Instructions

Use the following fields to ask your question, tell us where and when, provide us any additional information that might be useful, then attach a short video or photo of the finding and/or observation.

Be as specific as possible on items like size, color, shape, behavior, habitat found in, time of day, and any unusual factors noted. The more information you can give us, the more likely it is we can answer your question.

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.
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