What
Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-small flying insect
-feeds on blood
-found in swampy location
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Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-small fish
-location(stream off of Penobscot river)
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable traits:
-large feline
-rounded ears
-coloration
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable features:
-body size and shape
-brown short fur
-antlers
-black nose with white around it
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable features:
-Medium sized canine
-light brown/tan and grey fur
-pointed ears
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable features:
-small canine
-bushy tail
-short legs(shorter than red fox)
-round head(red fox looks more like a dog)
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable features:
-large black bird
- long tail feathers
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable features:
-large wingspan
-red head
-long body
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable traits:
-black webbed feet
-large brown body
-long black neck and head
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable traits:
-tall with long legs
-long neck
-blue/grey color
-large wings
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Guelder-Rose (Viburnum opulus)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-bright red cluster of berries
-leaves(fallen) had 3 lobes
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-long needles in bundles
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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-fuzzy appearance
-Long thin strands
-light green in color
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Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-black berries
-round smooth leaves
-dark grey bark
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Common Greenshield Lichen (Flavoparmelia caperata)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-Large patch on lichen all attached
-light dull green color
-somewhat flat
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Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-Light tan color
-Growing out of side of tree
-stripes around mushroom
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Crisped Pincushion (Ulota crispa)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-fluffy appearance
-dark green in color
-growing on bark of tree
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Northern Whitecedar (Thuja occidentalis)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-unique leaves
-bark texture
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-round long needles
-bundled needles
-needles 3-5”
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Gray Birch (Betula populifolia)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-white bark
- height
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Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-arrangement of flowers
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Typical Shield Lichens (Subfamily Parmelioideae)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-white/grey color
-has lobes
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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-rounded margins of leaves
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Gray Birch (Betula populifolia)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-white bark
-coarse serrate leaves
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Norway Spruce (Picea abies)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-tall
-drooping of branches
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Cherry-Plum (Prunus cerasifera)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-Small red berries
-size of tree
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Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)Observer
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Identifiable traits:
-shape of leaves
-rounded margins at end of leaflets
-3 leaflets
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Fisher (Pekania pennanti)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable traits:
-long body
-dark brown fur
-long thick tail
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Barred Owl (Strix varia)Observer
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trailcam
Identifiable traits:
-shape of head
-round eyes
-flat face