Observaciones de jlmason

Its lodge of cattails is in the floodplain down river.

The lodge and small dam are in the Carp River. Many cut willows in the floodplain.

Male and female in the habitat pond.

Eight Tree Swallows were hunting insects just above the surface of the habitat pond.

Turn up volume. One call at 4 seconds and second call at 15 seconds.

It was hunting over the habitat pond. It made a few passes, hovered, but did not dive. It then flew off down the Carp River to the north.

From a distance I thought this was a Hooded Merganser, but these look like a male and female Bufflehead.

Two colonies found.
Not prickly.
On OPG land with permission.

One of three young Beech near the Hemlock grove.
On OPG land with permission.

A small grove of hemlocks.
On OPG land with permission.

Many small Nannyberry shrubs scattered throughout this area.
On OPG land with permission.

On OPG land with permission.

Many leatherwood shrubs in this area.
On OPG land with permission.

On OPG land with permission.

Roadkill.

Twisted.

Two Slippery Elms. Distinctive drooping, folded leaves.