1.   Groundhog is another name for this native animal which, according to lore, peeks out of its winter burrow on February 2 to predict the early arrival of spring (or not).
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2.   A strange, unearthly wail is the song of this small nocturnal bird of prey.
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3.   Surprisingly, this familiar inhabitant of the soil is non-native.
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4.   This early-blooming wildflower looks very much like a dandelion.
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5.   This creature’s trills make the wetlands hum in late April.
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6.   These two lovely creatures are among those that migrate northward in the spring.
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7.   This grassland bird flies all the way from Argentina to breed in hayfields in our area.
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8.   The small white bell-shaped flowers of this shrub have pink stripes inside.
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9.   These two creatures are near look-alikes, with somewhat different patterns of large spots.
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10.   This colorful bird of old, shrubby fields is one of the ten most rapidly declining bird species in Massachusetts, probably due to habitat loss.
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11.   This large, sprawling native plant bears clusters of blue-black berries that feed many kinds of birds in the fall.
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12.   Common at bird feeders, this bird is native to the western US but spread rapidly in the east until its eastern populations suffered an epidemic of conjunctivitis that affected the birds’ eyes.
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13.   This animal wears a mask and prefers environments with water but also thrives near humans by stealing food from gardens, garbage cans, bird feeders, and compost piles.
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14.   These diving ducks are the last to stop over on Westborough’s ponds and lakes, just before the water ices over in December, and they pass through again when the ice melts in March.
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