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?