1.   I’m a non-native bird that’s considered an invasive species, and I probably live near you.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

2.   I’m crow-sized raptor and I specialize in capturing birds.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

3.   I too eat birds, but I’m the size of a blue jay and occasionally get eaten by the bird of prey mentioned above.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

4.   After emerging from a polyester-lined burrow, I head for early-blooming trees.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

5.   I arrive in spring and sing a catchy, rapidly rising song
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

6.   You might see me on a reservoir or large lake, perhaps with a chick riding on my back, or you might hear my calls, which sound like crazy laughter or like a haunting wolf-like howl.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

7.   Kids have fun with me – making chains and garlands or chanting “loves me, loves me not” as they pluck my petals.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

8.   My hairy caterpillars defoliated your trees – and will do so again, unless it rains enough in the spring to trigger an outbreak of the fungus that kills off my caterpillars.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

9.   In the weeks before the appearance of the caterpillars mentioned above, my own little green caterpillars feasted on your trees.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

10.   You probably recognize my summer song, which I make by rubbing wings together, and which I hear with an “ear” on my front legs.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

11.   It’s fun to find me growing in the woods, but in spite of my name and looks, I’m not something to eat.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

12.   Wildlife and roadways are not a good mix, and I’m a bigger hazard than deer if I step out onto a local road during my travels.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

13.   Decades ago I moved into Massachusetts from the Midwest, and at certain times of year you might hear me or my family through an open window.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

14.   I no longer live in New England, due to hunting and the removal of forests in the 1800s, but I can still be found in Canada.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth

15.   I’m not a firefly, but I too glow in the dark, thanks to the chemical reactions of bioluminescence.
Cellophane bee Common loon Cooper’s hawk Eastern coyote Eastern wolf Gypsy moth House sparrow Katydid Moose Night light mushroom Onion-bagel mushroom Ox-eye daisy Prairie warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Winter moth