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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
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Fruit encased in a papery sheath
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Groundsel Tree (Baccharis halimifolia)Observer
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This is a full shot of the previous plant.
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Chamomiles, Yarrows, and Allies (Tribe Anthemideae)Observer
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Leucanthemum vulgare?
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
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James A. McFaul Environmental Center
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
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Amazing sculpture from an Ash Tree
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Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)Observer
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This was exciting to find! I’ve never seen a Bitternut hickory winter bud, break bud and leaf out
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Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)Observer
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Climbing up the trunk of an American sweetgum
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Box Elder (Acer negundo)Observer
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The Box elders are starting to flower
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American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)Observer
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They female flowers have opened up at last! Actually, I only spotted one female flower in the 10 minutes of scanning the shrub - somehow, luckily or magnetically, I noticed that single flower almost instantly.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
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Male flowers
A beautiful Red maple in a vernal pool
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Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)Observer
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A small tree growing in the water, in the middle of a kettle pond.
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Common Whitlowgrass (Draba verna)Observer
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Underside of fruit in image 4.
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American Elm (Ulmus americana)Observer
sadawolkDescription
This is a an observation of the same tree as the one made on February 17, 2023. There is more information included in this observation. The winter buds are definitely from this tree and there is leaf litter from around the base of the tree.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149005853
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American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Observer
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A sapling on the edge of the pond
Winter branchlets yellow. Stout, pointed, red buds
Stipules dance in the wind. Bark of main trunk yellowish, covered with a white waxy coating
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Cattails (Genus Typha)Observer
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The leaves appear to break off, leaving slanted tears. Stems solid vs Phragmites, which has hollow stems (see last couple of photos). Stem get progressively thicker towards the bottom.
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Fusca-group Field Ants (Complex Formica fusca)Observer
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The ants appear to be eating some aphids. I will make a second observation
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
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Lucky us! It just sat quietly on the branch for a long time.
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
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Silver maple floodplain forest
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Higher Ascomycetes (Subphylum Pezizomycotina)Observer
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James A McFaul Environmental Center
I’ve never seen a Lichen like this if that’s what it is !
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Gilled Polypore (Trametes betulina)Observer
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The first two photos show a very unusual growth form
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Observer
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Drill holes on Norway spruce
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Marshmallow Polypore (Irpiciporus pachyodon)Observer
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Growing on a Red maple, about 12 feet off the ground. Near a vernal pool. I managed to climb the tree and get some photos.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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(Female)
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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
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Several very old Prunus trees. This one had many clusters of, bearded lichens
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
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Eating Aronia fruits
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Netted Crust (Byssomerulius corium)Observer
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A pale crust possessing a wrinkled surface with clear circular, concentric ridges showing. The interior of the crust is tawny or pale beige and the outer margins are white. The crust is made up of conjoined, circular islands and some isolated islands. While mostly effused, the crust also shows some reflexed caps, which are pale beige and hairy. Growing on a hardwood stick. White spore print.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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J.A. McFaul Environmental Center
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Many Robins feasting on several crabapple trees!
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Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)Observer
sadawolkDescription
Under water in the newly resurrected wetlands area. The last 4 photographs show how carefully this was planned. The first 2 photos show the “holding areas” for excess rain water. This water flows in small steams into, “Dragonfly Pond.”
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Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)Observer
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I love these sidewalk leaf prints!
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White Oak (Quercus alba)Observer
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Just a great, great stately, old, Q. alba!
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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)Observer
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I believe these are American sweetgum seeds.
The sound of the little seeds raining down every time the wind blew sounded like sleet. There were several large American sweetgums growing around the perimeter of the vernal pool
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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)Observer
sadawolkDescription
New Jersey Botanical Garden (Skylands)
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White Oak (Quercus alba)Observer
sadawolkDescription
There are two huge, magnificent, elderly Q. alba Trees. This is one.
