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Home My WebLink AboutNatural Resources of Mattituck Creek Study Area InventoryINVENTORY NATURAL RESOURCES OF MATTITUCK CREEK STUDY AREA Prepared by Larry Penny for the Mattituck Inlet Advisory Committee TOPOGRAPHIC MAP FIVE EASTERN TOWNS RIVERHEAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHOLD SHELTER ISLAND, EAST HAMPTON PREPARED FOR THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS R.M. KAMMERER. COMMISSIONER YAP HANK NEW YORK 'SCALE I" = 200' ~oo o ~oo 400 soo ~oo FT. CONTOUR INTERVAL 5' BASED ON NEW YORK PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, LONG ISLAND ZONE AND MEAN SEA LEVEL DATUM. I Sheet No. (3 B- 3 3 J 5.§ 9.,5 (3.5 0 / 61.5 / I I I I / / / / 61.5 63. / /i / / / ~ / 6.0 OREGON 27.5 -.% 3 4.0 6.5 VEGETATION: DUNELA~DS West of Jetty South of Jet~ wet Zone[Zone Zone For- RidgeIBac} I --A I B I C Id~neI Idun~ Trees Shrubs Vines Ferns Grasses, etc. Ilerbs Species Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana Black Oak, Quercus velutina Black Cherry, Prunus serotina Sassafras, Sassafras albidum Pignut Hickory, Carya glabra Dwarf Juniper, Juniperus communis Beach Plum, Prunus maritima Wild Rose, Rosa virginiana Pasture Rose, .Rosa caroliniana Multiflora Rose, Rosa multiflora Salt-spray Rose, Rosa rugosa Blackberry, Rubus allegheniensis Northern Arrowwood, Viburnum recognitum Northern Bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica Smooth Sumac, Rhus glabra Groundsel, Baccharis halimifolia Common Greenbrier, Smilax rotundifolia Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica Trailing Blackberry, Rubus sp. Marsh Fern, Thelypteris palustris Beach Grass, Panioum amarum Switch Grass, Panicum virgatum American Beach Grass, Ammophila breviligulata Reed, Phragmites communis Hair Grass, Deschampsia flexuosa Orchard Grass, Dactylis glomerata Purple Lovegrass, Eragrostis spectabilis Bluestem, Andropogon scoparius Rush, Juncus tenuis Blue Flag, Iris versicolor Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis Sea Rocket, Cakile edentula Seaside spurge, Euphorbia polygonifolia English Plantain, Plantago minor Jl f s c c s c s vc f f c s s vc c f s vc f.~ s f vc vc f f r f f s c f vc f f f s s c f s Aquatic VEGETATION: DUNELANDS Species Milkwort, Polygala sp. Beach Heather, Hudsonia tomentosa Seaside Pinweed, Lechea maritima Beach Pea, Lathyrus japonicus Marsh Mallow, Hibiscus palustris Queen Anne's Lace, Dauca carota Beach Clotbur, Xanthium echinatum Red Sorrel, Rumex acetosella Jointweed, Polygonella articulata Moth Mullein, Verbascum thapsus Poor Man's Pepper, Lepidium virginicum Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare Evening Primrose, Oenothera Common St. Johnswort, Hypericum perforatum Beach Orach, Atriplex patula var. hastata Ragweed, A~brosia artemsiifolia Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens Slender Fragrant Goldenrod Solidago tenuifolia Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Solidago rugosa Sickle-leaved Golden-aster Chrysopsis falcata Slender Wormwood, Artemisia caudata Dusty Miller, Artemisia West of Jetty South of Jet wet Z°neIZ°ne Zone For-I RidgeIBa¢ I ~A I B I C I d~neI I dur f C VC VC f f f C C VC S S f f f f f f f f f f f f f of~ s s s f ~f.[ f r f s s f s stelleriana f Cat's Ear, tlypochoeris radicata ~ s Cudweed, Gnaphalium obtusifolium ~\~.[(~i~ f Yarrow, Achillea millefolium ,~ f tlorseweed, Erigeron canadensis I [~li~ s s Cattail, Typha latifolia ~' f c Lichens Cladonia spp. Cover .r ~_.rare f = few wet 100% s = several zone a 75% c = common zone b 75% zone c 90% vc = very common foredune 80% duneridge 80% ~_ backdune 80% NOTE: c c the species composition for the Mattituck Park Beach-Dune area, east of the jetty approximates that for the most dunelike and most exposed portions of the above inventoried areas. VEGETATION: COASTAL WOODLANDS Woody Species Behind Dunes Vest of Jetty Bailie Beach Park Area Trees Shrubs Vines Red Cedar Black Oak, Quercus velutina Sweet Cherry, Prunus avium Black Cherry, Prunus serotina Black Locust, Robbinia pseudo-acacia Smooth Shadbush, Amelanchier laevis Pignut Hickory, Carya glabra s c f f Sambucus canadensis Myrica pensylvanica f Common Elderberry, Northern Bayberry, Wild Rose, Rosa virginiana Pasture Rose, Rosa caroliniana Beach Plum, Prunus maritima Shining sumac, Rhus copallina Tartarian Honeysuckle, Lonicera f tartarica Northern Arrovmood, Viburnum f recognitum Groundsel, Baccharis halimifolia Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans f Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia f Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica s Asiatic Bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus f Common Greenbrier, Smilax rotundifolia s Elaucous Greenbrier, Smilax glauca Blackberry, Rubus sp. f