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Tennessee Conservationist

This guide is an index to the Tennessee Conservationist magazine.

Amphibians and Reptiles

Alligator snapping turtles (largest) -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

American Toad -- 

Aquatic creatures -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 33

Blind Cave Crayfish -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 33

Bog Turtle -- Sept/Oct 1998, after p.21

                     (Pigeon River insert)

                     Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Box turtle -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Bullfrogs -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Crawfish -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 35

Crayfish -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 32

Cricket frog -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Eastern Box Turtle -- Sep/oct 1995: p. 38

Eastern hellbender (salamander) -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Garter snakes -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

                           Jan/Feb 2001, p. 31

Glass snake -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 47 

Junaluska -- Jul/Aug 1999, p. 3  (Spring lizards)

Lizards -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 45

               Jul/Aug 1999, p. 3

Marbled Salamander -- Sept/Oct 1998, after p.21 (Pigeon River insert) 

Mole Salamander -- May/Jun 1999, p.14

Narrow-mouthed Toad -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 16

Newt, Eastern  -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 17

Pigtoe Mussel (Cane Creek) -- Jan/Feb 1999: p. 28

Plain Eastern Stripeless Scorpion -- May/Jun 1999, p. 16

Red-eared Slider Turtle -- Nov.Dec 1999, p. 26

River Cooter (Turtle) -- Nov/Dec 1999, p. 25

Salamander, Jordan's -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 17

Salamander, Marbled -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 17

Salamander, Slimy -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 15

Salamander, Spring -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 16

Salamander, Streamside -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 40

Salamander, Weller's -- Mar/Apr 2019, p. 10

Salamanders -- Jul/Aug 1999, p. 10

                             Mar/Apr 2019, p. 10

Scorpions -- May/Jun 1999, p. 16

Skinks -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 46

Snakes (myths)-- Sept/Ocr 2001, p. 32

Southern Painted Turtle -- Nov.Dec 1999, p. 26

State of the state's amphibians -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 14

Striped Scorpion -- May/Jun 1999, p. 16

Tennessee amphibians --Mar/Apr 2022, p. 10

Terrestrial inhabitants -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 31

Timber Rattlesnake -- Jul/Aug 1999, p. 13

Treefrog, Cope's Gray -- Mar/Apr 2002, p. 14

Wood Frog -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 34

Worm snake (smallest) -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Birds

Acadian Flycatcher -- Jul/Aug 2002, p. 26

American Coot -- Nov/Dec 1998, p. 20

American Kestral -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 1998, p. 39

Bald Eagle -- May/Jun 2000. p. 11

Barred Owl -- Jan/Feb 2000, o. 38

Bird conservation (coffee) -- Mar/Apr 2014: p. 28

Bird drawings -- May/Jun 1999, p. 36

Bird people -- Jan/Feb 2000, p. 34

Birding --  Jul/Aug 2000, p. 9

Birds and students -- Jan/Feb 2014: p.4

Black-throated Green Warbler -- Nov/Dec 1998, p. 44

Bluebirds -- Jan/Feb 2002, p. 24

Buzzard roost -- Nov/Dec 1998, p. 44

Carolina Chickadee -- Nov/Dec 1998, p. 20

Carolina Parakeet -- May/June 1995: p.13

Eagles -- Jan/Feb 1995: 14

                May/Jun 1998, p. 39 (Bald Eagles)

                Jan/Feb 1999: p. 36  (Bald Eagles)

Grasshopper Sparrow -- Sep/Oct 2000, p. 7

Great Crested Flycatcher -- Jul/Aug 2002, p. 24

Hawk, Broad-winged -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 37

Hawk, Copper's -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 1998, p. 40

Hooded Warblers -- Jul/Aug 2002, p. 24

"Goatsucke"r -- Sept/Ocr 2001, p. 37

Great Blue Herons -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

                                  July/Aug 2018. p. 20

Henslow's Sparrow -- May/Jun 2014: p. 16

Hummingbirds -- July/Aug 2018. p. 29 

                            Mar/Apr 1998, p. 7

                            Jul/Aug 1999, p. 16

                            Jan/Feb 2001, p. 20

Indigo Bunting -- Mar/Apr 2018. p. 24

Lousiana Water Thrush -- Jul/Aug 2002, p. 22

Mississippi Kite -- Jan/Feb 2000, p. 24

Northern Cardinal --  Nov/Dec 1998, p. 21

                                 Jan/Feb 2000, p. 4

Northern Mockingbird -- Jan/Feb 2000, p. 4

Osprey -- Jan/Feb 2000, p. 23

Owls -- Northern Saw-Whet -- May/Jun 2018. p. 28

            Barn Owl --Jan/Feb 2000, p. 25

Passenger pigeon -- May/June 1995: p.11

Raptors -- Jan/Frb 2000, p. 22

                 Mar/Apr 2022, P. 18

Raven -- Nov/Dec 2001, p. 7

Red-bellied Woodpecker --  Nov/Dec 1998, p. 21

Red-cockaded woodpeckers (rarest) -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

Red-tailed Hawk --  Nov/Dec 1998, p. 21

               immature -- Jan/Feb 2000, p. 26

               May/Jun 2000. p. 6

Red-winged blackbirds -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

Ruby-throated hummingbirds -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

