
What
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensisObserver
joannerussoDescription
frozen in place when a COHA showed up!

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Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperiiObserver
joannerussoDescription
wide white band at edge of rounded tail; dark cap on head; substantial legs as compared to a sharpie; in flight, had a stiffer wingbeat than the flutter of a sharpie.

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Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianusObserver
joannerussoDescription
uncommon at my location

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Observer
joannerussoDescription
ID confirmed by deborah Matthews - forewing bilobed, brown with white patches - distinguishing features include horizontal white strip on upper half of upper lobe at apex, and vertical white strip on lower half of lower lobe near apex; top of thorax brown with white posterior border; top of abdomen brown with dark brown patches near middle, and four pairs of short white streaks straddling midline; hindwing with three deeply-incised lobes (hindwing completely hidden beneath forewing in live moths at rest); hindleg white with tufted brown "collar" and long projecting white spine at each joint; antennae white with narrow dark rings on basal half, and wide dark rings on distal half.

What
Rustic Borer Xylotrechus colonusObserver
joannerussoDescription
found inside the house, probably came in with the firewood.

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Morning-glory Plume Moth Emmelina monodactylaObserver
joannerussoDescription
confirmed by Deborah Matthews.

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Observer
joannerussoDescription
FW 8mm
Deborah Matthews
"Based on the thickness of the posterior apophyses and the sclerotization of the papillae anales, I believe this is one of the two or more species which are part of the Hellinsia pectodactylus complex. For now, we are calling it pectodactylus but stramineus or angustus may be used in the future. I can't see the anterior apophyses (they will be very short) and these do not always show without double staining. If I am correct, this specimen should be bit smaller than most of the species you are finding."

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What
Plain Plume Moth Hellinsia homodactylusObserver
joannerussoDescription
ID confirmed by Deborah Matthews Lott