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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
jacobwaddellDescription
Crow size or larger, thicker head with lighter nape and darker cap on head, longer tail while in flight (did not get view of tip of tail), darker grey back with orange-brown front which equals adult and not juvenile. Stick nest in tree where it landed; will observe longer.
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Wolves and Dogs (Genus Canis)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Large tracks in snow. Measurements taken.
Width of paw= 8cm. Length of larger paw 9 or 10cm
Stride ~42cm
seemed to be larger and smaller print overlapping. Likely fore print and hind print.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Opposite branching, vines Tangled around other plants, seed pods not yet opened. This patch was NOT visible last year. Scary fast growth. Put into garbage bag, left in sun, then into dumpster. All roots dug up so that smaller shoots can't sprout. Will continue to monitor that location and educate full time staff and volunteer gardeners of this risk.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Species at Risk. Heard calling throughout breeding season. Habitat, mature Sugar Maple forest with little understory. Distinctive call. Video clip recorded.
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Merlin (Falco columbarius)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
First observation of Merlin in spring. Female was perched at top of tree, male flew in. Mating observed
(see photos). Could be breeding pair from last summer.
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European Swallow-Wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Just outside of sampling area. Return to remove.
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European Swallow-Wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Will be removed today.
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Two individuals seen together. Outside Woodland House. Pecking on cedar trees by golfcourse.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
ryanlamoureuxDescription
Local Nesting Pair. Osprey platform across from Fair Glen boathouse.
