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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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It appeared that this male was working on a pair of nesting cavities, one just below the other.
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Great Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)Observer
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Blue wings, black body, head and legs, about 1 and 1/2 inches in total length. Feeding on Milkweed. Flew similar to a dragonfly. Two observed together.
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White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis ssp. arthemis)Observer
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Butterfly with Black, blue and white points.
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Holarctic Azures (Genus Celastrina)Observer
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Small blue butterfly, about 1/2 inch in size.
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Great Egret (Ardea alba)Observer
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Two Great Egrets were in the wetlands on the River Road.
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Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)Observer
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One adult and two fledglings.
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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The female Pileated Woodpecker arriving to feed the single female chick.
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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Male Pileated Woodpecker with female chick. I started observing, and photographing the nest in May 2016.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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American Robin possible leucistic
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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A dark colored water bird with orange on the beak. Located on Lake Memphremagog near the park.Too far away for a positive identification, but they look like a Cormorant.
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Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)Observer
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This Pine Warbler flew right up to me on my lawn.
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
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This fluffy little Chickadee was hanging out on my lawn.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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I saw this lone goose swimming in a pond.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
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While out walking my dogs I saw a Black Bear and 3 cubs climbing a tree about 50 feet from me.
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Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)Observer
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This one bird was hanging around our farm.
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Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)Observer
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Caterpillar.
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Merlin (Falco columbarius)Observer
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This small raptor was hanging out in our cover-all barn.
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Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)Observer
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Very small bird, active in the trees at 7:30 PM. Appeared to be smaller than a Black capped Chickadee.