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Under Pinus ponderosa. 3cm in diameter; spores 6.0-9.0x2.5-3.5u.

My thanks to Matt Klooster and Alice Schori for bringing me to this site.

Red Crossbill (Ponderosa Pine or type 2) (Loxia curvirostra - type 2) - 4 January 2024 - MacCready Reserve, Liberty Township, Jackson County, Michigan

Young bear, sow likely, climbs to sniff scent left by larger bears.

BugGuide entry:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/649384

31st Treehopper Aggregation
Location approximate

on Diervilla loniceriella

Found at Bath Nature Preserve visiting Goldenrod in a field around midafternoon.

Location approximate.

JP23-0645

2 Large Catalpa trees nearby on property.

NHSM Moth Night

Specimen #902

Posterior end of ductus bursae is membranous, not sclerotized. Segment 8 with membranous ventral depression.

Identified from genitalia by Tony Thomas.

Moth photography at Boyce Mayview Park by permission of Upper St. Clair Township.

At MV Light.

Euchlaena effecta (Effective Euchlaena). Photographed at Simcoe County Museum, Simcoe County, Ontario on 11 July 2019.

At UV lights

New species for my yard. Seems to be a good year for mothing so far :)

what happened to all the red breasted nuthatches? two years ago i would be lucky if i saw a white breasted, now the roles are reversed.

Adult, female