What in the Woods is That?

Sadly, we witnessed a bird meet its demise this week by running into a window. Can you tell from these photos what kind of bird it is?

Rachel Putnam came across this strange sight while on a chilly walk in Orford, New Hampshire. She was able to identify this substance in a balsam tree, can you?

This isn’t a trail blaze. What is the circular white spot (and the other smaller white spots) on the bark of this sugar maple tree?

What are these white bits on the moss-covered rock?

Spotted on a Christmas tree farm, it’s taller than many of the young trees and still standing straight in late November. What is this plant?

What happened to these beech trees?

A wheelbarrow full of small chunks generated while working up a load of log-length firewood. This byproduct probably wouldn’t have existed 10 years ago. What are they and what changed?

What caused this digging in the woods? Hint: The photographer took the picture from a safe distance.

These two Vermont trees are growing just a few feet apart. Can you tell us what species each is?

Jeannette Segale came across this yellow substance in early August in her back woods in Huntington, Vermont. Do you know what it is?

This plant was observed in thickets in the Champlain Valley of Vermont. What is it?

This week, a WITPIT (What In The Pond Is That?). Ben Haubrich spotted this organism attached to the bottom (about a foot deep) of Scoby Pond in New Hampshire while out kayaking with friends.…

We found this tasty-looking polypore growing on an oak stump while picking low-bush blues in mid-July. What is it?

Penelope Harris recently came across these on the underside of one of the leaves of a wild pagoda Dogwood on her property in northern Vermont. She knows what they are, do you?

Chris Wrinn took this photo at Sleeping Giant State Park in Connecticut. She wondered what it was. Do you know?

What’s the white stuff on this tree and on the ground?

Found on a hop hornbeam branch. What is it?

Tree seedling identification from a distance without intact buds or fully developed leaves: What kind of tree is this?

What’s piled up around the base of this tree?

We recently came across two trees (in one case a group of trees) perched up off the ground. What’s the cause of this phenomenon?