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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
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(Woman’s glove) this egg was found atop leaf litter in a mixed northern hardwoods/white pine forest. Yellow-bellied sapsucker another possibility
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Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)Observer
chickadeeDescription
The parent bird made soft cat-like meow sounds when approached.
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Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)Observer
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I don’t know what bird this is. Nest is near eye level in a hemlock tree.
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Brown-hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis)Observer
chickadeeDescription
I had quick help identifying this from a member of the Insects of New England facebook group.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
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Before going to bed I turned on the floodlights in the backyard, and there was a gray fox, gleaning beneath the tube feeders. The fox looked up, startled -- but then went back to its work. It's been back many times since, in the evenings... Lovely creature!
It's now Feb.22
...and the gray fox comes many nights of the week after dark.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
chickadeeDescription
A monarch butterfly landed on a blooming foxglove in my yard.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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My husband and I both observed a single Monarch butterfly in our yard this morning.. the first one of the year for us.
In years past Monarchs would spend time on our many plantings but this one left before I could take its picture.
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
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American Painted Lady butterfly caterpillar:
These caterpillars (a dozen or more of them) have taken over an annual sage-like plant that I overwintered and planted in a flowerbed.
A wasp was devouring one of them, and others looked small and dessicated.
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North American Luna Moth (Actias luna)Observer
chickadeeDescription
Two Luna moths on a balsam fir tree in our backyard; they stayed there for 24 hours or so..
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Northern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp. edwardsii)Observer
chickadeeDescription
Thin little snake, maybe 18' long with red band around neck - cuddled up against our house foundation.
