A checklist by Michael A. McMillian and Reuven Yosef, 2001 Photos at Buck Island Ranch by Alex Calzadillo (burrowing owl), Lourdes Rojas (caracara), Joyce Voneman (barred owl) and Tom Bancroft (cranes & kingbird)
This checklist includes 161 species of birds recorded (through January 2001) at the Buck Island Ranch, Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, and site of the MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center. The list includes 46 species confirmed as nesters, with an additional 9 suspected, but unconfirmed. Of 11 listed species, 4 are confirmed nesters (1 additional species is a possible nester). The list follows the American Ornithologists' Union's "Check-list of North American birds," seventh edition, 1998.
Definitions: * indicates species confirmed nesting, *? indicates species suspected of nesting, (L) are listed species, S is specimen collected
Family Podicipedidae – Grebes
Family Pelecanidae - Pelicans
Family Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants
Family Anhingidae – Darters
Family Ardeidae - Herons, Egrest and Bitterns
Family Threskiornithidae - Ibises and Spoonbills
Subfamily Threskiornithinae
Subfamily Plataleinae
Family Ciconiidae – Storks
Family Cathartidae – American Vultures
Family Anatidae - Swans, Geese and Ducks
Subfamily Dendrocygninae
Subfamily Anserinae
Subfamily Anatinae
Family Accipitridae - Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Subfamily Pandioninae – Ospreys
Subfamily Accipitrinae - Kites, Hawks, Eagles and Harriers
Family Falconidae - Falcons and Caracaras
Family Phasianidae - Pheasants, Grouse and Turkey
Subfamily Meleagridinae – Turkeys
Family Odontophoridae – New World Quail
Subfamily Meleagridinae – Turkeys
Family Rallidae - Rails, Gallinules and Coots
Family Aramidae – Limpkins
Family Gruidae – Cranes
Family Charadriiformes – Plovers
Family Recurvirostridae
Family Scolopacidae - Sandpipers and Allies
Family Laridae - Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls and Terns
Family Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves
Family Psittacidae - Lories, Cockatoos, Macaws and Parrots
Family Cuculidae - Cuckoos, Roadrunners and Anis
Family Tytonidae - Barn Owls
Family Strigidae - Typical Owls
Family Caprimulgidae
Subfamily Caprimulginae
Subfamily Chordeilnae
Family Apodidae – Swifts
Family Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Family Picidae - Woodpeckers and Wrynecks
Family Tyrannidae - Tyrant Flycatchers
Family Laniidae – Shrikes
Family Vireonidae – Vireos
Family Corvidae - Jays, Magpies and Crows
Family Hirundinidae – Swallows
Family Paridae - Titmice and Chickadees
Family Troglodytidae – Wrens
Family Regulidae
Family Sylviidae
Subfamily Sylviinae
Family Turdidae - Thrushes
Family Mimidae - Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family Sturnidae – Starlings
Family Motacillidae - wagtails and Pipits
Family Bombycillidae – Waxwings
amily Parulidae - Emberizid Finches and allies
Family Emberzidae - American Sparrows and Towhees
Family Cardinalidae - Cardinal and Grosbeaks
Family Icteridae - American Blackbirds and Orioles
Family Fringillidae - Old World Finches and allies
Subfamily Carduelinae
Family Accipitridae
A preliminary checklist, compiled by Fred E. Lohrer, 10 Febryary, 2005
This list includes fishes recorded from the Buck Island Ranch, Highlands County, Florida, currently the MacArthur Agro-Ecology Research Center operated by Archbold Biological Station. The classification and nomenclature follow Nelson et al. 2004 ( Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea, and J.D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Amer. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. No. 29:1-386). This list includes 16 fish species, and one additional species identified to genus, and includes 3 non-native species. This list is based on: a) records for 11 species recorded by Baber et al. (Baber, M.J., D.L. Childers, K.J. Babbitt, and D.H. Anderson. 2002. Controls on fish distribution and abundance in temporary wetlands. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59(9):1441-1450); b) records for 5 additional species identified by Eva Hohausova (pers. comm., 10 February 2005); and c) other records submitted by BIR scientisist (these are indicated for each species). Methods. Baber et al. sampled 6 isolated wetlands (not directly connected to ditches) chosen randomly from each of the 3 major habitat types at the Ranch (improved pasture, semi-native prairie, woodland habitat) each month during June - October 1999 using a dip net or throw trap. Hohausova sampled ditches with a dip net during 2003. No voucher specimens exist.--F.E.L.
H=species recorded by Hohausova + = introduced species.
Family Lepisosteidae - gars
Family Cyprinidae - carps and minnows
Family Ictaluridae - North American catfishes
Family Clariidae - labyrinth catfishe
Family Callichthyidae - armored catfishes
Family Aphredoderidae - pirate perches
Family Fundulidae - topminnows
Family Poeciliidae - livebearers
Family Cyprinodontidae - pupfishes
Family Centrarchidae - sunfishes
Family Percidae - perches
Family Elassomatidae - pygmy sunfishes
Family Cichlidae - cichlids
A checklist by Michael A. McMillian, 1999, revised 8 January 2007. Photos at Buck Island Ranch by Tom Bancroft
This checklist includes mammals recorded from Buck Island Ranch, Highlands County, Florida; currently the MacArthur Agro-Ecology Research Center operated by Archbold Biological Station (ABS). A total of 31 species of mammals (24 native and 7 exotic) has been recorded from Buck Island Ranch as of 14 January 1997. Among the native species, the black bear, panther, and fox squirrel occur only rarely or sporadically on the Ranch. Nomenclature to the species level follows Jones et al. (1986) and subspecific terminology follows Hall (1981), exept for changes proposed by more recent studies. An asterisk denotes an exotic species.
Family Didelphiidae - opossums
Family Soricidae - shrews
Family Talpidae - moles
Family Dasypodidae - armadillos
Family Leporidae - rabbits and hares
Family Sciuridae - squirrels
Family Cricetidae - [= Muridae] - native rats and mice
Family Muridae - introduced rats and mice
Family Canidae - wolves, foxes, dogs, coyote
Family Ursidae - bears
Family Procyonidae - raccoons, coatis, and allies
Family Mustelidae - weasels, skunks, otters, and allies
Family Felidae - cats
Family Suidae - swine
Family Cervidae - deer, elk, moose, and allies