Reminds me of Eupatorium compositifolium (fondly known as Yankee Weed).

Thank you, Jekeesl; I'm not convinced though. Do you have any identifying characteristics I could look for to confirm. I'm especially trying to figure out if this is invasive or if it has value to wildlife, butterflies, bees, birds, etc. .

Thank you so much.

Maybe Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)?

E. capilifolium and E. compositifolium are similar, and fairly linear in the early summer months. Lateral branches usually start spreading here in late July, and they typically flower in September or October. I loaded a photo of one of our E. capilifolium plants taken July 25th, still in its linear form, for comparison. I thought that your plant could be E. compositifolium, because the leaf segments seem relatively wide. That species has ultimate leaf segments 0.040 to 0.080 inch wide. E. capilifolium has more narrow leaf segments, ranging 0.008 to 0.012 inch wide.

Small birds eat the seeds after it goes to seed.

I'm going to use the capilifolium and compostifolium as a jumping off point. I will report back if I can get a degree of certainty. I love a good mystery.

Thank you !