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Ospreys (Genus Pandion)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
2 or 3 high up riding thermals. Audio clip attached
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Wandering Broadhead Planarian (Bipalium adventitium)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Two terrestrial leeches linked together. They let go of each other when I was gently trying to get the soil off to ID. Placed back together after. Found under a rain barrel
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Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Growing in a riparian zone
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Neonate. Female. Sent to rehab
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Three eastern grey squirrels hanging around the feeders and the statues
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Genus MantisObserver
mhatgonewildDescription
Mantid Egg cluster; not sure what species
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Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Sorry for the poor quality. It’s a picture of my camera screen. The bird was too far away for my cellphone.
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Female Downy. She and the male take turns visiting the seed bell.
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
The vulture was investigating a plastic water bottle that someone chucked on the side of the road. S/he flew up into the tree as we slowly approached in our vehicle.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Mottled with white. I used my digital camera to capture a zoomed video of the robin as it was on the other side of my neighbours driveway. These are pictures of frames from the video.
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Chinese Mystery Snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
A fair number of their shells were observed at this location. All empty.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
He was sitting in the tree beside me.
You can also hear American Robin and a nuthatch in the distance.
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
Photo on my camera. Picked up audio using Merlin, recorded on iNat. Unfortunately, this recording was while the hawk was flying away, so it wasn’t as clear or complete in pattern. It is attached to this observation
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Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
A really clear call toward the end. Somebody and their dog popped out of a bush and scared some mallards and the wren (and me! My heart is still in overdrive)
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
mhatgonewildDescription
About 50 perched up in the tree
