Biological Survey Species Collage

This collage brings together animal and plant species identified in Sterlingshire during biological surveys conducted over the past two years. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find an option to print the species cards, along with a kid-friendly nature walk checklist that can be used to record species spotted throughout the neighborhood.

Kids in Sterlingshire are also invited to join our summer-long Nature Explorer Challenge. Using the nature walk checklist, young explorers can see how many of the species identified by the biologist they can also find during their own neighborhood walks. Participants should record their findings, have a parent or guardian sign off on the checklist, and submit it to [email protected] (or drop it in the HOA's mailbox) by July 31 to earn a prize.

It’s a fun way for kids to explore Sterlingshire, learn more about the plants and animals around us, and see how many local species they can discover this summer.

Sterlingshire Biological Survey Species Collage
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Sharing note: Open this file in a web browser with internet access so the linked photos can load. Photos linked from Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons. Click “Photo source” on each card to review image pages, credits, and license details. For species identified only to genus or species group, or where a species-specific image is unavailable, a representative genus-level or group-level image may be used.

Animal Species

Grouped by species type

Birds

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Plant Species

Grouped by species type
Source lists: Species are compiled from the April 2026 biological review avian and plant tables, the May 8, 2025 LSAA compliance survey for Lots C and D, the June 7–8, 2025 LSAA compliance survey for Lots C and D, the June 21, 2025 LSAA compliance survey for Lots A and B, and the follow-up biologist visit. The plant table’s listed spelling for California bulrush is displayed here as Schoenoplectus californicus, the commonly used spelling for the taxon.
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