata  
18   Squawroot Conopholis americana 4
19   Ground Cedar (pine) Copadium discurum 4
20   Sedge Corex sp  
21   Crown vetch Coronilla vana  
22 2 Lady slipper yellow Cypripedium calceolus 5
23   Villosa Diascorica spp 5
24   wild yam Droscorea quotinata 4
25   Indian Strawberry Duchesnea indica 5
26   Dwarf trifolius Dwarf jorsong  
27   Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus 5
28   Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus 4
29   Common Fleabane Erigeron philadelphieus  
30 2 Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana 4,5
31   Frgrant Bedstraw Galium triflorum  
32   Fragrant Bedstraw Galium triflorum 4
33 2 Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens 1
34   Avens (rough) Geum sp (virginianum)  
35 2 Gill-over-the-ground Glechoma hederacia 4
36   Witch hazel Hammsmelia virginia 5
37   King devil Hieacium pratense  
38   Hawkweed Hieracium  Arviantiacum 4
39   St Johns Wort Hypericum sp  
40   Cat's Ear Hypochoeris radicata  
41   Mountain Lilly Ibx montona 5
42   Orange jewelweed Impatatiens capersis  
43   Sift Mash? Junas candansis?  
44 2 Mountain Laurel Kolmia latifolia 5,6
45   Wood Nettle Laportea canadensis 4,5
46   Blue Lettus Latica  
47     Licopodium spp 5
48 2 Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense 4
49   Lilly-of-the-valley Maiathemun canadence  
50 3 Indian cucumber root Medeola virginiana 4,5
51 4 Partridge Berry Mitchella repens 1,4,5
52 2 Sweet Cicely Osmorhica claytoni 4
53   Yellow wood-sorrel Oxalis europaea 4
54   Wood Sorrel Oxalis montanas 5
55   Narrow (english) Plantain P. lanceolata 4
56   Dwarf ginreng Panax trifolius  
57   Pale Plantain Plantago cugelii  
58 2 Common Plantain Plantago major 4
59 2 Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum 4
60   Arrow-leaf tearthumb Polyganum sagitlatum  
61   Solomons seal-true Polygonatum biflorum 5
62 2 Common cinquefoil Potentille simplex 5
63   Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina 5
64   Yellow Buttercup- creeping Ranunculus repens 1
65   buttercup hispid Ranunoulus 5
66   Buttercup Spp? Ranunoulus  
67 2 Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum 1,5
68     Rhus spp 5
69   High Bush Cranberry Ribes spp 5
70 2 Multiflora Rosa Rosa multiflora 1,5
71   Bristly Dewberry Rubar hispidus?  
72   Blackberry sp Rubus 1
73   Sheep sornel Rumex acetosella  
74   Curly dock Runex crispus  
75 2 Raspberry Rybus sp 1
76   Common arrowhead Sagittaria 5
77 2 Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus 4
78   Salomun acal false Smilacina racemosa 5
79 2 Common Green Brier Smilax rotundifolia 1,5
80   Goldenrod sp Solidango sp  
81   Burreed Sparganium sp  
82 2 Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus 5
83 3 Dandelion Taraxacum officinale 5
84   Early Meadowrue Thalictrum dioicum 5
85   Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum polygamum 4
86   Meadow rue Thalictrum sp  
87 2 Foam Flower Tiarella cordiflia 4
88 2 Star flower Trientalis borealis 4,5
89   Clover sp Trifolium  
90   Sweet clover Trifolium  
91   Yellow Clover Trifolium  
92   Red Clover Trifolium pratense 5
93   Trillium -no flower Trillium 5,4
94 2 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara 5
95 2 Blueberry Vaccinium sp 1,4
96     Vaccinium spp. 5
97   Corn Speedwell (Veronica, ficla) Veronica arvensis 4
98   Maple leaved Viburnum Viburnum 5
99   Blue Violet Viola 5
100   White violet Viola 5
101   Marsh blue violet Viola cuculate 4
102   Arrow-leaved violet Viola sagittata 5
103   Vioet sp Viola sp  
104 2 Speedwell Vironica off. 4,5
105   Grapevine Vitis 1
106   Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea 5
107   Dewberry   1
108   Lilac bush   1
109   Virginia Creeper   1
110   Hazlea sp.   1
  Grasses      
1   Smooth Crab Grass Digitaria sanguinalis 5
2   wool Grass Scirpus cyperinus 5
3   Sweet Vennal Grass Arthoxanthum odoratum  
3   Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata  
5   Spikerush Eleocharis acicularis  
       
         
  Fern      
1 2 Bracken Fern Pteridium aguilinum 5
2   New York Fern   5
3 2 Wood Fern "intermedia" Pryoptens sp 5
4 3 Cinnamum fern Osmunda cinnamomea 4
5 2 Sensitive fern Onocka sensibilis 5
6   Christmas Fern   5
7   Intermidiate wood fern Dryopteris intermidic 4
8   Hayscirtel Fern   4
         
  equisetum      
1   Horsetail Equisetum  
  Moss      
1   Sparghmum moss   5
2   Hair cap moss    
3   Running club moss L. flabelliforme 4
4   Club Moss Tycapulier posophyllum 4
         
