9/2/2018 MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary and East Head Pond, Miles Standish State Forest, Plymouth, MA
ID: 6 ENTRY DATE: 20180902 TIME ARRIVED: 11:00:00 AM TIME LEFT: 5:00:00 PM
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SUMMARY: A trip to Tidmarsh Sanctuary, a former cranberry bog, and Miles Standish State Forest, a part of a pine barren habitat.
WEATHER COMMENT: Sunny, hot temperature, calm
WEATHER SKY - BLUE SKY PERCENTAGE: 100 WEATHER: SKY CLARITY: 100
WEATHER STATION REPORT: http://www.bluehill.org/Data/2018/september/sep02.txt
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PICTURE POST: 1 iNaturalist: 1 OTHER:
ROUTE TAKEN: Tidmarsh, from t he parking lot on Beaver Dam Rd, walked main trail through park. in Miles Standish, starting from the trailhead for East Head Pond and walked around the pond
TERRAIN: Tidmarsh - generally flat, with some morains with views of the brook; mixed vegetation. Miles Standish - flat terrain in a mixed pine barren and deciduous forest.
PHENOLOGY: Bog was recently recovered and is still in that process to fully revert to a wetland. Saw a hawk, dragon flies, and a turtle. Miles Standish - mixed forest similar to Blue Hill make up; nearby is pure pine barren.
CONVERSATIONS: Had interesting conversation with ranger in information center - we talked about pine barren habitat, forest fire past events and present threats, other subject matter.
EXTRA NOTES:
Observations
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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This bird flew across the view, landing somewhere on the opposite side of the fmr bog.. I could hear it give its one syllable call just as it disappeared.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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This bird circled over our location and the woods nearby several times before finally moving on. We had a good look at it.
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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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Found many frogs, both adult and tadpole, in a pond within Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh WS
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
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I'm not sure at all what kind of fish these are. They swam up to us as we were looking over the pond to view the bullfrogs.
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Carolina Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)Observer
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Found while observing frogs and fish in a pond in the MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary..
I'm not sure - compared with suggested similar plants and there were a few identified in the area.
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Grey Birch (Betula populifolia)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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American Bur-Reed (Sparganium americanum)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary. I took the suggestion from the 'visually similar' images.
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Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)Observer
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There are two trees - a relatively young tree, and an older tree about 100 ft from each other, along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
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Found along a trail within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
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Found on a red maple along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary
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Ribbon-leaved Pondweed (Potamogeton epihydrus)Observer
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Found along a path crossing a brook within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Narrow-leaved Cattail (Typha angustifolia)Observer
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Found along a path crossing a brook within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta ssp. picta)Observer
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Found along a trail crossing a brook within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Eastern Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Sweet-Fern (Comptonia peregrina)Observer
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Saw along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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White Oak (Quercus alba)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Meadowhawks (Genus Sympetrum)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
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Found along a path within MassAudubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)Observer
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Found near the parking lot within MassAusdubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Northern Bayberry (Morella pensylvanica)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond in the Myles Standish State Forest.
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Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond in Myles Standiish State Forest.
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Gallberry (Ilex glabra)Observer
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Found along a path by East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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White Oak (Quercus alba)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)Observer
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Saw these fish closing in while we were viewing East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Puffballs (Family Lycoperdaceae)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Spotted Bolete (Xanthoconium affine)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)Observer
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Found this plant along a path through a gas ROW within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Dangleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest.
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
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Found along a path around East Head Pond within Miles Standish State Forest
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)Observer
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Saw this bird sitting on a tree branch looking back at us, along a path around East Head Pond within Standish State Forest.
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