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Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. luteus)Observer
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Windowstrike victim.
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Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)Observer
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Swimming in a roadside ditch alongside a bunch of congressing spotted salamanders!
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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)Observer
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20+ congressing in a roadside ditch. Spermatophores throughout.
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Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)Observer
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Road-killed hatchling. 😔
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Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)Observer
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Large garter snake, approx. 2 feet long! Basking at edge between wetland and manicured lawn.
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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)Observer
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15-20 egg masses.
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
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Desiccated snapping turtle hatchling, partially hatched from its shell, found at a predated nest site (visible in background) in a sandy area near the Eastview Trail. I assume that the nest was predated last fall.
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Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)Observer
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Roadside patch of skunk cabbage, mixed with gravel from the road. Cool to see evidence of the plant’s heat production in the roadside snow berm!
