Here are the answers to the Nature Notes quiz on page 14. To get ready to enjoy nature in 2010, re-read last year’s Nature Notes columns on the WCLT web site at http://www.westboroughlandtrust.org/nn/nnindex.php .

1. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Our diving muskrats, April 3, 2009

2. Ice
Ice is nice, January 30, 2009

3. Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Blue and edible chicory on the roadside, September 18, 2009

4. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
The bird we love to hate, February 27, 2009

5. Purple loosestrife beetle (Galerucella)
A good beetle comes to town, August 21, 2009

6. Palm warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Palm warblers pass through, October16, 2009

7. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Foxy neighbors, May 15, 2009

8. Viceroy (Basilarchia archippus, Limenitis archippus)
Butterfly disguises in late summer, September 4, 2009

9. Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
Listen for treefrogs, July 3, 2009

10. Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Beavers get busy, November 27, 2009

11. Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Snapper Sightings in Westborough, August 7, 2009

12. Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
, Strange stems of April, April 17, 2009

13. Eastern tailed blue (Everes comyntas)
. Butterfly disguises in late summer, September 4, 2009

14. Bristly locust (Robinia hispida)
. A pretty but prickly escaped shrub, May 29, 2009

15. Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapilla)
State bird speaks, February 13, 2009

16. Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana)
A curious fall plant, October 2, 2009

17. Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
. Eating on the wing, May 1, 2009

18. Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Native and invasive fall colors, October 30, 2009

19. Winter moth (Operophtera brumata)
Moths in winter, December 18, 2009

20. Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
A Mill Pond bird is Mr. Mom, July 24, 2009

Back to Nature Notes quiz on page 14.