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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
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Though common a few miles away, wild Cornus florida bushes are quite scarce in the Bogus Run project area. Those few that are present are in mesic black sand woodlands. This was a small shrub but the flowers were rather large. The photo was processed to make it just a bit easier to see the dogwood - a white pine plantation is in the background.
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Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura)Observer
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A very small metallic green bee nectaring -- and possibly gathering pollen -- on Arabidopsis thaliana on the sunny sand bank of Betty's Pond.
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Sedgesitters (Genus Platycheirus)Observer
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Nectaring on Arabidopsis thaliana on the sunny sand bank of Betty's Pond. A small fly.
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Genus LirisObserver
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Working on a burrow/nest in the moist sunny sand bank of Betty's Pond. A rather small wasp. My initial prop'd ID was prompted by the bot's suggestion, but (as noted below) after further review I feel that Liris is more likely.
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Leconte's Tiger Beetle (Cicindela scutellaris ssp. lecontei)Observer
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On the sunny sand banks of Betty's Pond.
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Genus ChortophagaObserver
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On the sunny sand banks of Betty's Pond. Probably viridifasciata.
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Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)Observer
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Among the leaves in a sandy oak woodland.
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Brown Stink Bugs (Genus Euschistus)Observer
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On a sunny tree trunk in a sandy oak woodland. ID is a preliminary suggestion.
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Mason Bees (Genus Osmia)Observer
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Visiting Viola pensylvanica in a low sandy woodland. I assume the red/orange face is due to viola pollen.
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Eastern Catkin Fly (Brachypalpus oarus)Observer
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A medium-large fly hanging around a fissure in a black oak tree -- just ~ 10" dia, but apparently hollow.
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Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)Observer
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On Prunus americana.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
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A smallish Andrena female visiting Prunus americana in my sand prairie garden.
The Bot suggest A. miserablis, and there is some similarity in appearance.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
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A medium-small Andrena visiting prunus americana in my sand prairie garden. The bot suggests A. nasonii, and those do look similar.
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Carlin's Mining Bee (Andrena carlini)Observer
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A rather robust Andrena female visiting Prunus americana in my garden. A. carlini based primarily on the black hairs on the side of thorax, A. vicina is similar so that's a bit of a tough call.
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Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)Observer
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Visiting blooming Prunus americana in my garden.
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Sedgesitters (Genus Platycheirus)Observer
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A small gracile syrphid fly with a steely gray cast visiting (nectaring I suppose) on Prunus americana in the 'wilding' area of my sand prairie garden. Perhaps a Platycheirus.
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Orange-legged Drone Fly (Eristalis flavipes)Observer
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Nectaring, I assume, on Prunus americana in the 'wilding' area of my sand prairie garden. There were several of this little bumble mimics about, so these photos might be differenent individuals, it hard to be sure sometimes.
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Bare-winged Aphideater (Eupeodes perplexus)Observer
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A small fly visiting Prunus americana in my garden. ID based substantially on the bot's suggestion - and there are others that are similar so please don't rely on it until confirmed or corrected by an expert.
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Genus MyopaObserver
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A small conopid fly on Prunus americana in my garden 'wilding' area. Most likely: M. vesiculosa.
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Phasia fenestrataObserver
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A medium sized fly nectaring on Prunus americana. I planted them, but they were collected (with permission) from a nearby native population at risk from mowing. A somewhat bold ID, but I've previously photographed two other this time of year fairly nearby and it seems quite distinctive.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
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A small Andrena male visiting Amelanchier blossoms in my garden. The bush is 'in cultivation', sort of I suppose, but I collected it from the wild and planted it in appropriate habitat so I doubt that's of great relevance. This is a single bee - the photos aren't great due to the strong winds at the time. It reminded me of Andrena nuda, but I was unable to find any photos of a male. The bot suggested Andrena miserabilis, but I don't see the distinct yellow face.
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Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)Observer
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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
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A few among a lots of pintails.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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A pair flying over Kiwani Marsh - I think they stirred up the many pintails.
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Cluster Flies (Genus Pollenia)Observer
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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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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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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
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FOY for me -- there were others and they acted as if they were establishing territories.
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Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)Observer
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A few of these amongst the throngs of A. albifrons. The beak markings are clearer on the second photo.