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Common Coneheads (Genus Neoconocephalus)Observer
karen5lundDescription
A Robust Conehead (or possibly a False Robust Conehead) seen on a tree in Blue Heron Park near the Nature Center.
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Great Egret (Ardea alba)Observer
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Great Egret at the Bluebelt, Conference House Park
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Conference House Park
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Cooper's Hawk near the nest (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115737687) at the Conference House lawn.
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Horsetails (Genus Equisetum)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Horsetail at Conference House Park
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Cooper's Hawk nest in the Sycamore tree (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49785525) on the Conference House lawn.
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Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Catbird Conference House Park
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Osprey at Conference House Park. We saw several Osprey fly over (too high and too fast to photograph)--perhaps one related to the nest (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115737681) near the Tottenville train station? But we can't know for sure.
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Green Heron at the Bluebelt, Conference House Park
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Osprey and nest on a piling off the south end (Bentley Street) of the Tottenville train station,
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Great Egret (Ardea alba)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Egret at New Creek Bluebelt
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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Mallard at New Creek Bluebelt
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Mustard Family (Family Brassicaceae)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Plant, possibly in the Mustard family, at New Creek Bluebelt. Nearly all the plants at the Bluebelt (still under construction) are human-planted, but this one seemed to be a wild "gift of nature."
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Great Egret (Ardea alba)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Egret at New Creek Bluebelt. (25 minutes later--can it be the same bird as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115652409?)
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
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Wild Turkey on Jefferson Avenue near the railroad station.
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Genus ReynoutriaObserver
karen5lundDescription
Garlic Mustard, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
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Lichen on tree bark, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)Observer
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Japanese Knotweed, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Tree, possibly Autumn Olive, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)Observer
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Japanese Knotweed, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Junipers (Genus Juniperus)Observer
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Juniper, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Apples (Genus Malus)Observer
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Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)Observer
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Common Mugwort, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Moss growing next to the railroad track, Richmond Valley Railroad Station
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Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Tree growing behind the Oakwoods Heights Station platform (Tottenville-bound side).
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Pigeon nest in the roof beams at Oakwoods Heights Station. Those plastic spikey things are supposed to keep birds away.
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
karen5lundDescription
Pigeon in the roof beams at Oakwoods Heights Station