  Tree      
1   Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 1
2 3 Stripped Maple Acer pensylvanicum 1,4,5
3 2 Red Maple Acer rubrum 1,5
4 2 Sugar Maple Acer saculum 1,5
5   Speckled Alder Alnus incana (L.) 1
6   New England Aster Aster novae-angliae 5
7 2 Yellow Birch Betula alleghenieusis 5,6
8 2 Black /Sweet Birch Betula leuta 1,5
9   Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana Walt. 1
10   Pignut Hickory Carya glabra 1
11   Shag Bark Hickory Carya orata 1
12 3 American Chestnut Castanea dentata 4,5,6
13   Red panicle dogwood Cornus 1
14   Alternate leaf Dogwood Cornus alternifolia L.F. 1
15 2 Hawthorn Crataegus spp. 1,5
16   Trailing Arbutas Epigaea repens 1
17 3 American Beech Facus grandifolia 1,4,5
18 3 White Ash Fraxinus americana L. 1,4,5
19   Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh 5
20   Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 1
21 2 Wild Hydrangia Hydrangia arborescum 5,6
22   Mountain Holly Ilex verticillata 6
23 2 Tamarack Larix laricina 1
24   Tartarian Honeysuckle Lonicera 1
25 3 Cucumber Tree (Magnolia Magnolia acucuminate 1,5
26   Apple Tree Malus (Pyrus) sylvestris 1
27 2 Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica 5,6
28     Petentilla sp 4
29   Colorado Blue Spruce Picea 1
30 2 Norway Spruce Picea abiea (L.) Karst 1,4
31   Red Spruce Picea rubens sarg. 1
32   Red Pine Pinus resinosa Ait. 1
33   Eastern White Pine Pinus shobus 1,5
34   White Pine Pinus strobus 4
35   Scotch Pine Pinus sylvestris L. 1
36   Eastern (American) Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 6
37   Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata 6
38   Black Cherry Prunum serotina 1,4
39   Fire Cherry Prunus pensylvanica 1
40   Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana L. 1
41   Pear Tree Pyrus communis 1
42   Oak Tree Quercus  
43   Hired Oak Quercus 1
44 3 Chestnut Oak Quercus (montana Willd)prinus 4,5,6
45 3 White Oak Quercus alba L. 1,4,5
46   Chinkapin Oak (seedling) Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. 5
47   Black Oak Quercus velutinalam 6
48   Red Oak Qurrcus rubra 5
49 2 Gooseberry Riba 1,4
50 2 Black locus Robinia pseudoccocia 5
51   Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 1
52   Sassafrass Sassafras albidum 6
53 2 Basswood Tilia americana L. 1,5
54 2 Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 1,4
55   American Elm Ulmus americana 5
56   Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra 1
57 2 Maple leaf Vibernum Vibernum accrfolia 1,4
  Shrub      
1   Northern Arrowood   1
2   Autumn Olive   1
3   Spicebush   1
         
Herpetology -2004      
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
         
Invertebrates -2004 5/30/2004    
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
  Dragonfly      
1   Clubtail Gomphus  
2   Clubtail Gomphus  
3   Clubtail (feeding on deer fly) Gomphus abbreniatus 1
4   Chalk Fronted Corporal Ladona julia  
5   Common Whitetail Plathemis lydia  
6   Spangled Skimmer Libellulia cyanea  
7   Stream Cruiser Didymops transversa  
8   Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicious  
9   Basketttail Tetragonevria  
10   Tiger Spiketail Cordulegaster erronea  
11   Dragonfly Nymph   2
12     Odonata Boyeria 2
13     Odonata Calopteryx 2
14     Odonata Stylogomphus 2
         
         
         
  Damselfly      
1   Eastern Forktail Ischnura verticalis  
2   Bluet    
3   Bluet    
4   Ebony Jewellwing Calopteryx masculata  
  Butterflies      
1 2 Silver-spotted skipper Epargyreus clarus 1
2   Peck's Skipper Polites peckius 1
3   Long Dash Polites mystic 1
4   Hobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok 1
5 4 Eastern Tiger swallowtail Papilio glacus 1
6 2 Cabbag White Pieris rapae 1
7   Spring Azure Celastrna ladon 1
8   Pearl Creascent Phyciodes tharos 1
9 2 Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax 1
10   Painted Lady Vanessacardui 1
11   Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus 1
12   Eastern Comma Polygonia comma 1
         
         
Moths      
1 2 Forrester Moth   1
2   Inchworm Moth Geometidae 1,4,3
3   Eastern Tent Caterpillar Malacasoma distria 1,6
       
         
         
