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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
11:00 am
Pine needles, light green in color.
Rough bark, lighter brown.
Very full for the time of year.
Needles are thin and long, and spread out rather than being bundled together.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
10:30 am,
Bright red in color.
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Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
4:30 pm,
Cones are light brown in color, bark is dark.
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Pines, Spruces, Larches, and Allies (Subfamily Pinoideae)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
4:00 pm, pine needles are discolored due to winter season and are red in color.
Branches appear to be in a cone shape, and bark is rough.
Sunburst fungi growing on the bark.
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Goldenrods (Genus Solidago)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
2:00 pm;
Growing in a small forested area behind a park amongst a number of pine and spruce trees.
Hard to determine the type of plant due to the winter climates. r
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Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
3:00 pm, caught sneaking around in the garage.
He has large black circles around his eyes, but a white underneath known for most deer mouses.
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Powdery Goldspeck (Candelariella efflorescens)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
2:30 pm, growing above a patch of moss on the trunk of some type of spruce tree.
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
2:30pm, February 17th.
Growing underneath a group of Pine Trees in a patch free of snow.
Unsure of exactly the type of moss it is.
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Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
Seen at 7:30 am.
Believe it to be an Eastern Cittontail Rabbit seen in the area.
Brown in color.
Seen only in the early morning and at night.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
stephaniesulitDescription
Seen at 10:41 in backyard.
Black and brown in color.
Wood is 5.5 inches to scale in thickness.
Seen alone, assumed to live in Northhampton Park.
