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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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female
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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Also White-throated Aparrow and Blue Jay
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
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Safely birding. This is Selena
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
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also Northen Cardinal male and White-throated Sparrow
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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female
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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female
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Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)Observer
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Massive eclosure this month
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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)Observer
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No red apparent. This our common mullien
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Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)Observer
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flower bud of swamp milkweed
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Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)Observer
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It appears we have PISI nesting here again this year after a few year's hiatus. We see them at the feeder every now and then,
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus)Observer
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Ovipositor was 4 inches plus long and I believe nitida the only Giant Swallowtail with a black abdomen. Amazing creature. I'm open to correction by wasp experts as this is far out of my field.
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Green Heron (Butorides virescens)Observer
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Very late arrival, In past years they nested here.
