Birds of Centennial Lane

Clicking on the link below will take you to the online database eBird, and show you a list of all the birds we have entered for the neighborhood, as well as a bar chart that shows seasonal occurrence based on the reports.

Bar charts of Centennial Lane birds

Nesting species list

Banded birds list 

Many times through the years we have made guesses about the next new species to show up at sites.  Here are our predictions for the next species to be found at Prairie Oaks:

D:

- Snow Goose

- Northern Saw-whet Owl = 10/29/2020

- Prothonotary Warbler

- Summer Tanager

- Clay-colored Sparrow

J:

- Northern Saw-whet Owl = 10/29/2020

- Northern Shrike

- Northern Mockingbird

- Kentucky Warbler

- Harris's Sparrow

Whip-poor-will shouldn't have been left off the list... and we found one on May 3, 2019.

Butterflies, moths, and dragonflies of Centennial Lane

Butterflies
We will go by the taxonomy of the Butterflies and Moths of North America website.

Hesperiidae: Skippers
Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis lucilius Columbine Duskywing
Pyrgus communis Common Checkered-Skipper
Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
Ancyloxypha numitor Least Skipper
Thymelicus lineola European Skipper
Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
Polites peckius Peck's Skipper
Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
Wallengrenia egeremet Northern Broken-Dash
Pompeius verna Little Glassywing
Anatrytone logan Delaware Skipper
Poanes hobomok Hobomok Skipper
Poanes massasoit Mulberry Wing

Paones zabulon Zabulon Skipper

Papilionidae: Swallowtails
Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio troilus Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail

Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur

Dainty Sulphurs are rare in Michigan,
but moved north due to the dry
conditions in 2012. We had two sightings
in our yard, including this one.

Pieridae: Whites and Sulphurs
Pieris rapae Cabbage White
Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur

Lycaenidae: Gossamer-wing Butterflies
Lycaena phlaeas American Copper
Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper
Satyrium caryaevorus Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops Striped Hairstreak
Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
Celastrina ladon Spring Azure
Celastrina neglecta Summer Azure

Nymphalidae: Brush-footed Butterflies
Aglais milberti  Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Danaus plexippus Monarch
Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
Limenitis arthemis Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis archippus Viceroy
Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
Euphydryas phaeton Baltimore Checkerspot
Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
Polygonia comma Eastern Comma
Polygonia progne Gray Comma
Nymphais l-album Compton Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
Satyrodes appalachia Appalachian Brown
Megisto cymela Little Wood-Satyr
Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph

Butterfly surveys:

• 2014: August 3
• 2015: August 1, September 6, November 1 (3 species: Cabbage White, Common Buckeye, Eastern Comma/Question mark)

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Moths

Four-horned Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)

See our latest update on the Changes page.

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Dragonflies and damselflies
Taxonomy follows that of the Michigan Odonata Survey.

Blog post for year 1 is here.

DAMSELFLIES

male Citrine Forktail (I. hastata)

Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata
Great Spreadwing, Archilestes grandis

Spotted Spreadwing, Lestes congener
Emerald Spreadwing, Lestes dryas 
Sweetflag Spreadwing, Lestes forcipatus 

Slender Spreadwing, Lestes rectangularis

Variable Dancer, Argia fumipennis violacea
Azure Bluet, Enallagma aspersum
Double-striped Bluet, Enallagma basidens 

Boreal Bluet, Enallagma boreale
Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile

Marsh Bluet, Enallagma ebrium
Citrine Forktail, Ischnura hastata
Fragile Forktail, Ischnura posita
Eastern Forktail, Ischnura verticalis 
Sedge Sprite, Nehalennia irene

DRAGONFLIES

female Swamp Darner (E. heros)

Lance-tipped Darner, Aeshna constricta
Black-tipped Darner, Aeshna tuberculifera 
Shadow Darner, Aeshna umbrosa 
Green-Striped Darner, Aeshna verticalis

Spatterdock Darner, Rhioaeshna mutata
Common Green Darner, Anax junius 

Comet Darner, Anax longipes
Fawn Darner, Boyeria vinosa
Midland Clubtail, Gomphurus fraternus 
Lancet Clubtail, Phanogomphus exilis 
Swamp Darner, Epiaeschna heros
Common Baskettail, Epitheca cynosura
Prince Baskettail, Epitheca princeps
Calico Pennant, Celithemis elisa
Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis
Dot-tailed Whiteface, Leucorrhinia intacta
Spangled Skimmer, Libellula cyanea

Slaty Skimmer, Libellula incesta
Widow Skimmer, Libellula luctuosa
Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Libellula pulchella
Four-spotted Skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata

Painted Skimmer, Libellula semifasciata

Great Blue Skimmer, Libellula vibrans 
Blue Dasher,  Pachydiplax longipennis
Wandering Glider, Pantala flavescens
Eastern Amberwing,  Perithemis tenera 
Common Whitetail, Plathemis lydia
White-faced Meadowhawk, Sympetrum obtrusum
Ruby Meadowhawk, Sympetrum rubicundulum
Band-winged Meadowhawk, Sympetrum semicinctum
Autumn Meadowhawk, Sympetrum vicinum
Carolina Saddlebags, Tramea carolina
Black Saddlebags,  Tramea lacerata

Reptiles and amphibians of Centennial Lane

This is where we will report on the "herps" of the neighborhood.

We will follow the checklist published online by the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources.


Snakes

• Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) 
• Northern Redbelly Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata) 

Wood Frogs are usually found in wet
forests and are one of the first frogs
to call in spring. They sound a little bit
like ducks. Their color varies from red
to brown.

Frogs and toads

• Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
• Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata triseriata)
• Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor and H. chrysoscelis)
• American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)  
• Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
• Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) 
• Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
• Eastern American Toad (Bufo americanus)

Salamanders

• Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale)
  

Turtles

• Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
  

Mammals of Centennial Lane

Observed by us so far...

DIDELPHIMORPHIA
Didelphidae
Virginia opossum     Didelphis virginiana

INSECTIVORA
Soricidae
Short-tailed shrew   Blarina brevicauda
Talpidae
Eastern mole     Scalopus aquaticus
Star-nosed mole    Condylura cristata

LAGAMORPHA
Leporidae
Eastern cottontail     Sylvilagus floridanus

RODENTIA
Muridae
Meadow vole     Microtus pennsylvanicus
White-footed mouse     Peromyscus leucopus
Deer mouse     Peromyscus maniculatus

Sciuridae
Woodchuck     Marmota monax
Gray squirrel     Sciurus carolinensis
Fox squirrel     Sciurus niger
Eastern chipmunk     Tamias striatus
Red squirrel     Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans

CARNIVORA
Canidae
Coyote     Canis latrans
Red Fox    Vulpes vulpes 
Gray Fox  Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Procyonidae
Raccoon     Procyon lotor

This Mink scampered over to our man-made "spring" (a.k.a.,
the "pondless pond") in winter 2013 before heading back to
the wet woodland.

Mustelidae
Striped skunk     Mephitis mephitis
Short-tailed Weasel  Mustela erminea
Mink     Mustela vison

ARTIODACTYLA
Cervidae
White-tailed deer     Odocoileus virginianus

Following the taxonomy of the American Society of Mammologists