Indicator
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Trees
Shrubs
Herbs
Ground Cover
- Sphagnum Moss, Sphagnum spp
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- The Sphagnum/Black Spruce Bog, about 2% of the BWCAW by surface area
- Shallow open water, floating mats of vegetation, and waterlogged peat
Species which reach their highest density in the bog:
- Spruce Grouse, Dendragapus canadensis
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Empidonax flaviventris
- Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum
- Connecticut Warbler, Oporonis agilis
- Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis
- Lincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii
Species common to the bog:
- Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca
- Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula
- Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulosa
- Olive-sided Flycatcher, Contopus borealis
- Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla
- Rusty Blackbird, Euphagus carolinus
- Three-toed Woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
- Black-backed Woodpecker, Picoides arcticus
- Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
- Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula
- Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
- Boreal Chickadee, Parus hudsonicus
- Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus
- Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus
- Solitary Vireo, Vireo solitarius
- Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus
- Black-and-White Warbler, Mniotilta varia
- Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina
- Yellow Rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata
- Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca
- Bay Breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea
- Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
- Evening Grosbeak, Coccothrastes vespertinus
- Dark Eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis
- Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina
- White Throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis
- Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana
On bogs dominated by tamarack, birds that use shrubby habitats are present.
Great gray owl (Strix nebulosa) use tamarack bogs as a major portion
of their habitat.
Common Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
Moose, Alces alces
White Tail Deer, Odocoileus virginiana
Black Bear, Ursus americana
Timber Wolf, Canis lupus
Woodland Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou
Southern Bog Lemming, Synaptopmys cooperi
Northern Bog Lemming, Synaptopmys borealis
Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus
Water Shrew, Sorex palustris
Pygmy Shrew, Microsorex hoyi
Meadow Jumping Mouse, Zapus hudsonius
White Foot Mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
Southern Red Back Vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
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