  Spider      
1   Jumping Spider Salticdae 1
         
Gastropod      
1 2 Slug Arion 1,4
2   Aquatic Worm Aquatic ollgochaetta 2
         
  Insects other      
1   Carpenter ant Camponotus 1,6
2   Ground Beetle Caraloidae 1
3   Crane Fly Diptera tipula 2
4   Mayfly (small huge hutch) Ephemeroptera 1
5   Mayfly Ephemeroptera Baetts 2
6   Mayfly Ephemeroptera Drunella 2
7   Mayfly Ephemeroptera Stenonema 2
8   Deer fly genus Charysops Tabanidae 1
9   Spittle bug Hemoptera 1
10   17 -yr Cicada Majicicada Septentrionalis 1
11   Fishfly Megaloptera nigronia 2
12   Alder Fly (bk wings+ wt spots) Megaloptera Sialis 2
13   Plant Bug Miridae 1
14   Stink Bug (feeding on tent caterpillar) Penatomidae 1
15   Stone Fly Placoptera 1
16   Stonefly Plecoptera Acronellria 2
17   Stonefly Plecoptera talloperia 2
18   Caddisfly Trichoptera diplectrona 2
19   Caddisfly Trichoptera dolophilodes 2
20   Caddisfly Trichoptera glossosoma 2
21   Caddisfly Trichoptera hydropsyche 2
22   Caddisfly Trichoptera rhyacophila 2
23   Carpenter Bee   1
24   Alder Fly (bk wings+ wt spots)   1,6
25   Mydas fly   1
26   Lonerlegged fly   1
27   Scorpiorflies Mecoptera 1,3
Crayfish      
1 3 Crayfish Decapoda Cambarus 1,2,5
         
Mammalogy -2004 5/29-5/30/04    
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
1   Red Squirrel Tamiascicunis hudsomcus 3,1
2   Woodchuck Marmota monax 1
3   Eastern Chipmunk Tamias Stiatus 1
4   White Tailed Deer Odocoileys virginianus 1,3
5   Red Fox Vulpus pulva 3
6   Beaver Castor canadensis 3
7   Racoon Procyon lotor 3
8   Opossum Didelphis marsupialis 3
         
         
  Ornithology -2004 5/29-5/30/04    
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
1   Spotted Sandpiper Actitis maculaia 1,2
2   Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phaenicous 3
3 2 Mallard Anas platyrhychos 3
4   Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 3
5   Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3
6 2 Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus 1,2,6
7   Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 1,4
8   Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1
9   Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureys 4
10   Hermit Thrush Cathamus guttatus 4
11   Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 3
12   Verry Catharus fuscus 4
13   Brown Creeper Certhia familiaris 1,4
14 2 Chimney Swift Chaetum pelagica 2,3
15   Killdeer (overhead) chanudisus vociferus 4
16   Northern flicker Colaptes duratus 1,3
17 2 American Crow Corvus brachyrhyhchos 3
18 2 Blue Jay Cyanocitta Cristata 1,3
19   Blackburnian warbler Dendrocia Fusca 3
20   Magnolia warbler Dendrocia magnolia 1,4,6
21   Black-throated Green warbler Dendrocia Virens 3
22   Chustnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 1
23 2 Yellow-rumped  warbler(Myrtle) Dendrorica Coronata Coronata 1,3
24   Gray Catbird Dumetells carolinensis 3
25   Willow Flycatcher Empidonax tralli 3
26   Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 1
27 2 Barn Swallow Hiunds rustica 2,3
28   Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina 4
29   Swamp Sparrow Melaspiza georgiana 3
30 2 Song sparrow Melospiza melodia 1,3
31   Black-capped Chickadee Panis atricapillus 3
32   Northern Parula Parul americana  
33   Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 1
34   Hary woodpecker Picoides Villosus 1,4
35   Eastern Towee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1
36   Scarlet tanager Piranga Olivacea 6
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapee 1,6
38   Oven Bird Seiurus aurocapillus 3
39   Eastern Phoede Soyormis phoebe 3
40   Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 3
41   Tree Swallow Tachycinets biclor 3,2
42   House Wren Troglodytes gedon 1
43   American robin Turdus migratorius 3
44 2 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo oliracea 3
45   Blue-headed Vireo Vireo Solitarius 3
       
Amphibians 2004 5/29-5/30/04    
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
1 3 Mountain Dusky D. ochrophaeus 2,4,5,6
2   Dusky Salamander Desmognathus 1,4,6
3 4 Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus 1,3,4,5,6
4 4 Seal Salamander (w/ eggs z5) Desmognathus monticole 2,3,4,5
5 3 Long Tail Salamander (w/ eggs z4) E. longicauda 1,3,4,5,6
6 4 Two Lined Salamander Eurycea bislineata 1,4,6
7 2 Spring Salamander Grminophilus porphilus 2,4,6
8 2 Red Spotted Newt (eft) N. viridescens 3,5,6
9 4 Red-backed Salamander Plethadon Cinereus 1,3,4,5,6
10 5 Slimy Salamander (w/ eggs z4) Plethadon Glutenosis 3,4,5,6
11 3 Spring Peepers Pseydacria crucifer 2,3,6
12   Green Frog Ranaclamitans melentota 2
13   Pickerel Frog Rna palustris 4,6
         
         
       
  Reptiles 2004 5/29-5/30/04    
    Common Name Scientific Name Zones
       
       
333

TOTAL SPP LIST FOR 2004