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Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)Observer
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Saw quite a few Mayflies today, Temps in the lower 50s, clear. Also noted over a dozen seagulls "swarming" overhead. Maybe they were eating Mayflies?
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Eagles seem to be back in the nest on Offutt Island. Observed two adults flying into this nest a couple of weeks ago (Jan 21), first time I've seen an adult at nest since then.
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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There are three lodges in the berm section of the canal, ~mi 11.75, about three quarters of a mile downstream from a beaver dam at about mi 12.50.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Eagle was feeding on an unidentified meal. It was on a limb about 20' above the eagle nest on Offutt Island.
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Eastern/Gray Ratsnake Complex (Complex Pantherophis alleghaniensis)Observer
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Female "basking" on vegetation overhanging retaining wall of Canal towpath, even though the sun had gone behind clouds. Temperature was in the low 50s and she was cold to the touch and in deep pre-shed state.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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On Hermit Island. Attempted to steal fish from two cormorants who were already fighting over it.
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Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)Observer
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found beneath an old fallen tree I was bucking, just off the towpath of the C&O Canal at ~mile 12.14 (downstream from the west rntrance to Billy Goat B Trail.
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Common Eastern Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis)Observer
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red velvet ant (cow killer) - bloop
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Genus PhengodesObserver
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Billy Goat B Trail of the C&O Canal
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Green Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)Observer
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Found DOR near Via Francigena, just 15 minutes outside of Bolsena, Italy
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Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)Observer
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young milksnake basking on boardwalk near Guardwall of C&O Canal
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Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)Observer
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Two male (likely 5-lined skinks) facing off on Ropeswing Beach, off Billy Goat B Trail, C&O Canal, mi.11.80
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Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)Observer
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Just off Billy Goat B Trail, about mi.11.85 on the C&O Canal
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
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found basking on a rock in the stream crossing Billy Goat B Trail at the C&O Canal, mi.11.70
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Observer
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Saw a "Committee" of about 25 vultures on "ropeswing beach", on Billy Goat B Trail, at about mi. 12 of the C&O Canal.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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One of a pair of eagles at the nest on Offutt Island in the Potomac RiverI I first saw them at the nest Mar 30... They left on Apr 22.
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American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)Observer
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Large aggregation of American toads just upstream from Angler's footbridge, mi. 12.28 of C&O Canal
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American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)Observer
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I saw this amazing aggregation of American toads in the C&O Canal at mi.11.50, just downstream from Marsden footbridge. In the photo I counted over 75 animals in just the space proximal to the towpath. Along at least a hundred-foot stretch there were numerous toads in amplexus, including one group consisting of one female and at least four males on her, with more trying to get on. I first noticed males calling this year on Mar 15. Today was the hottest day of the year with temps reaching 85F. Went back the next two days and there were no toads to be seen (or heard).
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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)Observer
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found this frog under matted vegetation and roots on top of the capstones of Culvert #17 at mi.11.76 of the C&O Canal
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American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)Observer
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This guy was on Billy Goat B Trail, about mi. 12 of the C&O Canal
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Gray Treefrog Species Complex (Complex Hyla versicolor)Observer
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This pair of treefrogs were inside a bag-dispenser box on mile 11.52 of the towpath of the C&O Canal. They remained there for six weeks.
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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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mile 12, C&O Canal
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Colubrine Snakes (Subfamily Colubrinae)Observer
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Basking on log in canal, downstream from Angler's Bridge, mile 12.25 on C&O Canal
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Eastern Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus)Observer
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on Billy Goat B Trail, ~mile 11.60 off C&O Canal
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
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This turkey was foraging on the hill up from "Berma Road" on the berm side of the C&O Canal, about mile 13, just upstream from Bridge #1 of the Washington Aqueduct.
