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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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This duck was with a group of friends walking on the side of the road near High Park.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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This little bird was with a group of other birds eating seeds from the ground.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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This is a squirrel I saw in high park sitting alone in the tree.
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
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This is a chipmunk I found dead behind my house. The colouring and size are what make me believe that it is a chipmunk.
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
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The thin pointy pines make me believe that this is a pine tree. I found this tree near my house in Trinity Bellwoods Park.
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Beeches, Oaks, Walnuts, and Allies (Order Fagales)Observer
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I found this tree in a park near my house. When I tried to look it up, it looked to me like it was an alder tree in the winter.
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Pines, Spruces, Larches, and Allies (Subfamily Pinoideae)Observer
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This tree was found in a park in Toronto. It could be identified by the needles and the branches that curved upwards.
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Soapberry Family (Family Sapindaceae)Observer
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This tree was harder to identify because it loses its leaves in the winter, but it was identifiable by the way the branches were.
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
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This fungi was on moss on bark on a tree. It is the light green and yellow specks. I can identify this species due to the colour.
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
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I saw this on a tree in trinity bellwoods park. It was a very cold day.
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Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)Observer
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I found this tree near a park behind my house in Toronto. It is fairly wide and I can tell it is a Blue Spruce because of the colouring and waxy leaves.