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Indicator Species

leaves of Red Maple tree
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
sugar maple leaves
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
American toad
American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
ruby-throated hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
milkweed flowers
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
rockweed
Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum)
Monarch butterfly on milkweed flower
Monarch Butterfly (Danus plexippus)
Forsythia bush in full bloom
Forsythia (Forsythia species)
wild strawberry plant in bloom
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
loon
Common Loon (Gavia imer)
Wood frog
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)
Common reed
Common Reed (Phragmites australis)
White pine
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Spring peeper
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
rugose rose
Beach Rose (Rosa Rugosa)
Mountain ash tree with berries
Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana)
Common lilac
Common Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
dandelion
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
American robin
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
gray treefrog
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
lowbush blueberries
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
pink lady slipper
Pink Lady Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
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