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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
In tree just off Lock 19 Spur Trail near Great Falls, MD.
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Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon ssp. sipedon)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
On woody debris against fallen log at edge of creek at creek crossing near midpoint of Billy Goat Trail Section B. Saw in same location on two separate days, but debris pile has since washed away. Large, long, brown snake with no obvious markings. Northern water snake?
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Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus ssp. americanus)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
At Carderock on C&O Canal towpath, banks of canal, and in canal water -- hundreds of them, calling and breeding.
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Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
C&O Canal towpath bank near Carderock. Frog was fairly large and basically brown with very small, black spots on lower part of body. Is this a green frog or something else?
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Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
Along Billy Goat Trail Section B in C&O Canal NHP. Older adult five-lined skink or something else? Lat/long coordinates are correct but name of location is odd; can't figure out how to edit location name without changing coordinates.
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Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
C&O Canal towpath near Carderock, MD. Pickerel frog? Frog was fairly small but not tiny.
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Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon ssp. sipedon)Observer
lw-carderockDescription
At water's edge on bank of C&O Canal along towpath near Carderock. Medium-large, thick-bodied brown snake with no obvious markings. Northern water snake?
