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New Meadows Lake Association


Ecology of the Lake-documented sightings
Plant/ Animal Number Name Locale Date Sighted Observer #1 Additional Observers
fauna
several
Flounder
nr Hayden's Bridge
June 2004
P.Kelly

fauna numerous Horseshoe crab lower lake May,'99; May '03 K. Doyle various
fauna 3 Blue Heron upper lake July'99 thru 2004
K. Doyle various
fauna 1-3 Egret marsh at Bath Rd.& Lower Lake
1990;Sept 16,'99;July22'00;June'03 K. Doyle J. Bruskin, E.Benedikt
fauna 1 Harbor Seal lower& upper lakes Oct'99, Dec 2001,May 2004 E. Laine,
R. Farmer
 K.Doyle, various
fauna 1-3 Blue Heron Upper & lower lake 1999-2004 Ed Benedikt various
fauna 1 Jonah Crab
lower lake Aug'99
E.Benedikt

fauna several sand pipers lower lake Aug 22,'99 E.Benedikt

fauna 2 Kingfisher lower lake Aug. 18,'99 E.Benedikt

fauna 1 Stripper lower lake Aug.17 ,'99 G. Arnold Bill Groder
fauna approx. 50 (dead)
Horseshoe crab upper lake July 18,'99 resident on
Camp Road

fauna 1 Blue Heron Sawyer Park marsh 1999 E.Benedikt
Don Holt

fauna 3 Wild turkeys
Harding Rd. July 22 '00; 2002-03 E.Benedikt
K.Doyle,various
fauna 1 Fox Harding Rd. 1989-2004 R. Jacobs, Don Holt
E. Benedikt, G.Sergeant
fauna 1 Fox Old Bath Rd. Spring 2004
Camp Rd. resident
Winter '02: S.Walker
fauna 1 Bobcat Harding Rd. 1965 Don Holt
fauna 1 or more
Beaver Lower Lake
1998 Dom Eramo

fauna significant Softshell clams
lowerLake 2000-04 G. Jaeger
various
fauna >1 Racoon Harding Rd. '99, '02, '03 various
fauna >>3 Woodchuck lower lake shore
1999-2004 various
fauna significant(adult & elvers)
Amer. eel  upper & lower lake 1989-2003 various
fauna >3 Northern Water snake lower lake June 4,1999 D.Parsons
fauna 4 Kingfisher upper & lower lake July 4,'99 Ed Benedikt R. Benedikt
fauna numerous Osprey upper & lower lake 1999-2004 E. Benedikt various
fauna numerous Shrimp(immature)
lower  lake May1999-2001
E. Benedikt various
fauna 1 Mallard upper  lake July 4,'99 E. Benedikt R. Benedikt
fauna numerous Cormorants lower lake July 4,'99 E. Benedikt R. Benedikt
fauna numerous seagull lower lake '90 thru '03 various
fauna several merganser upper lake Spring,'99, 2002-2004 K. Doyle C.London, A.Schmitt
flora
pampas grass *see note upper lake 1991-1998 Wayne Robbins
fauna numerous quahogs upper & lower lake Spring-Fall 1999;Spring 2004
various
fauna numerous oysters lower lake Spring,1999 various
fauna numerous oyster drills lower lake Spring-Fall 1999-2003 various
fauna numerous jelley fish upper & lower lake Excessive: May-June,'99
Normal: May-'00-'04
various
fauna significant tube worms
 lower lake June 2001 G.Sergeant
fauna 1 fisher Harding Rd. 1991, 2002, 2003 Jacobs Johansen, S. Walker
fauna 3 bald eagle **see note  lower lake area 2002-2004 various IF&WL
flora significant Phragmitis austrailis upper lake 1987 thru 2004 GWU students S. Walker
flora numerous Purple Loosestrife upper&lower lake 2001 thru 2004 various
fauna  significant   ship worms  lower lake
  discovered in 2002 in wooden boat
E. Benedikt

          
* Pampas grass (a non-saltwater plant) is expanding upriver from Old Bath Road.  It was not documented prior to 1991.
** Bald eagles have been regular visitors to the lake since at least 1990.  The nesting of two adults and one eaglet was documented in 2002. The nest has been  maintained  and  the hatching of new eaglets has been documented by IF&WL in  the Spring of 2004

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