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Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Walk 7 · Saturday, 1 August 2026 · 6:58–7:46 PM EDT · Worcester, MA

7Specimens
26Frames
5.63″rain in the 7 days before
2 dayssince last measurable rain
93%peak humidity on the day
84° / 65°high / low
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72
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69
0
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93
0.87
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100
4.56
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100
0.20
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100
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93
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93
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97
1.55
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100
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90
Daily rainfall, inches (bar height and upper number) · peak relative humidity, % (lower number) · day of the walk in gold · faded tiles are dates with no station data. Observed data from Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), about 5 miles away.

Warm, humid, no rain.

Cleanup on this walk. No record kept — logging began later. See the cleanup ledger.

Russulas & milkcaps 2

Rose-red Russula on mossRose-red Russula on mossRussula sp. · Aug 1High for genusLarge grey-brown brittlegillLarge grey-brown brittlegillRussula sp. · Aug 1Moderate

Orange & yellow 2

Orange-and-yellow waxcapOrange-and-yellow waxcapHygrocybe sp. · Aug 1ModerateTiny orange mushrooms at a boulder base — revisitTiny orange mushrooms at a boulder base — revisitUnidentified small orange agaric · Aug 1Low

Polypores & brackets 1

Cinnabar polypore on oakCinnabar polypore on oakPycnoporus cinnabarinus · Aug 1High

Other finds 2

Fly agaric buttonFly agaric buttonAmanita muscaria var. guessowii · Aug 1HighWhite agaric in grassWhite agaric in grassUnidentified agaric · Aug 1Low