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Small tree. The only individual noted.

Habitat: Roadside edge of closed-canopy (more or less), secondary hardwood forest with a variety of canopy species. This area was formerly a corn field (until the 1960's). The canopy is composed of a variety of species, with Black Locust (Robinnia pseudoacacia), Box Elder (Acer negundo), and Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) common. Climbers, particularly Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) are very common and abundant. The shrub layer is dominated by Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), with Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) and Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius) very common. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum).

The only individual seen, but there were a couple others calling.

Habitat: Closed-canopy (more or less), secondary hardwood forest with a variety of canopy species and a number of recently-formed gaps (primarily from dead White Ash).

On a branch on a living American Beech. The only 'occurrence' noted.

Habitat: Streamside edge of closed-canopy (more or less), secondary hardwood forest with a variety of canopy species and a number of recently-formed gaps.

Crossing a stream (Plum Run) near to the drainage channel from a large Cattail Swamp. The only individual noted.

Note: The date on the camera was off by four days (i.e., the correct date was 3/13/2024).

Foraging on a dead White Ash (one of many in the area). The only individual noted.

Habitat: Red Maple (Acer rubrum) stand on ±perpetually saturated soil, with numerous White Ash (Fraxinus americana). The shrub layer is dominated by Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) and the herbaceous layer by Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum). Based on aerial images from 1937 and 1958, this area was a meadow (or, 'meadow like') until the 1940's or '50's. Beginning in 2021, or thereabouts, the White Ash have begun to die-back due to Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis). Some of the Red Maple have also died, possibly due to the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), which has been noted in abundance on the Red Maples.