Here are the answers to the Nature Notes quiz on page 12. The past Nature Notes columns are posted on the WCLT web site at www.westboroughlandtrust.org/NatureNotes.php

*1. white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
[See Nuthatches in the winter, February 3, 2006]

*2. Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
[See The tale of the cottontail rabbit, June 23, 2006]

*3. Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
[See Acorns and chipmunks, October 20, 2006]

*4. woolly bear, Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)
[See Woolly bears and winter, January 20, 2006]

5. spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
[See Visitors to our vernal pools, March 17, 2006]

*6. Westboro quartzite
[See A mighty collision and much glaciation, May 12, 2006]

7. hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe)
[See A most unusual moth in town, August 11, 2006]

*8. princess pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum or Lycopodium obscurum)
[See Ancient evergreens under the snow, February 17, 2006]

9. spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer, formerly Hyla crucifer)
[See Tiny frogs herald springtime, April 14, 2006]

*10. hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
[See Wild ducks on our ponds, March 31, 2006]

11. shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus)
[See From shaggy mane to inky cap, October 6, 2006]

*12. hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
[See Alien invader targets our native hemlocks, December 15, 2006]

*13. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
[See Bluebirds in Westborough, May 26, 2006]

14. American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
[See Goldfinches and summer's thistles, August 25, 2006]

15. wood duck (Aix sponsa)
[See Make way for ducklings, June 9, 2006]

*16. Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
[See A white squirrel sighting, July 28, 2006]

17. turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
[See Turtlehead and butterflies, September 8, 2006]

*18. mute swans (Cygnus olor)
[See Lovely and controversial swans, November 10, 2006]

19. coral hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
[See July is butterfly season, July 14, 2006]

*20. common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
[See Evening blossoms in the day, September 22, 2006]

*21. cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
[See Early birds get the dried fruit, March 3, 2006]

*22. common spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
[See Good things from spicebush, April 28, 2006]

Back to Nature Notes quiz on page 12.