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beech, sweetgum, magnolia and dogwood, are found in the uplands. 

 Animals of the upland hardwood forest range from several species 

 of salamander, skink and snake to the long-tailed weasel and the 

 striped skunk. Birds typically found include hawks, owls, and 

 woodpeckers, the ruby throated hummingbird, flycatchers, crows, 

 jays, warblers, and vireos. Mammals commonly occurring are 

 shrews, voles, mice, chipmunks, squirrels, raccoon, and deer. 



Old Field Community . This is a very common community type 

 which develops on abandoned lands, particularly agricultural lands. 

 Many species of grasses, wildf lowers, weeds, vines and briars are 

 among the first to invade old fields. Next to arrive are plants 

 like broomsedge, which can completely dominate the community within 

 a few years. Not long after, sweetgum and pines begin to grow, and 

 the old field can progress into a pine forest or eventually a 

 hardwood forest. Common animal species found during the early 

 stages of old field succession are savanna-, grasshopper- and 

 field sparrows, and snakes and hawks which feed on the shrews, 

 moles, voles, and mice which are so prevalent. 



Dune Communities , Maritime Shrub Thickets , and Maritime 

 Forests occur in the Chesapeake Bay region, but mostly on the Atlantic 

 side of the DelMarVa peninsula and they are therefore not included 

 in this study. 



