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Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)Observer
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Observed basking in Rockefeller State Park
Photos / Sounds
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Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Observer
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Found in Rockefeller State Park, under some leaf litter by a fallen tree.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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A shrub with opposite leaves with scalloped margins
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Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)Observer
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Vine with compound leaves, leaflets arranged in a circle
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Shrub with large opposite lobed leaves
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Norway Spruce (Picea abies)Observer
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Coniferous tree with single needle like leaves, and hanging branches
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Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)Observer
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Tree with smooth gray bark and velvety silver buds at the ends of some branches
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Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Observer
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Herbaceous plant with simple opposite leaves, and two red berries at the base of each leaf
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Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)Observer
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A small coniferous tree with scale like leaves and blue berries
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Pine Family (Family Pinaceae)Observer
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Coniferous tree with single needles, silvery green and clustered toward ends of twigs
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Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)Observer
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Tree with white peeling bark
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Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)Observer
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Small tree with pinnately compound leaves and smooth grey bark
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)Observer
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A weeping cultivar of the European beech, found growing in Sleepy Hollow
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Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)Observer
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Shrub with blue berries and simple opposite leaves
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Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Observer
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Herbaceous plant with large yellow berries, and spines along the stem and the central vein of leaves
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Basswood (Tilia americana)Observer
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Tree with simple alternate leaves with an asymmetrical base
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
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Found growing in Rockefeller State Park. Most leaves had already dropped