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Poverty Oatgrass (Danthonia spicata)Observer
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found in clumps across the forest ground, mix of green and danish colored strands of grass
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Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)Observer
xjzhuDescription
yellow growth on trunk on ground, flower petal like edges, not one smooth edge, visible rings, pale yellow color
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
xjzhuDescription
bud of red maple tree, small red flowers with light red sprouts ending in a purple colored bud
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Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)Observer
xjzhuDescription
four petals, pale bluish color, clump of small flowers
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Manu (Birds) (Class Aves)Observer
xjzhuDescription
black bird with white tail and wing accents, bird call was long shrill as one long beat instead of multiple short ones
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Broom Forkmoss (Dicranum scoparium)Observer
xjzhuDescription
small green clumps on ground, spikey with some covered in frost (the white tips)
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
xjzhuDescription
possible woodpecker hole on fallen tree branch, smaller than palm of hand
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Splitgill Mushroom (Schizophyllum commune)Observer
xjzhuDescription
white, prickly edges that fan out, ring layers, found on fallen tree branch
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Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)Observer
xjzhuDescription
has strong stinky smell, red bulb like shape with yellow dots
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
xjzhuDescription
green, small, on ground grown in groups with oval leaves sticking out one center branch
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Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)Observer
xjzhuDescription
off-white mushroom looking like fungus, puffy, about the size of thumb
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
xjzhuDescription
beaver gnaw work on tree nearby beaver dam
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Carnivorans (Order Carnivora)Observer
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animal footprint near beaver dam wet area