Bioblitzing highlights from Harms Woods

Hi! cassi here. You can view all of our observations from our morning at Harms Woods here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bioblitz-harms-woods-april-29th-2018

I know some folks are still uploading observations, but as of this post, we had 485 observations of 175 different species. Some of my favorites were:

• Abundant syrphid flies, such as this black-shouldered drone fly (Eristalis dimidiata) photographed by @thebals https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11797278
• A tuft-legged orbweaver (Mangora placida) staged on a woodland puccoon (Lithospermum latifolium) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11793084
• That sneaky winter wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) photographed here by @timidlittleturtle https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11780263
• Weirdo mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) emerging by @rgraveolens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11834984
• Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) making use of the nicely opened woodland habitat by @elfaulkner https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11824699
• Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) leaves neatly displayed by @elfaulkner https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11823552
• Sleepy green Augochlora sweat bees (Augochlora pura) inside a rotting log https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11797145
• Deep pink-purple leaves of emerging mullein foxglove (Dasistoma macrophylla), pointed out by @paulroots https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11797139

How about yours?

Posted on April 30, 2018 02:26 PM by bouteloua