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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
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small bird; grey and brown head; spotted belly
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Wild Garlic (Allium vineale)Observer
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a bunch of brass blades bunched up in a patch
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Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)Observer
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pigeon; kept moving away; looked like a New York pigeon
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Click Beetles (Family Elateridae)Observer
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dead insect, cockroach?, brown, about 1/2 inch
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Common House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)Observer
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brown spider, small (1/4 - 1/2 inches in length)
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
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camo colors (brown and grey shades), might be female since feather pattern isn't colorful (unless both genders put in the same amount of work to raise offspring)
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Stink Bugs (Family Pentatomidae)Observer
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stinkbug?, about an inch in length, thin in width
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Harp Ground Beetles (Subfamily Harpalinae)Observer
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very small (1/2 inch) smooth exterior, moderate speed, (beetle?)
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Coneheads and Meadow Katydids (Subfamily Conocephalinae)Observer
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may be a grasshopper, long legs, very fast, 2 inches
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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spider was huge, legs were like 1-2 inches long, looked thick and fleshy
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Soybean Looper Moth (Chrysodeixis includens)Observer
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about 1 1/2 inches long, grey with white pattern on wings
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Common Ivy (Hedera helix)Observer
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heart-shaped leaf, stem was short (1 inch), vein pattern was pretty unique
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Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)Observer
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vine was sticking out, leaves are heart-shaped with spiked edges, leaf was rough in texture, dicot, stem had purple thorns
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Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)Observer
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plant was all over the place, has several green fruits forming, leaves were rounded and had spiked edges, some parts of the stem has spikes/thorns
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Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Observer
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plant looked like a vine just sticking out, about three ft of it was sticking out (couldn't find the origin), leaves are round, has spiked edges
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Docks (Genus Rumex)Observer
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plant was about 4 ft tall, no leaves were there, had purple fruit-like things growing out of it, stem was thick sturdy and brown
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Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum)Observer
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plant was about 5 1/2 ft tall, leaves were round with smooth edges, dicot, had long thick green strips coming out of it, strips were fleshy (fruit?)
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Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)Observer
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about 1/4 inches in length, abdomen is stripped (black, black, black, gold, gold, gold), thorax is black, wings are as long as its body
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
sherleyriosDescription
has very small leaves, stem is very thin and twig like, about 12-13 inches tall, peddles are white with the middle (ovary?) being yellow, angiosperm
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Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)Observer
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leaves are round with spiked edges, symmetric, red fruits growing out in pairs on long stems, stem of plant is long, thick, & brown (stirdy)
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very small (need to zoom in on the photo towards the mid right of the picture), about 1/4 an inch in length, golden abdomen and thorax, head is a green-like color
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Oaks (Genus Quercus)Observer
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leaves are spiked lobes, not symmetric, leaves are smooth, a bunch of this plant was all over the area
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Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Observer
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plant is about 7 inches tall, dicot, 3-leaf pattern, leaves are relatively large
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Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
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plant has a lot of leaves, leaves are rough, round, & symmetric, stem is not visible but it's thick, plant is about 18 inches long
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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about 10 inches tall, leaves have wavy edges, stem is red, three leaves are red, dicot
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
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about 2 ft tall, also has small plants that has leaves on it towards the ground, stem is long and thin, the flowering part of the plant is a little weird, not sure if it has thin purple peddles or the purple things are something else
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Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)Observer
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plant is about 15-18 inches tall, has a lot of leaves close to the ground, long stem with a flowering tip (brown), leaves are long and thin
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Dogbanes (Genus Apocynum)Observer
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plant is about 10/11 inches tall, dicot, leaves are thin and not wilted, young tree?
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Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Observer
sherleyriosDescription
plant is 7 inches long, wilted, dicot, leaves are big