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Lesser Ladies' Tresses Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellataObserver
carl-adamPlace
(Somewhere...)Description
Spiranthes ovalis
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Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculusObserver
mikeburrellDescription
With S.F. Gibson and M.E. Garvin Count: 6. Seine net hauls: 1
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Crested Wood Fern Dryopteris cristataObserver
cmcheatleDescription
When you walk past Halton's most famous fern, you need to photograph it, that's the rule.
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Fisher Pekania pennantiObserver
samreenDescription
Fisher taking down a turkey. The turkey ran out onto the road with the fisher attached to its behind. The two tussled for a while, but eventually the fisher got a hold of the turkey's throat.
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Brewer's Duck Anas platyrhynchos × Mareca streperaObserver
jem9redwoodDescription
distant
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Midland Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta ssp. marginataObserver
lucasfoersterDescription
oh, and a N. water snake!
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Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalisObserver
markdorriesfield
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Sora Porzana carolinaObserver
donaldasutherlandDescription
2, 1 agitated adult with recently hatched chick (on trail at edge of willows bordering Carex paleacea marsh)
https://ebird.org/canada/view/checklist/S32663866
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Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querulaObserver
ursus_arctosDescription
Zonotrichia hatrick! Harris's Sparrow at left in photo.
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Canvasback × Redhead Aythya valisineria × americanaObserver
jem9redwoodDescription
first duck, bottom left
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Birds Class AvesObserver
chevaun711Description
Found inside milksnake, can anyone id this bird?
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Swallows and Martins Family HirundinidaeObserver
bobermayDescription
Probable NRSW hybrid.
Possibilities include:
NRWSxCLSW
NRWSxCASW
NRWSxBARS
BARSxCLSW
CLSW
CASW
SRWS
SRWSxCASW
SRWSxCLSW
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Small Round-leaved Orchid Galearis rotundifoliaObserver
reuvenmDescription
VERY happy to get this one!
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Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalisObserver
josh_vandermeulenDescription
one of the coolest looking melanistic Eastern Garters I've ever seen
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Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculptaObserver
josh_vandermeulenPlace
(Somewhere...)
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Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoniObserver
joebartokDescription
Fledgling roadkill.
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Magnolia × Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga magnolia × pensylvanicaObserver
reuvenmDescription
This is my best explanation for this bird. See blog post here:
http://reuvenmartin.blogspot.ca/2015/05/hybrid-warblers-chestnut-sided-x.html
A similar bird was banded nearby the previous year: http://mikeburrell.blogspot.ca/2014/05/long-point-gold-shorebirds-and-my.html
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Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographicaObserver
scottgibsonDescription
marsh boardwalk
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Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatusObserver
herbalwandererDescription
Melanistic
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American Toad Anaxyrus americanusObserver
josh_vandermeulenDescription
This individual is of the disputed subspecies Hudson Bay Toad (Anaxyrus americanus copei)
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American Toad Anaxyrus americanusObserver
josh_vandermeulenDescription
This individual is of the disputed subspecies Hudson Bay Toad (Anaxyrus americanus copei)
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New World Warblers Family ParulidaeObserver
ursus_arctosDescription
This little guy appears to be a hybrid of Black-throated Green Warbler x Canada Warbler. I've shared these photos and the call recording with many folks and, so far, the balance of opinion is BTGW x CAWA hybrid. Feedback most welcome!
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Slippery Elm Ulmus rubraObserver
owenclarkinDescription
with growth form / gestalt comparison to an adjacent Ulmus americana
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Pelidne Sulphur Colias pelidne ssp. pelidneObserver
michelle186Description
Black scaling on HW makes HW appear olive-colored. HW has a pink-rimmed white spot. Used ROM Butterflies of Ontario guide.
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Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid Platanthera psycodesObserver
christine123Description
Platanthera psycodes??
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Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginianaObserver
mychyelDescription
Pleasantly surprised to see this little guy out and about on a warm winter day.
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Kingbirds Genus TyrannusObserver
sarahbDescription
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39291731
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Bufflehead × Common Goldeneye Bucephala albeola × clangulaObserver
samaths576Description
Rare hybrid duck, Walker Gravel Pond
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Mallard × American Wigeon Anas platyrhynchos × mareca americanaObserver
jcreacy
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Purple Pitcher Plant Sarracenia purpureaObserver
reuvenmDescription
Very odd growth form as it's growing in a forest!!
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Gadwall × Northern Shoveler Mareca strepera × spatula clypeataObserver
jaimeyyery
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House Mouse Mus musculusObserver
jem9redwoodDescription
small, not a rat, long tail
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Ghost Tiger Beetle Ellipsoptera lepidaObserver
greg10Description
Mostly white with brownish markings.
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Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreusObserver
kens18Description
This gull settled in after a Black-backed left.
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Grove Snail Cepaea nemoralisObserver
russjonesDescription
Several colour and pattern variations within one population of Cepaea nemoralis.
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Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichasObserver
royaltylerDescription
@greglasley
@d_kluza
@psweet
Habitat is South LA Marsh, very few trees around
