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What

Smoky Shrew (Sorex fumeus)

Observer

tfrench

Date

October 7, 2019

Description

This is a brown young-of-the-year Smoky Shrew. The adults are darker gray (smoky). At 107 mm total length and 6.2 grams, this is larger than the similar Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, and more robust.

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What

Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)

Observer

tfrench

Date

July 11, 2022

Description

I have seen several adult male Long-tailed Weasels in MA with a remaining white band of fur above the black at the end of the tail. This has lingered from the winter white, or partially white, coat color. In MA, Long-tailed Weasels seldom get a full white (with black tail tip) winter coat.

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What

Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

Observer

tfrench

Date

February 22, 2024

Description

Found dead on the side of a road, having been dropped by a predator, as often happens with shrews.

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What

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Observer

tfrench

Date

January 23, 2024 12:00 PM EST

Description

My wife and I watched this Bobcat for 10-15 minutes as it wandered around just inside the woods behind the house. Our views were better than the cell phone photos suggest.

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What

North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Observer

tfrench

Date

January 8, 2024 02:56 PM EST

Description

There was just over a foot of snow last night, but sunny skies today. This porcupine was trying to climb a bank that was just too steep. Finally it went 20 feet farther down the road, but still struggled to plow through the snow to get up the slope and over a rock wall.

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Observer

tfrench

Date

December 19, 2023

Description

Several found in decomposing wood and leaves under a tree by a small canal. Each line on the rule is 1 mm.

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What

Ghost Bulimulus (Bulimulus bonariensis)

Observer

tfrench

Date

December 19, 2023

Description

Two live snails found under palm fronds on the ground. About 30 dead shells found on the bank of a small canal. Neonates and juvenile shells sifted from decomposing wood and leaf litter under a tree by the canal.

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What

White-lip Globe Snail (Mesodon thyroidus)

Observer

tfrench

Date

December 26, 2023 03:00 PM EST

Description

One dead adult found under layers of decomposing bark around the base of a large standing dead tree on the high sandy bank of the Neuse River.

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What

Gray-foot Lancetooth Snail (Haplotrema concavum)

Observer

tfrench

Date

December 26, 2023 03:00 PM EST

Description

Two found under layers of decomposing bark around the base of a large standing dead tree on the high sandy bank of the Neuse River.

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What

Atlantic Threetooth (Triodopsis juxtidens)

Observer

tfrench

Date

December 26, 2023 03:00 PM EST

Description

About 15 dead & alive were found under layers of decomposing bark around the base of a large standing dead tree on the high sandy bank of the Neuse River. Photos 5 & 6 show a live adult whose mature aperture and adjacent shell was broken off, but was able to develop a new aperture with a recurved lip and all three teeth. The original parietal tooth is still visible.

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What

Pyramid Snails (Family Pyramidellidae)

Observer

tfrench

Date

March 15, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

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What

Pyramid Snails (Family Pyramidellidae)

Observer

tfrench

Date

December 30, 2011

Description

worn shell fragments and beach sand that half-filled a 20 fluid ounce (1.25 pint, 591 ml) plastic drink bottle. A total of 58 species of mollusks were found. The last photo shows a stone in the aperture behind the "tooth".

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What

Pyramid Snails (Family Pyramidellidae)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 8, 2017

Description

Sifted from a small zip-lock bag of shelly sand collected high on the beach. About 100 species of mollusks were found.

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What

Slim Snaggletooth (Gastrocopta pellucida)

Observer

tfrench

Date

March 9, 2019

Description

In a roadside duff sample.

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What

Ochre Drop (Lucidella tantilla)

Observer

tfrench

Date

March 10, 2019

Description

Found in a small soil sample taken from under a rock in the woods. Ten other species of land snails were seen.

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What

American Tusk Shell (Paradentalium americanum)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

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What

Turbonilles (Genus Turbonilla)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. This may be Turbonilla virgo.

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What

Turbonilles (Genus Turbonilla)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. This looks similar to Turbonilla hemphilli but appears broader.

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What

Turbonilles (Genus Turbonilla)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. This may be Turbonilla hemphilli.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

Photos / Sounds

What

Miniature Moonsnail (Tectonatica pusilla)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

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What

Emerson's Miniature Cerith (Retilaskeya emersonii)

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. This is a sample of Bipartite Caecum in which they all have rings along their entire length. See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192955052

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. This is a sample of Bipartite Caecum that all have rings on the posterior half and are smooth on their anterior half. See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192955413

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. This species has a smooth, transparent shell with a rounded tip (mucro).

Photos / Sounds

Observer

tfrench

Date

November 6, 2023

Description

Sifted from a partially filled gallon zip-lock bag of shelly sand and sorted under a binocular scope. Over 60 species of marine mollusks were identified. The last photo shows a worn shell that no longer has any evidence of longitudinal ridges.

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