One of a dozen pairs seen.
Foraging individual on shore flew here several times. Once to chase a crow away. Another American Oystercatcher could be glimpsed here, so probably a nest.
substrate: the back of a wooden bench
tentative ID based on substrate, the yellow, areolate thallus that seems to be sorediate, with coarse grains forming the whole thallus
not sure if I'll be able to tell which Rorippa this is, seeing as the flowers are largely undeveloped. growing right at the shore of the artificial lake
Foraging at apple/Malus flowers.
Marine Park, Brooklyn.
Acting like a recent runaway; second time I've seen this one in area. Sitting in prime bird habitat, which is of course silent with this invasive predator here.
Lichen is probably wet. On: concrete bench support. Seems to be getting subsumed by other lichens.
Once considered a NYS rare species, now thought to be more weedy opportunist expanding its range. Possibly planted
Flowering yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis florida), Palmate-leaved woodsorrel (Oxalis), Ice Meadows, Hudson River Recreation Area, Warrensburg, NY, June 2023
On rock; underleaves two-lobed; ventral lobes plain, not inflated
Long Island City, Queens. Cobblestone Courtyard. Neglected flower bed & fissures between cement squares. Going with iN’s identification but not sure if correct.
Marine Park,Brooklyn. Grassy areas near Nature Center, especially under trees.
Wider overlapping lobes. Row of differentiated ocelli, “bucket” shaped lower leaves evident under scope. Growing on outcrop of Shawangunk conglomerate.
Green shade form on Quercus rubra with >250 annual rings.
We thought this huge polytrichum with 12mm long leaves and 10cm long stems might be P. commune but a cross section revealed no "C" shaped cells. Further investigation has pointed towards P. formosum. The lamellae are in about 30 rows and are 4-5 cells high. The cells of the margin (the teeth) extend 3 rows out from the lammelae. The cells in the teeth are about 8um wide.
This was growing in a very moist shady area. There were sporophytes present and I really wish I had collected one to see if it was sulcate.. but there were so few sporophytes that it did not feel right to collect them.
With an interesting fungus on the leaves
For the fungus, see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151489226
Unistratose at leaf shoulders
this is like, the most sorediate Candelaria concolor i've ever seen. it didn't have to go so hard .....
on hardwood bark
70+ μm in diameter, rather large. 800x in freshwater pond.
200x and 800x. In pond
on loose, very wet soil
Pellia (Pellia epiphylla), Riverside, Warren County, NY, August 2023
in muck at base of rocks in the flood zone of the Hudson River in Warren County, NY.
(This was underwater yesterday and will be again tomorrow.)
Duplicate of https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180706978 by @smpierce.
Leafcutter bee (Megachile) track on Oenothera speciosa leaf in my front yard, July 2023
I have been hoping to see this for a while, but am still not sure if it actually is Isoetes. There are about ten.
Trailcam
Small specimen of a little known brachiopod found mainly in S. CA but also described as far north as Tomales Bay. It has turned up in a few recent surveys in Elkhorn Slough. ID and info from John Pearse and Mark Silberstein.
Ocean ~160' deep attached to old fishing gear
A couple of rogue individuals in a protected overhang ≈12m depth
Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum stellatum), Ice Meadows, Hudson River Recreation Area, Warrensburg, NY, June 2023
Rock spikemoss (Selaginella rupestris), Ice Meadows, Hudson River Recreation Area, Warrensburg, NY, June 2023
Lotta snake with missing tip of tail.
Rufous-backed cellophane bees (Colletes thoracicus) nesting aggregation, along my driveway, May 2023.
Photos:
I've observed this population in my garden for 16 years, since 2008. This is just one small section of the area in which they nest along my driveway.
Larva 4mm long. 1st two images are 20 x; 3rd image is 10x.
Leaf-folding larvae on Quaking Aspen/Populus tremuloides leaves. In most but not all cases, the fold is next to a roughly circular eaten area. In most, but not all, cases, a single leaf will have folds on two sides of the leaf.
Too small to roll over to count prolegs, though it looks like six in first image, hence sawfly larvae and not caterpillar. I'll check back to see how they grow...
Note: leaf and larva specimen collected with permission.
from my garden, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NYC, April 2023
on Ketona Dolomite