1. Veto Lake Wildlife Area – North Bend State Park –
Jacobs’ Farm

3.  We live just 2.07  An archery range can
miles from this be found near the
ecosystem south shores of the
 Catch and release lake
fishing is permitted  I shot a bow and
 We have good luck arrow here for the
catching first time
crappie, bluegill and  We spend A LOT of
catfish here time here

4. Eastern Robin Great Blue Heron
(Turdus migratorius) (Ardea herodias)

5. White Crappie Bluegill
(Pomoxis annularis) (Lepomis macrochirus)

6. Mating Crane Flies Red-Winged Blackbird
(Tipulidae) (Agelaius phoeniceus)

7. Groundhog White-Tailed Deer
(Marmota manax) (Odocoilues virginianus)

8. Yellow-Legged Robber Fly Skimming Bluet
(Dioctria linearis) (Enallagma geminatum)

9. Eastern Sweat Bee Gold-Backed Snipe Fly
(Dialictus zephrum) (Chrysopilus thoracicus)

10. Damselfly Immature Katydid
(Zygoptera) (Pterophylla camellifolia)

11. Eastern Red Bud American Sycamore
(Cercis canadensis) (Platanus occidentalis)

12. Broadleaf Cattail Wild Blue Phlox
(Typha latifolia) (Phlox divaricata)

13. Mayapple Japanese Honeysuckle
(Podophyllum peltatum) (Lonicera japonica)

14. Hedge Mustard Daisy Fleabane
(Sisymbrium officinale) (Erigon annus)

15. Yellow Sweet Clover Teasel
(Melilotus officinalis) (Dipsacus sylvestris)

16. Waterlily Waterlilly
(Nymphaea odorata) (Nymphaea odorata)

19.  North Bend State Park sits on 2,458 acres in
Ritchie County, West Virginia
 It is perhaps most famous for The North Bend
Rail Trail, a 72 mile trail once used by CSX
 It consists mostly of deciduous
forest, however, a 300 acre lake has also been
added
 My husband and son took me here for
Mother’s Day this year
 I am especially fond of the nature and bike
trail and look forward to spending more time
here in the future

20. Millipede Little Black Ant
(Diplopoda) (Monomorium minimum)

21. Eastern Grey Squirrel Canada Goose
(Sciurus carolinensis) (Branta canadensis)

22. Eastern Tent Caterpillar Tadpole
(Malacosoma americanum) (Classification unknown)

23. American Beaver Eastern Robin
(Castor canadensis) (Turdus migratorius)

24. Eastern Chipmunk White-Tailed Deer
(Tamias striatus) (Odocoilues virginianus)
 We saw three deer on
our way out of the
park but I did not have
my camera ready to
take a shot
 They looked rather
sickly unlike the deer
we see near Barlow
 I included 14 shots of
animals at Veto Lake
to compensate for the
lack of one here

25. Bluet Golden Ragwort
(Houstonia) (Senecio aureus)

26. White Pine Gill-Over-The-Ground
(Pinus Strobus) (Glechoma hederacea)

27. Ohio Buckeye Dagger Fern
(Aesculus glabra) (Polystichum acrostichoides )

28. Star-of-Bethlehem Black Cherry
(Ornithogalum narbonense) (Prunus serotina)

29. Ground-Pine Wood sorrel
(Lycopodium clavatum) (Oxalis)

33.  Our friends have a large farm consisting of many
different habitats, however, I focused on that of
the fencerow
 They are also extremely into watching and
classifying birds and have several backyard bird
feeders
 Marv is a licensed bird bander and caught and let
us handle a tit moss after I was done with my
project work
 Marv is a naturalist at heart and found and
identified the somewhat rare spadefoot toad at
their place some years ago

34. Least Skipper Crane Fly
(Ancyloxypha numitor) (Tipulidae)

35. Cabbage White Meadow Spittle Bug
(Artogeia rapae) (Philaenus spumarius)

36. Pilateated Woodpecker Eastern Box Turtle
(Hylatomas pileatus) (Terrapene carolina carolina)

37. Eastern Robin’s Nest Eastern Robin
(Holdren Red Apple Tree) (Turdus migratorius)

38. Deer Fly Orb Weaver
(Chrysops) (Araneus)

39. Low-Flying Amber-Wing Satyr or Wood Nymph
(Perithemis tenera) (Satyridae)

40. White Oak Virginia Creeper
(Quercus alba) (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

41. Common Milkweed Yarrow
(Asclepias syriaca) (Achillea millefolium)

42. Orchardgrass Red Clover
(Dactylis glomerata) (Trifolium pratense)

43. Blackberry Wild Rose
(Rubus allegheniensis) (Rosa acicularis)

44. Dock–Perhaps Curly Poison Ivy
(Rumex) (Rhus radicans)