Assabet River NWR Final CCP - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Assabet River NWR Final CCP - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Assabet River NWR Final CCP - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Canada Geese: Photo by Paul Buckley<br />
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Chapter 3: Refuge <strong>and</strong> Resource Descriptions<br />
completed to determine the extent of occurrence for any of these species on<br />
the refuge (see Table 3-4).<br />
Table 3-4: Invasive Species at <strong>Assabet</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>NWR</strong><br />
Scientific name Common name<br />
Acer platanoides Norway Maple<br />
Cyanchum nigrum (L.) Pers. Black Swallowwort<br />
Berberis thunbergii DC Japanese Barberry<br />
Catalpa speciosa (Warder ex Catawba Tree<br />
Barney) Warder ex Engelm<br />
Myosotis scorpioides L. True Forget-Me-Not<br />
Lonicera X bella Zabel Bella Honeysuckle<br />
Lonicera japonica Thunb. Japanese Honeysuckle<br />
Lonicera moorwii Gray Morrow Honeysuckle<br />
Celastrus orbiculata Thunb. Asiatic Bittersweet<br />
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin.<br />
Ex Steud. (= P. communis)<br />
Spotted Knapweed<br />
Iris pseudacorus L. Yellow Iris<br />
Robinia pseudo-acacia L. var.<br />
pseudo-acacia<br />
Black Locust<br />
Polygunum cuspidatum Siebold & Japanese Knotweed<br />
Zucar<br />
Rumex acetosella L. Sheep Sorrel<br />
Lysimachia nummalaria L. Moneywort<br />
Rhamnus frangula L. European Buckthorn<br />
Rosa multiflora Thunb. Multiflora Rose<br />
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle Tree-of-Heaven<br />
<strong>Wildlife</strong> Resources<br />
Migratory Birds<br />
Comprehensive surveys for wintering, breeding, <strong>and</strong> migrating birds have<br />
not yet been completed on the refuge. However, refuge staff initiated<br />
breeding American woodcock (Scolopax minor), breeding l<strong>and</strong>-bird, <strong>and</strong><br />
breeding marsh bird surveys in 2000. The latter two surveys<br />
are following protocols of <strong>Service</strong> region-wide studies. The<br />
American woodcock surveys also follow st<strong>and</strong>ardized<br />
protocols, but it is not currently a part of a region-wide study.<br />
The <strong>Service</strong> Region 5 L<strong>and</strong>bird Breeding Survey conducted<br />
on <strong>Assabet</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>NWR</strong> is similar to the national breeding<br />
bird survey in which singing males are seen or heard at<br />
designated points along a route that traverses the refuge<br />
during the breeding season (May-July). This survey was<br />
initiated in the spring of 2000 <strong>and</strong> resulted in an initial species<br />
list of breeding l<strong>and</strong> birds. The l<strong>and</strong>bird survey is designed to<br />
continue for at least 5 years, at which time the data will be<br />
<strong>Assabet</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>NWR</strong>
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