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Reinhardt University Bioblitz 2015


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#1 Michael Wolfe

Michael Wolfe
  • Board of Directors
  • North Georgia, Oconee River Drainage

Posted 24 April 2015 - 10:28 PM

Once again we had a group of Georgia NANFAns participate in a fishy day with Dr. Zach Felix and his undergraduate students.  They were learning about all the species on campus, and we were there to help with seines and identifications.  By now this has become rather a tradition for us, so i will not bore everyone here with another explanation.  But with a little pre-sampling, I was able to take the time to get a few photos.  Of course we were also privileged to see lots of Cherokee Darters (some in near full color), but they all had there federal identification on them and demanded to be returned to the stream unmolested, and unphotographed, so we complied (man they are a pretty little darter).

 

Mobile Logperch (one of the nicest I have ever seen as far as coloration)

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You cant tell from the picture, but this was a very large Rainbow shiner that came up in a seine of about seven individuals.

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Coosa Shiner (a handsome little fish with a pointy dorsal fin)

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Sculpin

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Southern Studfish

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Tricolor Shiner

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Alabama Shiner

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Blackbanded Darter (I mean were were still in Georgia after all)

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Coosa Bass (I tried for a long time to get him to open his caudal fin open, but no)

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Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin

#2 mattknepley

mattknepley
  • NANFA Member
  • Smack-dab between the Savannah and the Saluda.

Posted 25 April 2015 - 05:42 AM

Good job, again, Mr. Wolfe and GA NANFA!
Matt Knepley
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."

#3 Casper

Casper
  • NANFA Fellow
  • Chattanooga, TN alongside South Chickamauga Creek, just upstream of the mighty Tennessee River.

Posted 27 April 2015 - 11:25 AM

I sure enjoyed myself last year with all of you in the creek.

Instead this year i quested north in Kentuck for Dry Land Fish.

Both activities always enjoyed.

Found a fine mountain campground in KY ideal for snorkeling.

 

Any seiner shots?

 

How many species were noted?

 

Any additional post activities?

 

Who amongst the NANFA members were able to make it?


Casper Cox
Chattanooga, near the TN Divide on BlueFishRidge overlooking South Chickamauga Creek.

#4 Michael Wolfe

Michael Wolfe
  • Board of Directors
  • North Georgia, Oconee River Drainage

Posted 27 April 2015 - 07:10 PM

Any seiner shots?

 

How many species were noted?

 

Any additional post activities?

 

Who amongst the NANFA members were able to make it?

 

I did not shoot any of the seiners... although I may have some video... I will have to look.

 

17 species in the morning, and 14 of those with the students.

  1. Lamprey (sp?)
  2. Tricolor Shiner
  3. Alabama Shiner
  4. Rainbow Shiner
  5. Coosa Shiner
  6. Stoneroller
  7. Creek Chub
  8. Sculpin (sp?)
  9. Alabama Hogsucker
  10. Southern Studfish
  11. Gambusia
  12. Redbreast Sunfish
  13. Green Sunfish
  14. Coosa Bass
  15. Cherokee Darter
  16. Blackbanded Darter
  17. Mobile Logperch

No post Bioblitz activities this year, the weather was not conducive, and schedules did not align.

 

Alejandro, Camm Swift, Bryson Hilburn, and Jeff Walsh were able to join us at Reinhardt.


Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin

#5 Casper

Casper
  • NANFA Fellow
  • Chattanooga, TN alongside South Chickamauga Creek, just upstream of the mighty Tennessee River.

Posted 28 April 2015 - 03:21 PM

It is nice to see Georgia as such an active region with regional members participating in interesting work.  Hats off to everyone involved.

I remember the fish list from last year, but your missing the sucker / redhorse we caught in that small plunge pool.  Such a pretty area.  I hope the weather was sunny.


Casper Cox
Chattanooga, near the TN Divide on BlueFishRidge overlooking South Chickamauga Creek.

#6 Isaac Szabo

Isaac Szabo
  • NANFA Member
  • Marble Falls, AR

Posted 01 May 2015 - 05:11 PM

Nice work Michael!





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