A PDF field guide to the species reported in and around Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve, with common and scientific names and up to 3 photos of each, laid out for use in the field and offline.
The animals people report most often in and around Sugar River Alder Forest Preserve include Turkey, Purple Martin, Wood Thrush, Chipping Sparrow and American Robin. Plants lead the list with 36 species, followed by 8 birds and 6 insects.
The 20 species reported most often here, of 50 in the full guide.
Turkey
Blue Phlox



Red Birch
Purple Martin
Wood Thrush
Chipping Sparrow
Blue-Bean

Swamp Dewberry
Blackcap
Clasping Bellwort

Wild Pea

Erect Potentil
American Robin
Poison Ivy

Dusty Clover
Parsnip
Punctured Tiger Beetle
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee