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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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Males dark gray to black back, white underparts, yellow beak. Females similar except back is more gray.
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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)Observer
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Gray back, black cap, white throat and underparts.
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Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Observer
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Small chorus frog. Color can be dark brown to pale tan. Dark X on back with dark bar between the eyes.
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)Observer
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Small bird with a gray back, black cap, white and black stripes on face, white chin, buff belly.
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American Mink (Neogale vison)Observer
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Dark brown mustelid with white jaw, about two feet long
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Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. constrictor)Observer
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Smooth black upper parts, dark gray lower parts, white lips.
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Dog-day Cicadas (Genus Neotibicen)Observer
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Large insect with a blocky body, wider at head than at abdomen. Two large transparent upper wings, smaller transparent underwings. Rising and falling buzzing call.
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Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)Observer
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Swallow-like silhouette. Call is a nasal peent.
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Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)Observer
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Pointy snouted frog with golden stripes paralleling the spine, squared off darker spots. Dorsum can be dark bronze to light green. Belly is pale.
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Turkey Beard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides)Observer
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Grass-like plant with tall, spiky haired spike topped with a cone of white flowers. Reminiscent of a green rope with frayed green fibers coming off it.
Observer
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About 8mm long. Dark brown body with lighter brown stripes paralleling the mid-line. Very shiny underside.
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Mantises (Order Mantodea)Observer
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Green attenuated body with four long walking legs, front legs modified into prey acquisition tools, heart shaped head.
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Observer
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Dark brown upper wings with red bars, red border on upper side of lower wings. White spots on wingtips.
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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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Large frog with a broad head. Color can be green to brown, often with spots on the legs.
Photos / Sounds
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Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)Observer
brucemohnDescription
Frog with bronze stripes paralleling the spine, darker blotches, pale undersides. Upper parts can be green to brown.
Photos / Sounds
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Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)Observer
brucemohnDescription
Tiny frog, pointed snout, several warty projections. Color is brown and green.
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White Bog Violet (Viola lanceolata)Observer
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Small white flower, four white petals arrayed around a fifth with purple lines, greenish yellow interior. Leaves are long with reddish stems.
Photos / Sounds
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Pine Barren Goldenheather (Hudsonia ericoides)Observer
brucemohnDescription
Low growing evergreen with small, spiky leaves, Yellow flowers.
Photos / Sounds
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Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum)Observer
brucemohnDescription
Aquatic plant, large, oval leaves, upright white flowering spikes terminating in a yellow point
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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)Observer
brucemohnDescription
Small squirrel, short round ears, reddish patch down back to tail, grayish sides and light gray to white belly.
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Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Observer
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Large brown skipper with white mark on lower wings. Yellowish/orangeish band on upper wings.
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Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)Observer
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Small, oval carapace, slightly keeled, light colored head with speckling and stripes.
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American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)Observer
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Dark brown duck, green bill, blue-ish preening patch, dark bar through eye, speckled cheeks and neck, red feet.
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Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)Observer
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Black upperparts, white underparts, long red beak with black tip.
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Dowitchers (Genus Limnodromus)Observer
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Long black beak, white stripe over eye, black stripe through eye, buff throat and underparts, checkered brown upperparts
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Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)Observer
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White and black striped head, rust and black marked upperparts and wings, white underparts, red legs
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Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)Observer
brucemohnDescription
Chunky, brown back and cap, white underparts, black mask, white neck ring with black ring beneath, yellow beak base, black tip, yellow legs.
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Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)Observer
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Checkered brown upper parts, black under parts, white stripe from base of bill to breast.
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Dunlin (Calidris alpina)Observer
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Black breast, chestnut wings, gray neck and face, chestnut cap, bar through eye, white patch under wings.