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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)Observer
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I saw this plant in High-park, it was very tall and had big dandelions. Before you could see the dandelions it had a very unusual looking "bud". My friend stood besides the plant n it was around her height, she is 5'4.
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Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)Observer
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this mushroom was fairly big and was high up in the tree. I am not sure if it was one big mushroom or bunch of mushrooms but it was around 3 feet.I saw it right near the highpark entrance and didn't see any other mushrooms in that area.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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These ducks were seen in a small pond in high park. They were around 4 pounds.
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Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus)Observer
tenzinDescription
This mushroom was seen in a bark of a tree. There were around 4 mushrooms ranging from 5 inches to 10 inches. This particular picture of the mushroom was around 5 inches.
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
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There are pigeons everywhere. This particular pigeon was a little bigger than usual, maybe it was pregnant. I took the picture of the pigeon sitting on the edge of the building near the window I was sitting at.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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These squirrels are everywhere. They are mostly around 2 pounds.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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This goose was seen in High-park near the lake area. It was around 13 pounds.
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Spearmint (Mentha spicata)Observer
tenzinDescription
This mint was seen growing in an alley, there was several mint plants ranging from 5 inches to 12 inches.
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Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)Observer
tenzinDescription
High-park has many poison ivy around the park. This poison ivy has several "black berries". There are everywhere and very densely populated. There are around 6 feet tall.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
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I saw this Raccoon near a dumpster in a christie bar. It was a fairly big size around 7 pounds and very fast.
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Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)Observer
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Saw sevreal ferns around Highpark area. The ferns ranged from around 12 inches to 3 feet tall.
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
tenzinDescription
Saw a Chipmunk at Highpark that was around 10 cm tall.
