Maine Natural History Observatory

Censusing and Monitoring the Species and Habitats of Coastal Maine

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Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) & Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)	Downy Woodpecker and Hairy Woodpecker
Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) & Bog Laurel (Kalmia polifolia)	Mastocarpus stellatus (Grape Pip Weed) and Chondrus crispus (Irish Moss)
Rhodomela confervoides (Straggly bush weed) and Dasysiphonia japonica (Siphoned Japan weed)	Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea), White Spruce (Picea glauca), & Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) and Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)	Fucus vesiculosus (Bladder Wrack), Fucus distichus ssp. edentatus (Two-headed Wrack), and Fucus spiralis (Spiral Wrack)
Beach-head Iris (Iris hookeri) and Blue Iris (Iris versicolor)	Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) and Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) Tracks	Quaking Poplar (Populus tremuloides), Big-toothed Poplar (Populus grandidentata), Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) and Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)	Raven (Corvus corax) and Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) and Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)	Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) and Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Orchids: Dragon's- mouth (Arethusa bulbosa), Tuberous Grass-pink (Calopogon tuberosus), and Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)	Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera), Gray Birch (Betula populifolia), and Mountain Paper Birch (Betula cordifolia)
Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) and Smooth White Violet (Viola pallens)	Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl	Leathesia marina (Sea Cauliflower) & Colpomenia peregrina (Oyster Thief)
Ruffed Grouse & Spruce Grouse

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