how many do you still know?

dedicated to Adeline, a kind grandmother.


Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)
Dog Whelk (Thais lapillus)
Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis)
Northern Yellow or Smooth Periwinkle (Littorina obtuscata)
Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Knotted Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)
Bladder Wrack (Fucus vesiculosis)
Rockweed (Fucus spiralis)
Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus)
Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus hirta)
Common apple (Malus sylvestris)
American Beach Grass (Ammophila breviligulata)
Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus)
Salt Spray (Beach) Rose (Rosa rugsa)
Pasture Rose (Rosa carolina)
Beach Heather (Hudsonia tomentosa)
Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
Gray Birch (Betula populifolia)
White or Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Striped Maple (Acer penslyvanicum)
Black Grass (Juncus gerardii) -- rush
Bulrush (Scirpus cyperinus) -- sedge
Cordgrass (Spartina alternaflora) -- grass
Salt marsh hay (Spartina patens) – --grass
Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Maritime Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria parientina)
Seaside Plantain (Plantago maritima)
White Oak (Quercus alba)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Abor Vitae (Thuja occidentalis) -- cedar genus
Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum spp.)
Pitcher plant (Saracenia purpurea)
Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)
Tamarack (Larix laricina)
Black Spruce (Picea mariana)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
Quaking Aspen (Populous Tremuloides)




Snowy Egret (Leucophoyx thula thula)
Greater Yellow Legs (Tringa melanoleuca)
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Double Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Ring-billed Gull
American Goldfinch
Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
White-breasted nuthatch
Black-capped chickadee
Tufted titmouse
Tree Swallow
Bluejay
American Crow
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Common Tern
Black Duck
Red-breasted merganser
Common Eider
Great Blue Herron
Snowy Egret
American Loon