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Glire Bot Flies (Genus Cuterebra)Observer
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Found on the floor of the barn. Dime sized. Gray and white markings on sides of abdomen.
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Growing along the side of the road.. Only 3 flowers. Stems were Quite long. Full sun.
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Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)Observer
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Flitting about in the Himalayan Huckleberry bushes with food in it's mouth. Cloudy. 50 degrees F
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Subgenus PyrobombusObserver
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Hard to tell what kind of Bumblebee, flying from flower to flower too fast. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Far away at the very top of a tree. Signing occasionally. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)Observer
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I stepped on this little guy on the way through a tall grass area. He looked fine when I picked him up and examined him to make sure. He had a few little tufts of grey fluff left above his eyes and on his body. very small. 50 degrees F, cloudy. Didn't make sounds.
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
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Singing a lot sitting in a tree. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
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Paw prints of what looks like a raccoon in the mud by a small pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy. Couldn't tell if they were fresh or not.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
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A female Mallard swimming in the creek with her ducklings. No male in sight. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)Observer
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting on a skinny bare branch of a small tree, occasionally flying off to drink nectar and then flying back to the same place. Singing a lot. 55 degrees F, cloudy.
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Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)Observer
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A single Purple flower, not in open fully. No other flowers around. Full sun in the tall grass.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Accidentally walked to the waters edge and scared him off, didn't see him through the cattails. Standing on the side of the sound. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting at the top of a tree. Not singing.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Sitting on a rock across the Sound from me. Looked to be enjoying a carp for breakfast for at least 20 minutes.
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Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)Observer
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50 degrees F, cloudy. Singing and flying from cattail to cattail.
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Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)Observer
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A male and female sitting on a log right by the edge of a pond in the middle of trees, mostly cut off from view from the trail. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Family Anatidae)Observer
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By the edge of a pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy. Mallards, Cinnamon Teal, and Gadwall.
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Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)Observer
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Singing sitting on purple flowers in a tall grass field near a pond. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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Flitting about from cat tail to cat tail. Chased off a few other Red Winged Black Birds. Singing. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)Observer
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Walking along the trail next to the construction site by a creek. Always stay 10 feet in front of me, but didn't fly off for a bit. 50 degrees F, cloudy.
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Gadwall (Mareca strepera)Observer
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A male and female eating the grass next to the parkinglot by a creek. Not scared of me at all, I got about a foot away. 53 degrees F, cloudy.
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Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)Observer
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Pink flowers with small pea pods growing out of them. Growing in full shade up the side of a hill.
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Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)Observer
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Growing in partial shade all up the side of a hill, ranging from white to a bright purple-pink color
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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Singing in a tree by the road. 58 degrees F, cloudy.
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Owlet Moths and Allies (Superfamily Noctuoidea)Observer
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Less than 1/2 inch. Bright green crawling on the leaves of a small plant. 58 degrees F, cloudy.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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Ran away very fast up the maple tree when he saw me move, didn't even stop to look at me when he was higher up the tree, he just kept running up until he could jump into the next maple tree over. 58 degrees F, cloudy.
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Alumroot Tribe (Tribe Heuchereae)Observer
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A small bush growing at the bottom of a maple tree. Some of the leaves look like they have some kind of trail on them. Full shade.
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Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata)Observer
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One small patch of tall grass growing at the north side of a maple tree. Partial Sun
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Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)Observer
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One big fern plant growing on the North side of a maple tree. Partial Sun
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Observer
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Growing up the side of a hill towards a maple tree. Full shade