Final Taxonomy of the Project :)

A Maple tree in my back yard
Taxonomy: BY Brandon S.

• Kingdom - Plantae (Plants)
• Division - Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
• Class - Magnoliophyta (Dicotyledons)
• Order - Sapindales
• Family - Aceraceae (Maple Family)
• Genus - Acer (Maple)
• Species-  saccharum (Sugar)

BlackBird survaying the area for Targets

BlackBird
Taxonomy: By Brandon S.
Kingdom:ANIMALIA
Phylum:CHORDATA
Class:AVES
Order:PASSERIFORMES
Family:TURDIDAE
Genus:Turdus
Species:merula

Close up Brid

Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
Taxonomy: by Brandon S.

Blue Jay Taxonomy

The Blue Jay
Taxonomy: By Brandon S.

Need help.

Can't find anything on this one, but it's probably fungus, as the only other thing I can think of is a discarded orange slice. Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Dikarya
Class: Pezizomycotina
Order: Pleosporomycetidae
Family: Pleosporineae
Genus: mitosporic Pleosporaceae
Species: Alternaria
it is the spots on the orange
Brandon S.

Not very fun-fungus.

Pretty sure, same tree, I'll check this out too. Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
Fungi: Kingdom
 Dikarya: Phylum 
 Pezizomycotina: Class
 Leotiomycetes: Order
 Helotiales: Family
 Sclerotiniaceae: Genus
 Monilinia: Species
this is the Brown rot Fungus
Brandon S.

Fun-Fungus.

Fungus? I think. I'll check up on it.
Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
 KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)
DIVISION: Eumycota (eumycetes)
SUBDIVISION: Mastigomycotina (produce zoospores)
CLASS: Oomycetes (The water molds, white rusts, and downy mildews)
ORDER: Peronosporales
FAMILY: Albuginaceae (the white rusts)
Genus: not yet to be determined
Species: not yet to be determined
Brandon S.

Bird

Info later, lunch now.
Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes 
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Cardinalis
Species: Cardinalis cardinalis
Posted by Brandon S.

Red Eared Slider

the Red eared Slider: oddly enough it has the same taxonomy as the Yellow belly slider
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species: scripta
Posted by Brandon S.

Yellow-Belly Slider

the yellow-belly slider moving very fast to the creek
taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia 
 Phylum: Chordata 
 Class: Sauropsida 
 Order: Testudines 
 Family: Emydidae 
 Genus: Trachemys
 species: Trachemys scripta 
Posted by Brandon S.

European Rabbit (last mammal)

the European Rabbit
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
 Phylum: Chordata
 Class: Mammalia
 Order: lagomorpha
 Family: leporidae
 Genus: Oryctolagus
 species: Oryctolagus cuniculus
Posted by Brandon S.

Golden Retriever

Canis lupus familiaris
Brandon M.

Raccoon

Procyon Lator
Brandon M.

Coyote

Canis Latrans
Brandon M.

White Tail Deer

Odocoileus Virginianus
Brandon M.

Jack Pine

 the Pinus banksiana or known as the jack pine
full classification cannot be found right now but i will look into it to see if i can find it
posted by Brandon S.

I am a Dwarf Toad and I am Croaking Near a Rock

Found a Dwarf American Toad at my new house in Wooster, near Greenbriar next to some rocks in my front yard.
classification:

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Bufo
Species:	B. americanus

posted by Brandon S.

Canadian Geese Classification

Found some Canadian geese in my neighborhood just next to a lake that is near my house.
classification:
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Subphylum - Vertebrata
Class - Aves
Order - Anseriformes
Family - Anatidae
Genus - Branta
Species - Branta canadensis
posted by Brandon S.

er...nevermind.

Scratch that last post, it actually took me under 5 minutes. Anyway, it should be quick and easy to get the info based on the common name now.

Working on something.

Working on a javascript for the page that will allow quick and easy access to what we've found, and descriptions of them via a set of labled buttons. Should be done by tomorrow, assuming I'm not lazy tonight.

