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Spotted by @neilvinson on Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides). There were at least five different individuals at various stages of development on this plant.

Found in pollinator garden during our socially distanced, outdoor meeting

E. maculatus, I think.

Feeding on Bebb's Willow 😄

New for the park
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On the small Potentilla sp blooming currently

On Bebb's Willow in the Pollinator Garden. This is a willow specialist that had only been recorded in the park once before, so it is new for the pollinator garden :) @neilvinson @lauraclarke

Seen during Earth Day hike :)

2 thalli on red maple

Chapman-Lam 5576 (CAN)
In: https://www.phytoneuron.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/48PhytoN-Geumxspurium.pdf

one thallus on large, downed trembing aspen in old, upland aspen/sugar maple stand

on sugar maple

Pollinator garden Fundy park

She was busy excavating a burrow in the pollinator garden. Check it out @neilvinson @laura_clarke :)

Literally right next to the privy shelter at the trail head to the Forks. Several plants present.

If correct, this is a new species of bee for the park
Found on wild strawberry at MacLaren Pond.
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new for the pollinator garden, on Salix

Many More!!!

New flower fly for the park
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Tentative ID to Genus.

Pollinator Garden Survey Aug 6th 2021 w P-L Haché

@juan_sphex @susanna_h @matthias22 This one is still stumping me. Is the Subtribe right, even? This was a very pretty wasp. I have more pics if needed.

An occasional beautiful visitor at this site

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New for the park on Fireweed in the Native Garden behind the VRC

@matthias22 Is this Ancistrocerus waldenii? If so, new to the park and me too :)

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New pollinator for the park
Found in the no-mow zone in the bowl

New for the Park
Found during pollinator survey at Wolfe Lk
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FYI @johnklymko @neilvinson @laura_clarke My first this year, in a new location and a new county record :) Found during a pollinator survey at Wolfe Lk

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New for the park

I think this is an Aphilanthops frigidus male, but the continuous band on T1 seems unusual?

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If correct, New for the park and pollinator garden, using Solidago canadensis mostly.

New for the park
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Found feeding on pollen of Pearly Everlasting in the Pollinator Garden :)

Provided my ID is correct,
this is new for the park

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New for the park
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If confirmed, new species for the park

New species for the park found in pollinator garden during BioBlitz :)
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@neilvinson @laura_clarke Confirmed: A new bee for the park, found in the pollinator garden.
😀

Heads up @sinclvan6 @neilvinson @laura_clarke. New species for the park found the day before the beginning of the BioBlitz in the native garden/regen area behind the VRC.

Those pleats on the back are pretty funky! @matthias22

If correct, new for the park @neilvinson @laura_clarke

I wonder if this is a B. vagans male, or perhaps B. sandersoni? I will upload more images soon.