Well I came up with a few of my own.... I googled...... :) Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern) Aquilegia, Song bird Columbine Chelone, Snakehead, turtle head Eupatorium rugosum, White Snakeroot Monarda, Beebalm, Horsemint bergenia (pigsqueaks) lilum tiger lily Ligularia, Leopard plant Tricyrtis hirta, Toad lily Tradescantia, Spiderwort Prenanthes alba (rattlesnake root) Ligularia (leopard plant) Viola pedata, Bird-foot Violet Lysimachia clethroides, Gooseneck loosestrife Asplenium ebenoides (dragon fern) Cimicifuga ramosa (snakeroot) Any others?????? :)

Lipwak, It could very well be a bear (cub - under 200lbs), we occasionally get them here in Rockland. The turkeys are doing well, add in the red tailed hawks, turkey vultures, osprey, horned owls, and eagles (crows are coming back from encephalitis outbreak); mammals you might not have seen include red/gray foxes, coyotes, opossums, skunks, and flying squirrels (yup - Rocky is here). If you want to have more fun, go up into Harriman State Park (get a map and a compass), follow some of the trails (preferably from an older map), you might see more than you get from your backyard). Critters I've listed are in my backyard, If you go the to park, be prepared to hike, for about 200 yards, after that, you'll probably see/hear much more, if you're quiet! Many other critters are there, you just have to be patient/quiet/part of the landscape. If serpentine creatures bother you, avoid Green Meadow Pond and Island Pond (special permit needed). Dad

Sphinx Moth. Sometimes called Hummingbird Moth. You have your YouTube settings set so we can't watch it here.

As best as I can see from the picture, it is most likely raccoon droppings. Deer scat, although similar looking, is pelletized whereas the picture above is small seeds which is indicative to raccoon scat. Also deer scat would not be in neat little piles, it would be more spread out. As coon scat dries, it breaks apart into neat little piles as in the picture. Here, the deer scat also has much larger pellets, about 1/2 inch in diameter or larger and the droppings are not that dark.