I think this is actually a red Actaea pachypoda rather than an A. rubra... or perhaps a hybrid? Anyone know?
Thought it was blue cohosh... leaves look more like doll's eyes but no berries and the little peduncle was dry and small.
Actaea rubra (Red baneberry, Chinaberry, Doll's Eye) is a herbaceous flowering plant native from northern and western America in the family Ranunculaceae.