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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
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juvenile
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Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus ssp. americanus)Observer
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Breeding toads. This was a large gathering of toads that breed in a wetland. Black eggs that are long and stringy.
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Toad color varies from dark brown to dull red and yellow.
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Common Loon (Gavia immer)Observer
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Baby on back = 5 days out of nest
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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)Observer
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Two of at least six on the Mississippi River today.
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Myiarchus Flycatchers (Genus Myiarchus)Observer
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collecting hair from my hairbrush !
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Myrtle Warbler (Setophaga coronata ssp. coronata)Observer
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Is it better to list it as the 'Myrtle' Warbler subspecies?
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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Observer
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FOY at least one pair.
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American Mink (Neogale vison)Observer
lcplinskeDescription
I was recently amused by a self-deprecating analysis of a photo of a bird: "Look at the clarity and detail of that twig!" So I feel the same here. I really dislike submitting blurry photos of the object of my attempt, but these are my first-ever photos of a mink. It adds to my species list. You can see the white patch under the chin and the small eyes and ears.
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Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. luteus)Observer
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Being killed by sharp shinned hawk
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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Male pileated woodpecker feeding male chick
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Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus ssp. luteus)Observer
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zoom in to see yellow shaft
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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juvenile hanging out in bluebird house !
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Magnificent Bryozoan (Pectinatella magnifica)Observer
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I have never seen this in my life! It is somewhat soft or at least pliable.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)Observer
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First sighting for us in Brainerd Lakes area.
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Northern American Kestrel (Falco sparverius ssp. sparverius)Observer
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Kestrel nabbed Indigo Bunting and was hit by vehicle in the act
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Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)Observer
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Adult feeding young
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
lcplinskeDescription
I'm curious whose feathers these may be stuck to the opening of an old Wood Duck nest box along the Mississippi. In a past season I did view a Merganser female emerge from the box, but I have not viewed any activity this past season.
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
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In the pond under the Paul Bunyan State Trail bridge along Excelsior Ave.
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Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)Observer
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In a pond along Excelsior Ave under the Paul Bunyan Trail bridge.
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North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)Observer
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Feeding on raspberry leaves
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Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)Observer
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Immature Red Headed Woodpecker - first I’ve seen here.
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Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)Observer
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Vasona Lake County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 24-May-2018
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Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)Observer
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Pretty cool courting sequence - this is the final photo with male displaying
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Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Observer
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Found in our campsite in camping area 2.
