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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
govatskiDescription
This White-leaved albino redwood is a random mutation. They lack chlorophyll.and the regular green redwood provides food keeping it alive.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
govatskiDescription
Looking for food on a path by the house. No bird feeders out. At dusk through two panes of glass so the quality is not great. Small bear, maybe 100 pounds.
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Tree Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria)Observer
govatskiDescription
A red maple tree blew down along with these Lobaria pulmonaria lichens.
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Sap Yeast (Cystofilobasidium macerans)Observer
govatskiDescription
On a paper birch.
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American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)Observer
govatskiDescription
One of fourteen.
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Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)Observer
govatskiDescription
Saw a total of 8. 3,3,2.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
govatskiDescription
The Eagle was on the QC side of the border.
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Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)Observer
govatskiDescription
Lightly snowing, poor light, 15 mph N wind, temp 10 F.
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Eastern Bobcat (Lynx rufus ssp. rufus)Observer
govatskiDescription
Tom Berriman took these photos of a bobcat we saw on the opposite side ofMoose Bog. The bobcat was checking out a beaver lodge and then walked off into the woods. The crust on the snow is solid enough for the bobcat to walk on top.
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Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)Observer
govatskiDescription
Glanced off a window and was stunned for a few moments. I picked him up and brought inside to keep warm. He recovered in a few moments and flew off.
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Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)Observer
govatskiDescription
Invasive in many states. This one appears to be the Autumn Blaze cultivar. Attractive tree, too bad it has so many bad things associated with it.
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Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)Observer
govatskiDescription
Tree of Hell along the access vehicle road to The Spit. Growing in clumps along the rocky edge of this man=made levee.
