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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
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Size, structure, and contents looked fine for either coyote or raccoon... but placement in the middle of a trail points to coyote.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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Female moving around and calling to males at feeders.
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Greenshield Lichens (Genus Flavoparmelia)Observer
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Placeholder - I'd like to ID the three (or more?) lichens on this rock.
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Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)Observer
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Forest duff certainly is a challenge for clear track photography!
Photos 1 &3: hog track. Note the dewclaws that register much wider than the width of the cleaves.
Photo 2: Evidence of rooting sign throughout this oak forest.
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Junipers (Genus Juniperus)Observer
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I'm not sure how to differentiate eastern red-cedar from ashe juniper, to get this down to species.
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Bees and Apoid Wasps (Superfamily Apoidea)Observer
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These mud-based constructions nestled within rock crevices reminded me strongly of mud dauber constructions. Does anyone here have an idea on species?
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Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata)Observer
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Chorus frogs - Comb tines
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
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Buck rub
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
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Deep holes drilled into the tree
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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Scent marking/communication board on tree