Fox Grape, Vitis labrusca s s vc r s f vc s f s c c s s s e s $ $ s s r = rare f = few s = several C = comraon vc = very common NOTE: The woodland composition of in the study area the other coastal woodlands is similar to the above. VEGETATION: COMPRESSED-DISTURBED SITES Species Birdfoot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus Common Plantain, Plantago major Moth Mullein, Verbascum thapsus Asiatic Buckwheat, Polygonum cuspidatum Black Locust, Robinia pseudo-acacia Reed, Phragmites communis Horseweed, Erigeron canadensis Dandelion, Taraxacum officinalis Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia c $ r = rare f = few s = several c = common vc = very common NOTE: less than 25% of this surface is covered by vegetation VEGETATION: SALT MARSH (=TIDAL WETLANDS) Species (Intertidal Marsh) Salt-water Cord Grass Spartina alterniflora (Transitional Marsh) Woody Glasswort, Salicornia virginica Glasswort, Salicornia europaea Dwarf Glasswort, S. bigelovii Sea Lavender, Limonium carolinianum Seaside Plantain, Plantago juncoides Sea Blite, Suaeda maritima (High Marsh) Salt Marsh Aster, Aster subulatus Salt Marsh Hay, Spartina patens Spike Grass, Distichlis spicata Saltwort, Salsola kali (Upper High Marsh-Extreme) Hightide Bush, Iva frutescens Groundsel, Baccharis halimifolia Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens Beach Orach, Atriplex patula var. hastata Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana Switch Grass, Panicum virgatum Northern Bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica Black Grass, Juncus gerardi Peterson~s * East of tSpoil CreekI Area~ vc vc c c s s s s s s ? f f vc vc c s s f f f c c vc c s s s s c s s f f f r = rare f = few s = several c = common vc = very common * area of prime wetlands under consideration by State DEC for acquisition. FISHES AND MACROINVERTEBPJITES The Mattituck Creek and Inlet system serves as an impor- tant breeding, feeding and/or nursery area for the following fish and invertebrate species which are important either as bait (and food for finfish and shellfish) or as food for human consumption: Fishes Bait Food Other Bay Anchovy *Sheepshead Minnow *Mummichog *Striped Ki'llifish *Rain-water Killifish *Tide-water Silverside *R~lantic Silverside Atlantib Needlefish *Threespine Stickleback *Fourspine Stickleback *Northern Pipefish American Eel *White Perch Stiped Bass Northern Kingfish Bluefish *Cunner *Tautog *Winter Flounder *Hog Choker *Oyster Toadfish Anchoa mitchilli Cyprinodon variegatus Fundulus heteroclitus Fundulus majalis Lucania parva Menidia berylina Menidia menidia Strongulura marinus Gasterosteus aculeatus Apeltes quadracus Syngnathus fuscus Anguilla rostrata Morone americana Morone saxatilis Menticirrhus saxatilis Pcmatcmus saltatrix Tautogolabrus adspersus Tautoga onitis Pseudopleuronectes americanus Trinectes maculatus Opsanus tau * Breeding in Mattituck Creek-Inlet system N.B. Mattituck Creek is one of the only known localities the occurence of Lucy's Killifish on Long Island. for Marine Macroinvertebrates Bait Food Other Clam Worm Blood Worm Sand Fiddler Crab Mud Fiddler Crab Grass Shrimp Sand Shrimp Horseshoe Crab Acorn Barnacle Periwinkle Slipper Shell Mud Snail Salt Marsh Snail Blue Crab Lady Crab Blue Mussel Ribbed Mussel Hard Clam Soft Clam Oyster Channel Whelk Knobbed Whelk Common Starfish Sixspine Spider Crab Ninespine Spider Crab Lobed Moonsnail Northern Moonsnail Nereis virens Glycera americanus Uca pugilator Uca pugnax Palaeomonetes vulgaris Crangon septemspinosa Limulus polyphemus Balanus balanoides Litorina littorea Crepidula fornicata Ilyanassa obsoleta Melampus bidentatus Callinectes sapidus Ovalipes ocellatus Mytilus edulis Modiolus demissus Mercenaria mercenaria Mya arenaria Crassostrea virginica Busycon canaliculatum Busycon carica Asterias forbesi Libinia dubia Libinia emarginata Lunatia duplicatus Lunatia heros N.B. Ail species listed above breed in the Mattituck Creek-Inlet system. BIRDS AND MAMMALS The Mattituck Creek and Inlet system is an important feeding and breeding area for many mammals and birds including the following: Ma~als ~.~ssKed Shrew White-footed Mouse Meadow Vole Muskrat Eastern Cottontail Long-tailed Weasel Red Fox Raccoon Birds Horned Grebe *Mute Swan Canada Goose *Black Duck *Mallard Bufflehead Red-breasted Merganser Black-crowned Night Heron Yellow-crowned Night Heron Great Blue heron *Green Heron Snowy Egret Con.on Egret *Clapper Rail *Killdeer *Piping Plover *Spotted Sandpiper Purple Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs *Least Tern Common Tern Herring Gull Ring-billed Gull Great Black-backed Gull *Belted Kingfisher *Horned Lark *Bank Swallow *Red-winged Blackbird *Sharp-tailed Sparrow *Seaside Sparrow *Song Sparrow Snow Bunting * Species known to breed in the immediate area