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Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)Observer
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Similar to a Bull Frog but darker in colour. Call not as deep yet similar to a bull frog. At times sounded like a bark so affectionally nick named our barking frogs. Three were living under a rock on the shore of Lake Wawashkesh on the property near crown land. No others heard or seen. None seen in the past 2 years at the same site.
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)Observer
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Small mauve flower growing in shade along Etobicoke Creek
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)Observer
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Delicate tiny pink flower on a low growing larger leafed plant growing in shade along Etobicoke Creek
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Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)Observer
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Small low growing white flower with green/yellow centre and pink sed pods
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Ground-Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)Observer
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Tiny purple blue flower on low growing plant in shady areas along Etobicoke Creek
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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Black squirrel feasting on tree seeds
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Adult Robin distressed by my presence near the nest in the Lilc tree.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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3 chicks in the nest that had fledged 3 days later
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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Plentiful sightings in the area
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Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)Observer
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Evidence of red trilliums in the area.
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
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Small single white flower on low growing plant with umbrella leaf cover. Shady area along Etobicoke Creek
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Large fungus growing on dead tree trunk
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Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus)Observer
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Large shell shaped fungus growing on ground area of tree trunk.
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
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small plant with bold under leaf stripes. Found in shady treed area area along Etobicoke creek
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American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)Observer
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Large almond shaped leaf on a tall mature tree
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)Observer
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Red hued large leaf on a mature tree along Etobicoke Creek
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
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Small bird. Quick and speedy flight when approaching and leaving the nest. cleared out a hole in the tree.
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Observer
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black Bird with irridescent feathers on the head. Fishes in the creek. Commonly seen in the Etobicoke Creek and park area.