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Field Notes

Description:

Bored wood in spiral and curved patterns. I believe a Wood-boring Beetle caused this.

Habitat:

I believe this was an oak tree that has been dead for a long time. This was at about 7000 ft elevation at Camp Mataguay.

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Comments (6)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Lauren, it definitely could be. There was another downed tree nearby that didn't have a pattern like this. Could have been a different type of tree. Unfortunately when I saw it, I hadn't discovered PN yet.
LaurenZarate
This doesn't look like beetle damage to me. It kind of looks just natural.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Emma, thank you for the link! I've never gone bird watching before and was wondering where good places were around here :)
HemaShah
http://www.audublog.org/?p=6878 Cindy,in case you are interested in Spring Migration.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thanks Gerardo. I think so too! I forgot about this photo until today :)

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Spirals in Nature - Midwestern US

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PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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