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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Observer
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There are 3 nestlings in this brood.
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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
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Friend or foe? Found these tiny pearl-like eggs on the back of a lettuce leaf in my garden.
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Foamflowers (Genus Tiarella)Observer
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A particularly finely marked individual along the trail between the archery range and the main trailhead.
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Enchanter's Nightshades (Genus Circaea)Observer
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Growing in dry, shady area. Seeds stick to clothing.
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Observer
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A common butterfly in my yard.
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Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis ssp. astyanax)Observer
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I often see these on rotten apples and wet dirt or gravel.
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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Observer
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Attracted to porch light at my home.
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Northern Pearly-Eye (Lethe anthedon)Observer
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bouncy flight, low to ground
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Typical Orbweavers (Subfamily Araneinae)Observer
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Photo is of underside. Near exterior light of my house.
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Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima)Observer
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Hundreds of these caterpillars crawling across the lawn in vicinity of black walnut tree.
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Sharpwing Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus)Observer
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I believe this is M. alatus due to apparent winged petioles.
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Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)Observer
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Spider making wheel-like web.
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Canadian Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)Observer
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Fern like deeply cut leaf arising from base of plant. Flowers in spike. Photo shows fruiting structure, seeds dispersed.
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Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)Observer
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Leaves bright green, alternate, serrated, lanceolate, somewhat clasping, basal leaves cordate. Older stem reddish, newer stems green. Flowering stems arise from leaf axils. Budded, not flowering at this time.
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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)Observer
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Multiple white crowned sparrows in the yard, under the feeder, hanging out in the blue spruce, singing all day.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Two days in a row a pair of osprey have been observed circling and perching on cell phone tower north of my home. There are sticks on the tower platform.
