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Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)Observer
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Found indoors
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Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)Observer
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in a tree
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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observer
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20 or more of these were perching in trees around the osprey nest and flying around Brickyard Pond
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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Pudgy squirrel taking a nap in the sun
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Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)Observer
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Singing while eating catkins (or caterpillars)
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Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)Observer
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singing merrily
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Atlantic Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa)Observer
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Firmly clamped onto the tail of a mated female horseshoe crab. These mussels are extremely common in the cove
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Common Atlantic Slippersnail (Crepidula fornicata)Observer
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Attached to the carapace of a female horseshoe crab
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Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)Observer
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amplectant pair of horseshoe crabs. Interestingly the female had a muscle firmly clamped onto her tail
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)Observer
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TERRIBLE PHOTO but I was very excited to finally see one of these - two actually, fighting in the air
