Be careful, however, for it also makes a great home to skunks, raccoons, and porcupines. The stone pile you see along the trail is a shelter for many animals including chipmunks, snakes, and mice. When you look at Pine Lake from here, you are looking down a north-facing slope. You should see the white pine and the hemlock, two conifer or cone bearing trees. White pine trees are approximately 90 feet tall and have long, dark blue-green needles.
Hemlock trees have round tipped leaves and small white flowers.
The large holes in this tree are probably the work of a pileated woodpecker, a bird about the size of your forearm. You can recognize it by its black body and red crest. Woodpeckers don't kill trees by pecking holes in them, instead they search for trees with lots of insects that are usually already dead or dying. The red oak tree has a dark brown back that is roughly corrugated. They are predominately found in the Eastern United States and Canada.