This document describes the plants and animals observed in a prairie/fencerow habitat during an ecology project in winter 2009. It lists 10 plant species observed, including walnut tree, tree fungus, birch tree, maple tree, grass, moss, and hawthorne tree. It also lists 10 animal species observed, such as a crow, finches, spider, fly, dog footprint, evidence of raccoon, woodpecker, water bug, evidence of squirrel nest, and a salamander seen after a rain storm.

1. Ecology Project Winter 2009 Courtney Brown

2. Habitat 1 – Prairie/Fencerow Habitat

3. Various Plants Plant number 1 Walnut tree

4. Plant number 2 Tree Fungus

5. Plant number 3 Birch Tree

6. Plant number 4 Maple Tree (dead)

7. Plant number 6 A natural long-blade grass

8. Plant number 7 Moss

9. Plant number 8 Hawthorne Tree

10. Plant number 9 Thistle

11. Plant number 10 Queen Anne’s Lace

12. Various Creatures Animal number 1 Crow (in the tree)

13. Animal number 2 Finches (small specks among the trees – they kept moving!)

14. Creature number 3 Spider – small and red

15. Creature number 4 A pesky house fly

16. Creature number 5 A dog footprint

17. Animal number 6 Evidence of a raccoon

18. Animal number 7 Woodpecker

19. Animal number 8 Small water bug (on my leg!)

20. Animal number 9 Evidence of a squirrel – a nest

21. Animal number 10 A salamander – in some rocks after a big rain storm