Maybe?

The only thing I can find is the Water Oak, which looks very similar, but not exactly the same. Just in case, the water oak is Quercus nigra.

Taxonomy of that lizard.

The evil lizard I posted about on an earlier day is the Prairie lizard, also known as the Fence Runner, Fence Lizard, or Gray Lizard. It is Sceloporus consobrinus. I identified it based on the easily noticable blue markings on either side of it's stomach, a sign of mating, which aren't visible in the picture.

Plant Atonomy

leaf type: Dicot: the leaf is on a petiole instead of a sheath
Margins: undulate: for the irregular pattern on the leaf's edges
venation: simple pinnate: the other veins branch off of a central vein
Roots: has a fibrous root system because it is in soft soil with little rocks near it

A fungus.

I figured out what this was yesterday, but I couldn't get to a computer. I'll just look it up another day. Found it on a tree-stump in my grandpa's back yard. Brandon B.
Taxonomy Specs:
cant find the taxonomy specs for some reason. the internet is not helping in trying to find anything, but i at liest know that this is a lobster fungus or the Hypotheses fluoridation

Plant I found (the creeping woodsorrel)

I know that I've seen this a lot, and I should know what it is, but I have no idea. Brandon B.
Taxonomy:

Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Geraniales
Family	Oxalidaceae – Wood-Sorrel family
Genus	Oxalis L. – woodsorrel
Species	Oxalis corniculata L. – creeping woodsorrel		posted by Brandon S.

It's not what it looks like.

I don't know WHAT it is, but it isn't what it looks like.

Lizard

And here is my archenemy, the prairie lizard, the most cunning, evil, and camera-shy creature on the earth. taxonomic specs later.

Fungus

I will go back and edit all of these when I know what they are. Brandon B.
Taxonomy:
this is the Brown mushroom or the Agaricus bisporus 
Brandon S.

Another tree

Don't know anything about this one either. help?

A tree......just a tree....

No idea what it is exactly. Any help?

Box Turtle Classification

Eastern Box Turtle
Classification:
Kingdom-Animal
Phylum-Chordate
Class-Reptile
Order-Testudines
Family-Emydidae
Genus-Terrapene
Species-Terrapene carolina

Found this little guy in my backyard under some leaves near my creek- Brandon S.
 http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_box_turtle.htm

Ton of pics......for a later day.

I went to the trail, as I posted that I would do earlier, and got quite a few pictures. I found two plants, two fungi, two trees, and possibly a Herp. I say possibly because I have recently been introduced to the true nature of lizards, and they are evil, evil creatures who enjoy tormenting biology students by running the second the camera is in place. I've yet to identify any of these, and it will probably be a while before I post them. My only reason for this is that I really don't feel like it, and I'll have plenty of time to look it up tomorrow or saturday. -Bway

Ready to get some pics

I'm going to go to the tucker creek trail after school, see if I can find any trees. I hope I don't scare them away!-Bway

Sister Scared Away another chance

on Sunday after church i got home and went to get a real camera so i could take some pictures of some of the animals that come into our back yard in the evening. when i got out there i saw a rabbit in the yard but could not see it. i told my mother to watch the rabbit just in case it moved but my sister came out and accidentally scared it off before i could get back with my glasses. after wards i decided to sit out there and wait for it to come back but it did not. Posted by Brandon S.

So Close....Yet So Far

Thursday was almost a success but ended up as a failure. on my way to a restaurant i saw a very interesting looking bird and asked if my mother had a zoom on her phone. she did but it would not zoom in on the bird.
posted by Brandon S.

Phone does not zoom

Another attempt on Wednesday turned out to be a failure as well. turns out that my phone cannot zoom in when i take pictures and i could not get close to the bird. posted by Brandon S.

Failed bird shot

Failed to get a picture of a bird on Tuesday because it flew away before i could take a picture of it with my phone. hoping to find more birds and to be more aware of where my phone is. Posted by Brandon S.