Sandhill Cranes -- Jan/Feb 1998: p. 13

Starlings -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

          European (origins) -- Mar/Apr 2000, p. 4

Tufted Titmouse -- Nov/Dec 1998, p. 20

Turkey -- Jul/Aug 1999, p. 15

Vulture, Turkey -- Sep/Oct 1998, p. 1998, p. 39

Warbler, Carbonated -- May/June 1995: p.12

Warbler, Hooded -- Jul/Aug 1999, p. 14

Warbler, Prothonotary -- Mar/Apr 2014: p. 12

Whip-poor-Will ("goatsucker") -- Sept/Ocr 2001, p. 37

                                                      May/Jun 2022, p. 27

Winter birding -- Jan/Feb 2015: p. 28

Woodpecker, Ivory-billed -- May/June 1995: p.11

             Jan/Feb 2014, p. 26

Woodpecker, Pileated -- July/Aug 1995: p. 7

Yellow-breasted Chat -- Jul/Aug 2002, p. 23

Fish (and other water creatures)

Birdwing Pearly Mussel -- May/Jun 2002, p.27 (Duck River) 

Minnows -- Jul/Aug 2002, p. 27 (Dace)

Mussels -- May/Jun 2002, p.27 (Duck River)

Sunfish -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Shiners -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Darters -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

              Jan/Feb 2002, p. 30 (Boulder)

Insects

Ants -- Jan/Feb 2015: p. 31.

Banded woolybear catepillar -- Jan/feb 2021, p. 34

Bedbugs (rarest) -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 22

            Chinch bugs

"Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies" (Belmont University) -- May/Jun 2018. p. 28

Black butterflies -- May/Jun 1995: p. 14

            (Poisonous pipevine swallowtail)

Broad-headed Sharpshooter -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Bug Camp (Belmont University) -- May/Jun 2018. p. 32

Butterflies -- July/Aug 1994: p. 10

               July/Aug 1995: p. 14 (Sap happy)

               July/Aug 2018. p. 29 

               May/Jun 2002, p.20

               Jul/Aug 2022, .p. 6

              Jan/feb 2021, p. 37 (Mourning cloak)

Cecropia Moth -- May/June 2001, p. 24

Chiggers -- May/Jun 2001, p. 4

Chinese mantis egg case -- Jan/feb 2021, p. 37

Cicadas -- May/Jun 1998, p. 46

Crickets == Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Collembolans -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 22

            Springtails

Coppery leafhopper -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Culicoides (No-see-ums) -- May/Jun 2000, p. 34

Fairy fly (wasp) -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Flea beetles -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Fungus Gnat -- May/June 2001, p. 8

Giant swallowtail butterflies -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Glowing bugs -- May/June 2014: p. 20

                             May/Jun 2018. p. 18

                    Fireflies -- May/Jun 1998, p. 12

Goldenrod ball gall fly -- Jan/feb 2021, p. 36

Granddaddy Longlegs -- Mar/Apr 2019, p. 34

Grasshoppers -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Gyponiana leafhopper -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Gypsy Moths -- Jul/Aug 1998. p. 21

Hemiptera (hoppers) -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21 (True bugs)

Hopping insects -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Katydids --Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Lina Moth -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

                   May/June 2001, p. 24

Monarch Butterflies -- Sept/Oct 1994: p. 17

Moths -- May/June 2001, p. 23

No-see-ums -- May/Jun 2000, p. 34

Orb Weaver Spider -- May/Jun 1999, p.15

Overwintering insects -- Jan/Feb 2021, p. 34

Painted Lady Butterfly -- July/Aug 1995: p. 16

Polyphemus Moth -- May/June 2001, p. 2

Privet leafhopper -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Promethea Moth -- May/June 2001, p. 25

Puinkies -- May/Jun 2000, p. 34

Sand flies or gnats -- May/Jun 2000, p. 34

Silkmoths -- May/June 2001, p. 23 (Common: Ceropia, Polyphemus, Promethea, Tulip-Tree, Luna, Io, Buck, Royal Walnut, Imperial)

Tennessee State Parks Honey Bee Project -- July/Aug 2018. P. 4

Thrips -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 21

Ticks -- May/Jun 2002, p. 37

Two-lined spittlebug -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Two-striped plant hopper -- Jul/Aug 2022, p. 21

Winter Firefly -- Jan/feb 2021, p. 35

Zebra Swallowtail (state butterfly)-- Sept/Oct 1994: p.38

Mammals

American Black Bear -- July/Aug 1994: p. 6; Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

                        Nov/Dec 1995: p. 24

                        Jan/Feb 2014, p. 32 (Bears in the winter)

                        July/Aug 2018. p. 18

                        Jan/Feb 2021, p. 29

American Cougar -- May/Jun 2000. p. 9

Bats -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 28 (Gray Bat)

Bears -- Nov/Dec 2001, p. 11

Bobcat -- Jan/Feb 2000, o. 39

Buffalo -- Jul/Aug 1999, p. 13

Carolina northern flying squirrels -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

Deer Mouse -- Nov/Dec 2000. p. 9

Eastern Cougar -- May/June 1995: p. 12

Eastern Harvest Mouse -- Nov/Dec 2000. p. 11

Eastern Wood Rat -- Jan/Feb 2001, p. 36

Elk -- May/Jun 1995: p. 19

Gray squirrels -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

                         Mar/Apr 2002, p. 37 (Student ed.)

Ijams Nature Center -- Jul/Aug 2001. p. 30

Mastodons -- July/Aug 1995: p. 18

Mythical creatures -- May/Jun 1995: p. 11

Native animals (Zoo: Grassmere) -- May/Jun 2000. p. 8

North American River Otter -- May/Jun 2000. p. 10

Opossums -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

Pygmy shrew -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 20

Southeastern Shrew -- Nov/Dec 2000. p. 9, 12

Swamp rabbit -- Jan/Feb 1995: p. 23

Tuckaleechee Wildlife Center -- Jul/Aug 2001. p. 26

Who prowls at night -- Jan/Feb 2015: p. 8

Wildlife rehabilitator --Mar/Apr 2002, p. 7