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The color was brownish black, It was shaped like rugby football It looked like it was made out of twigs and mud and it connected to a branch. We found it in a tree along a path.
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Spotted on Dec 12, 2012
Submitted on Dec 12, 2012
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I'm gonna guess a "hornet" nest . A misnomer - Bald Faced Hornets aren't hornets - they are wasps closely related to Yellow Jackets. Could be them too, although YJ's prefer the ground or a rotten log or stump. Occassionally YJ's will build in a tree like this , but seldom.