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Pardillo Sizerín Acanthis flammeaObserv.
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Feeding on New England Aster seeds in noticeable preference to Goldenrod.

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Jilguerito Pinero Spinus pinusObserv.
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Accompanying a mixed flock of White-throated and White-crowned sparrows and American Goldfinches. Eating Dock seeds.

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Espárrago Asparagus officinalisObserv.
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I've always called these plants Asparagus but I don't actually know if they are. They have small red round fruit hanging down. As shown, they turn a lovely yellow in autumn.

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Viborera Echium vulgareObserv.
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One of the last stems blooming. Most have silvered.

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Azulejo Garganta Canela Sialia sialisObserv.
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At least one. Flew towards the residential trees as the sun set.

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Phyciodes cocytaObserv.
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Quite a few Crescents back up in the grasses. Seem to be some of both Pearl and Northerns. Hard to get a Northern to "flap" today though to get the underside.

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Chipe Playero Setophaga palmarumObserv.
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Not completely sure if Palm, but lots of tail wagging and same type of foraging behaviour. In a mixed loose flock with Common Yellowthroat (skulking in the dogwoods), Yellow-rumped (foraging everywhere high and low), Nashville (mostly in the goldenrod), and vireo (in the saplings)

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Mariposa Cometa Negra Papilio polyxenesObserv.
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Not sure if it was moving to another Wild Carrot to feed, or moving to pupate.

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Speyeria cybeleObserv.
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My suspicion is Great Spangled. Very fast moving and only perched at a great distance.

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Artemisas Y Parientes Género ArtemisiaObserv.
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Growing here and there along the edges of the roads and paths.

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Manzano Silvestre de Siberia Malus baccataObserv.
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Probably an escape from a garden either seeded by birds/animals or deliberately dumped by someone changing landscaping? (there are a lot of oddities in this Enbridge line easement)

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Saltarina Encendida Hylephila phyleusObserv.
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This one was very bright yellow compared to other skippers so it showed up from a distance: a very good thing as it did NOT stay in the area. Within a couple of minutes it had moved on and was not seen again despite standing still in that area for an hour watching the other butterflies coming and going, and checking again when I passed through the area a couple of hours later. Since the habitat is low quality, I think it continued on into the nearby yards where it would find lots of flowers etc. I would not recommend this as a spot to normally find Fierys only a few Wild Indigos and Peck's.

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Abejas Verde Metálico Género AgapostemonObserv.
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On the very small flowers of Prickly Lettuce.

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Metoritos Género MicrotusObserv.
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On the trail. Looks like a mark on the side--I may have scared off its predator for a minute.

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Mariposa Ojo de Venado Norteña Junonia coeniaObserv.
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With thanks to: @darcy16 and @marcjohnson because the first one I saw this year flew off before a camera was to hand;
and thank goodness for a 600mm lens as these guys were NOT near the path.

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Vanesa Pintada Vanessa carduiObserv.
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First one in the Meadows this year.
Kind of funny to see a Compton's and a Painted on the same day but have the Painted being the rarity!
The Painted was frantically nectaring, visiting dozens of flowers in a few minutes.

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Flew briskly towards me down the trail from the Winston end, landed for a few seconds on the wood chips, then bombed off down the trail again.
They sure are having a "Big Year" this year: This location is not prime habitat for them.

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on Queen Anne's Lace.
Does look a bit like Common Lagoon Fly.

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Abejorro del Noreste de Estados Unidos Bombus impatiensObserv.
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On Teasel

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Flew in and stopped for a brief moment before continuing to patrol through the branches along the edge of the trail.

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Rana Verde Lithobates clamitansObserv.
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Green Frog, I think. Small, probably second summer with legs. At the creek beside the bridge on the main path, not in the marshes.

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Tribu VilliniObserv.
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Interesting little "fly" came in, spent a few seconds on the dry mound of sandy dirt, then buzzed off.

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Vireo Ojos Rojos Vireo olivaceusObserv.
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Adult caught a flying male gypsy moth and juvenile snatched it from the parent and ate it.

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Hiedra Mala Toxicodendron radicansObserv.
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Is it Western if it grows up a tree trunk like this?