Puff Balls Aster novae-anglieac 
Prairie plant species found at Berkeley include: Mountain mint, p 
rié dock, small sundrops, blue bluestem, bluejoint grass, Sullivant’s m 
weed, cream-pleated gentian, blue-bottle gentian, and New Jersey tea 
From the land-use history of the township—related by Eugene Zah 
the Berkeley Road Prairie was part of his family’s original homeste 
section in 1837. Parts of this section were farmed or grazed before - 
1920s, and Zahnle believes an artesian spring can be found in the p 
serve area. Gypsies also used to visit the prairie grove. ; 
A current bird list for Berkeley would include: Great blue her 
Green Heron, wood duck, mallards, red-tailed hawk, woodcock, red-belli 
woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, red-headed woodpecker, and dow 
woodpecker. In migratory seasons, many species of Fringillidae, Parulid. 
and Icteridae species have been noted. 
A preliminary checklist of mammals (begun in 1965), and a ple 
‘ist of more than 100 species, is available. | 
—1224 Norman, Deerfie 
Ceanothus americanus Bive-bottle gentian 
