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Mayslake Species Counts
by Carl Strang Earlier this week I completed my first year of observations at Mayslake Forest Preserve. Many of the posts in this blog, which also is approaching its first birthday, have shared pieces… more →
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Mayslake Species Counts
natureinquiries wrote 1 month ago: by Carl Strang Earlier this week I completed my first year of observations at Mayslake Forest Preser … more →
New Book: Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Jersey
Carole Brown wrote 1 month ago: A new Field Guide to Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Jersey by Allen E. Barlow, David M. Golden, … more →
Niagara Formation Dolomite
natureinquiries wrote 2 months ago: by Carl Strang Bedrock is the kind of stone found closest to the surface at a particular point on th … more →
Saffron-winged Meadowhawk
natureinquiries wrote 2 months ago: by Carl Strang It’s nice to solve a minor mystery and, in the process, gain new insights into past o … more →
Turn, Wheel
natureinquiries wrote 2 months ago: by Carl Strang I didn’t really expect to add any more species to the Mayslake Forest Preserve dragon … more →
Late Season Insects at Mayslake
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natureinquiries wrote 2 months ago: by Carl Strang A couple days ago I put a finish on the floral season at Mayslake Forest Preserve. To … more →
Back to the River
natureinquiries wrote 3 months ago: by Carl Strang Last week I made my fourth dragonfly monitoring excursion of the season by kayak on t … more →
Dragonfly Monitoring Update
natureinquiries wrote 4 months ago: by Carl Strang Earlier I described my first venture into dragonfly and damselfly monitoring by kaya … more →
More Mayslake Odonata
natureinquiries wrote 5 months ago: by Carl Strang Some time has passed since I last updated dragonfly and damselfly appearances at Mays … more →
Dragonflies on the Deck
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natureinquiries wrote 5 months ago: by Carl Strang I have been part of the regional dragonfly monitoring program since it began in 2003. … more →
Mayslake Odonata Update
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natureinquiries wrote 6 months ago: by Carl Strang The weather has been rainy, gloomy and cool on many recent days, but when the sun app … more →
Darth Dragonfly
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natureinquiries wrote 6 months ago: by Carl Strang When I first was learning to identify dragonflies I was stationed at Willowbrook Fore … more →
Early Insects
natureinquiries wrote 7 months ago: by Carl Strang Large insects are beginning to appear at Mayslake Forest Preserve. For some weeks I h … more →
First Dragonfly
natureinquiries wrote 8 months ago: by Carl Strang Each year the first dragonfly species to appear in northeast Illinois is the common … more →
New Damselflies
natureinquiries wrote 1 year ago: by Carl Strang I encountered two damselfly species this year I never had seen before. One of these … more →
UFO's
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natureinquiries wrote 1 year ago: by Carl Strang That is, unidentified flying Odonata. I have been studying dragonflies and damselfl … more →
