Biodiversity

Table 1: The Number of Species from Natural Areas Inventory Databases of Hamilton Conservation Authority and Conservation Halton

Table 2: Species at Risk from Natural Areas Inventory Databases of Hamilton Conservation Authority and Conservation Halton

Table 3: Species at Risk within Royal Botanical Gardens' Nature Sanctuaries

Table 1: Total Number of Species from Natural Areas Inventory Databases of Hamilton Conservation Authority and Conservation Halton
Category	Number
Plants	1,241
Amphibians and Reptiles	39
Dragonflies and Damselflies	55
Butterflies	68
Mammals	37
Birds	142
Total	1,582

Table 2: Species at Risk from Natural Areas Inventory Databases of Hamilton Conservation Authority and Conservation Halton
Common Name	Scientific Name	OMNR Status	COSEWIC Status
*Amphibians and Reptiles*
Blanding’s Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	THR	THR
Common Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	THR	THR
Eastern Box Turtle	Terrapene carolina	DD	DD
Eastern Fox Snake	Elaphe gloydi	THR	THR
Eastern Milk Snake	Lampropeltis t. triangulum	SC	SC
Eastern Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera	THR	THR
Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	THR	THR
Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	SC	SC
Northern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis	SC	SC
*Birds*
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	SC	NAR
Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	SC	SC
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	THR	THR
Henslow’s Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	END	END
Hooded Warbler	Wilsonia citrina	THR	THR
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	THR	THR
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	END	END
Louisiana Waterthrush	Seiurus motacilla	SC	SC
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	END	END
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	SC	SC
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	SC	SC
*Insects*
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	SC	SC
*Mammals*
Woodland Vole	Microtis pinetorum	SC	SC
*Plants*
American Chestnut	Castanea dentata	END	END
American Columbo	Frasera caroliniensis	SC	SC
Bashful Bulrush	Trichophorum Planifolium	END	END
Broad Beach Fern	Phegopteris hexagonoptera	SC	SC
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	END	END
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	END	END
White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	THR	THR

DD=Data Deficient; NAR=Not at Risk; SC=Special Concern; THR=Threatened; END=Endangered

Table 3: Species at Risk within Royal Botanical Gardens’ Nature Sanctuaries
Common Name	Scientific Name	OMNR Status	COSEWIC Status
*Amphibians and Reptiles*
Blanding’s Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	THR	THR
Eastern Milk Snake	Lampropeltis t. triangulum	SC	SC
Eastern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritus	SC	SC
Eastern Spiny Softshell	Apalone spinifera spinifera	THR	THR
Jefferson Salamander	Ambystoma jeffersonianum	THR	THR
Musk Turtle	Sternotherus odoratus	THR	THR
Northern Map Turtle	Graptemys geographica	SC	SC
Snapping Turtle	Chelydra serpentina	SC	SC
*Birds*
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	END	END
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	NAR	END
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	NAR	END
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	SC	NAR
Canada Warbler	Wilsonia canadensis	THR
Cerulean Warbler	Dendroica cerulea	SC	SC
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	THR
Common Nighthawk	Chordelies minor	THR
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	NAR	END
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	THR	THR
Henslow’s Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	END	END
Hooded Warbler	Wilsonia citrina	THR	THR
King Rail	Rallus elegans	END	END
Kirkland Warbler	Dendroica kirtlandii	END	END
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	THR	THR
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	END	END
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	SC
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	END	END
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	SC	SC
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	SC
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	Pending	Pending
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	SC
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	SC	SC
*Fish*
American Eel	Anguilla rostrata	SC	END
Bigmouth Buffalo	Ictiobus cyprinellus	NAR	SC
Grass Pickerel	Esox americanus vermiculatus	SC	SC
Northern Brook Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon fossor	SC	SC
Spotted Gar	Lepisosteus oculatus	THR	THR
*Insects*
Monarch	Danaus plexippus	SC	SC
*Mammals*
Eastern Mole	Scalopus aquaticus	NAR	SC
Southern Flying Squirrel	Glaucomys volans	NAR	SC
Woodland Vole	Microtis pinetorum	SC	SC
*Molluscs*
Eastern pondmussel	Ligumia nasuta	END	END
*Plants*
American Chestnut	Castanea dentata	END	END
American Columbo	Frasera caroliniensis	SC	SC
Blue Ash	Fraxinus quadrangulata	SC	SC
Broad Beach Fern	Phegopteris hexagonoptera	SC	SC
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	END	END
Common Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	THR	THR
Cucumber Tree	Magnolia acuminata	END	END
Dense Blazingstar	Liatris spicata	THR	THR
Eastern Flowering Dogwood	Cornus florida	END
Few-flowered Club-rush	Trichophorum planifolium	END	END
Kentucky Coffee-tree	Gymnocladus dioica	THR	THR
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	END	END
White Wood Aster	Eurybia divaricata	THR	THR
Wood Poppy	Stylophorum diphyllum	END	END