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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
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Nest building. Gathering jute string ~100’ from nest.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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Nest building. Collecting dead cut grass from ground, ~5-30’ from nest site. Nest at base of fenceline in unmowed nettles and grass.
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Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)Observer
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Photo 5 stomach contents
Robust lancetooth snail
2 NW Hesperian snails
2 red cross shield bugs
Yellow spotted millipede
Wireworm
3 snail-eating beetles
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
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30 minutes old. No color change internally. No flies yet. Already cool.
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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)Observer
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Distraction display. Wings flattened to the ground and scuttling across our path.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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Photo 6 next to known pintail skull
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Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)Observer
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Very faint red leading edges on tails and secondaries
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Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths (Family Erebidae)Observer
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Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea)Observer
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Mud transfer.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
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Dripping from breaks.
