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Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)Observer
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At the base of an oak tree next to a lake
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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)Observer
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Around 4 inch wing span, with reddish brown wings and darker wings on the bottom. It had 4 white spots.
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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There were two beaver lodges but one was kind of sunk low in the water and was right in the middle of the pond. This one had some trees around it and was tall and looked very fresh.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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There were two of them. They were flying around barely off the water. Then one would go under the water. They squacked loudly.
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Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)Observer
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This was definitely more yellow-golden than that picture shows! This was growing beside the brook. The bark was not very peely.
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American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Observer
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This was giant! The trunk was huge! The bark was kind of peely like a sunburn.
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American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana)Observer
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There were many of these around a path. Many of them were growing on a slant. They were all beside a brook.
Photos / Sounds
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Elongate Springtails (Order Entomobryomorpha)Observer
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There were hundreds of these and they were tiny on two red maple trees but they were too small for a picture. When we looked at them under a microscope, they had 6 abdominal plates. They had two antennae with four segments. They had some hair on the body.
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
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This was by itself near a pool of water under an apple tree and close to dry golden rod.
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Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)Observer
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This was inside near a window.
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Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)Observer
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This was growing around some other white birches, beeches, and oaks.
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Sweet Birch (Betula lenta)Observer
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It was growing with many others and some beeches and oaks.
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Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Observer
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It was inside on a window.
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Colt's-Foot (Tussilago farfara)Observer
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It was growing beside a road and in the sun.