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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
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Small brown rodent with multiple stripes on back
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
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Large bird who walks more than flies and grazes in meadows and fields. Spends nights in trees.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
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Red fox, often seen in meadow and woods
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
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Small bird with black and white coloring, distinctive black cap
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Observer
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Bumblebee seen on purple flower spike
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Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)Observer
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Bush with white flowers in cone shape
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Violets (Genus Viola)Observer
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Meadow plant with heart shaped leaves and purple flowers in spring
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American Water Frogs (Genus Lithobates)Observer
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Tadpole in pond, about 4" long
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Thick, round shelf fungus found on apple tree
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Shelf Fungi (Order Polyporales)Observer
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Small, white shelf fungus on side of downed tree.
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Blueberries, Cranberries, and Allies (Genus Vaccinium)Observer
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Small, plant that grows in moist areas, such as pond side or on mossy patches that bear small, delicious, blueberries.
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Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)Observer
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Small, sunny meadow plant with white flowers that bear small strawberries.The bears love them!
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Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)Observer
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Cherry tree with "natural graft" of birch tree. Seed must have germinated in the angle if a branch.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
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Ruby throated humming bird
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)Observer
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Deciduous maple tree from which sap is collected to make maple syrup.(Picture was cropped so entire tree is not shown
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Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)Observer
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Small blue flower with yellow center found in meadows and open woodland areas
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Cattails (Genus Typha)Observer
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Water plant with long narrow leaves and tall stems with fuzzy, brown seed bearing structures at the top in summer.
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)Observer
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Multiple fronds from central stem and 2 ft tall. Found in sunny as well as shady areas
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Birches (Genus Betula)Observer
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Deciduous tree with white bark and heart shaped leaves
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Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana)Observer
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Tall fern (three feet) with dark spore formations midway along the stems
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
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Woodland plant, found in shaded places. Early spring has red flower with three petals
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Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)Observer
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Low lying woodland plant with purple flowers in spring
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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)Observer
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Lives in the rock walls in the woods
