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What

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

March 9, 2024 12:51 PM CST

Description

Flying over Kiwani Marsh - the lighting was very flat causing my photo to lack detail, so I applied heavy processing to bring out the detail. It was a rather robust medium sized hawk. My best guess is that it's a rough-legged hawk.

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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

March 9, 2024 12:47 PM CST

Description

A few among a lots of pintails.

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

March 9, 2024 12:46 PM CST

Description

A pair flying over Kiwani Marsh - I think they stirred up the many pintails.

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What

Cluster Flies (Genus Pollenia)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 26, 2024 09:47 AM CST

Description

A fly (about the size of a house fly) visiting snowdrop (galanthus) blossoms under an old black oak (Q. velutina) in my front lawn on an unusually warm late February day. The fly is rather hairy and shows some silvery shine markings on its abdomen when the light hits it just so. Also some similar markings on its face. Possibly a blowfly of some kind.

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What

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 26, 2024 09:44 AM CST

Description

Visiting snowdrops (Galanthus) under a big black oak tree (Q. velutina) in my front lawn. Notable only in that it's my first bee observation for 2024 -- on an unusually warm day in an unusually warm February. I planted the snowdrops from ones I collected at an abandoned house site a few blocks away perhaps 20 years ago, so one could say they are 'in cultivation' but I don't really do anything with them.

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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 14, 2024 07:05 AM CST

Description

FOY for me -- there were others and they acted as if they were establishing territories.

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What

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 14, 2024 06:59 AM CST

Description

A few of these amongst the throngs of A. albifrons. The beak markings are clearer on the second photo.

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What

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 14, 2024 07:13 AM CST

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What

Garden Orbweavers (Genus Argiope)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 29, 2023 11:18 AM CDT

Description

A small spider on an smallish orb web - in a patch of bog dewberries. It wasn't the subject of the photo, I noticed it off to the side, but thought it a bit interesting.

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What

Milky Backswimmers (Genus Notonecta)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 2, 2024 02:55 PM CST

Description

In the shallow, clear waters of Betty's Pond - fishless, groundwater fed, sand bottom. I'm unsure of the suggested ID, even as broad as it is. I'd estimate size about 6-8mm. As is my custom, these are 'no-touch' photos with minimal disturbance to the subject.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 2, 2024 03:10 PM CST

Description

In Betty's Pond - clear, shallow, groundwater fed, fishless, and sand bottomed.

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What

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 2, 2024 07:30 AM CST

Description

At Kiwani marsh, KF&WA.

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What

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 2, 2024 07:34 AM CST

Description

At Kiwani marsh -- there were lots of these.

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What

Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 2, 2024 07:39 AM CST

Description

A group of four. I could be mistaken, Trumpeters are probably around too, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 1, 2024 02:11 PM CST

Description

In the shallow sand bottomed waters of Betty's Pond. A macro lens would have worked better than this normal lens, but I tried anyway. Some in Sigara are similar. About 6-7mm?

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What

Common Powderhorn (Cladonia coniocraea)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

February 1, 2024 02:43 PM CST

Description

On a large long down oak, probably a black oak. Proposed ID is based on a suggestion from the bot, please don't rely on it until confirmed or corrected by an expert.

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What

Yellow-margined Nomad Bee (Nomada vegana)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 30, 2023 11:36 AM CDT

Description

Nectaring on Asclepias tuberosa in a sand prairie and old field. Photos are a single individual.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

August 8, 2023 04:23 PM CDT

Description

Nectaring on Asclepias verticillata in a sand prairie and old field. The bot suggests E. continuus, and that's probably correct. However, I usually see those a bit earlier in the year. A small wasp - photos are a single individual.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

August 11, 2023 04:24 PM CDT

Description

Attracted to my hand (salt, I suppose) in a sand prairie/old field. The bot suggests genus Solieria, and that seems reasonable at least - Leskia is also similar. Photographs are a single individual. A bit smaller (and more gracile) as compared to a typical house fly.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 23, 2023 11:45 AM CDT

Description

On Rudbeckia in a roadside marsh and woodland area.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

June 18, 2023 11:09 AM CDT

Description

Nectaring on dewberry (Rubus sp) in a sand prairie and old field. Unfortunately I only managed one photo of this fly -- to me it looks like it could be Physoconops obscuripennis, partly because of the white spots on the thorax, and partly because the wings are smoky toward the anterior and fade rather indistinctly toward the posterior. But the photo isn't clear, so I'm going with Conopinae and posting it for future reference. Also, the bot's top suggestion is Physoconops obscuripennis, but I'm skeptical about relying on that for this fairly challenging group of flies.

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What

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 14, 2023 01:14 PM CDT

Description

Nectaring on Monarda fistulosa in a planted part of a sand prairie and old field area. I felt this was likely a Dun skipper, and that's what the bot suggested so I'm going to put it out as such, but I'm not confident.

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What

Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 14, 2023 01:09 PM CDT

Description

Nectaring on Asclepias tuberosa in a sand prairie and old field.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 14, 2023 11:08 AM CDT

Description

Prowling around on bare sand.

Photos / Sounds

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 6, 2023 05:04 PM CDT

Description

On bare sand in a sand prairie and old field area.

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What

American Nursery Web Spider (Pisaurina mira)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 6, 2023 04:19 PM CDT

Description

On a leaf on a small tree - a medium/large spider. P. mira seems the most likely.

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What

Bee-like Flower Scarabs (Genus Trichiotinus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

July 6, 2023 03:09 PM CDT

Description

On Asclepias verticillata blossoms in a sand prairie and old field area.

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What

Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

June 25, 2023 06:45 PM CDT

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What

Longhorn Band-wing Grasshopper (Psinidia fenestralis)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

June 18, 2023 09:24 AM CDT

Description

In a sand barren on a small dune. It looks one from June 2019 from the same area that was ID'd as Spharagemon collare. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27540780 -- update (Dec. 11, 2023) my initial impression was probably incorrect see ID by @graytreefrog below.

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What

Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)

Observer

martinlucas

Date

June 14, 2023 09:52 PM CDT

Description

On the trail near the parking lot at Twin Swamps Nature Preserve - a rather well drained area.

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