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Ontario Field Biology: August 2015
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Monday, August 24, 2015. A couple of weeks back I had the chance to do some work in Renfrew County. Despite some demanding terrain I had a great time and with the exception of a bat acoustic survey on a sand bar one night, the mosquitoes were non-existent. Here are a few photos from the trip. Fireweed ( Chamerion angustifolium. Otherwise known as Hardhack. In comparison with Narrow-leaved Meadowsweet ( S. alba. Sp", I took the latter option in this case. Growing on a rock barren among an open canopy of s...
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Ontario Field Biology: Insects in Essex
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. I've spent the last couple of days in Essex County for work and although my tasks focused on vegetation surveys, the insect diversity stole the show. My co-worker Nathan is great with his odonate identification and pointed out this pair of Blue-fronted Dancer ( Argia apicalis. An attractive sedge, Gray's Sedge ( Carex grayii. The large, round mace-like structure is hard to miss. Known from the Ojibway Prairie Complex. Duke's Skipper were found at a couple of spots. After work, a ...
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Riviere du Loup | Ducks and Birds
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A flock of geese leave their lake and take wing, turning to poems in the sky. Dr. SunWolf. August 12, 2015. Hello Riviere du Loup and the south shore of the St. Lawrence and Great Blue Herons! At low tide there were dozens of herons wading in the mouth of Riviere du Loup near the ferry landing. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. And tagged Bald Eagle. Along the North Shore. The Road Home →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Along the North Shore | Ducks and Birds
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A flock of geese leave their lake and take wing, turning to poems in the sky. Dr. SunWolf. Along the North Shore. August 12, 2015. From Cap Torment we headed on up the north shore of the mighty river as far as the Saguenay at Tadoussac. We saw a fair number of Blue-winged Teals as well as Golden-eyes and Cormorants in the river in addition to Canada Geese and Mallards. And along the shore we spotted Bank Swallows flying in and out of the holes in the clay-coloured cliffs. And tagged Bank Swallows. Rambli...
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Ontario Field Biology: July 2015
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015. I spotted my first Least Skipper of the year. About the size of my thumbnail, these are Ontario's smallest butterfly. You can easily distinguish them from other skippers like the European Skipper by the elongated abdomen which extends out past the hind wings. Sticking my head into the forest I found a small patch of Virginia Stickweed. Which has narrower leaves, appressed pubescence and limited barbs on the seeds. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Cooling off at Pinehurst Lake CA. A nice GRC...
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Ontario Field Biology: November 2014
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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Ipperwash Dunes Pt. II. If the picture of june grass in my last post didn't grab your attention, hopefully you'll find this post a little more interesting.like this picture of a pre-flowering wild wormwood. Wormwood is a fairly common dune species, generally considered a biennial or short-lived perennial. Plants in the genus Artemisia are hosts for a rare parasitic plant called clustered-cancer-root. The site has plenty of cylindric blazing star. Lack of flowers bugging you?
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Ontario Field Biology: Bkejwanong Botany
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Sunday, August 2, 2015. A short drive from the Heritage Centre took us past a few planted Ohio Buckeye. There are potentially naturally occurring trees on the island but we didn't get to those areas. An article. Stepping out of the car, I was greeted by a wall of flowering Culver's Root, Late and Giant Goldenrod, Missouri Ironweed and, as seen in the photo below, the remains of Ohio Spiderwort. The hundreds of flowering stems of Missouri Ironweed. Which is locally common in the wet prairies here, but cer...
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Birds on the Move | Ducks and Birds
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A flock of geese leave their lake and take wing, turning to poems in the sky. Dr. SunWolf. Birds on the Move. August 12, 2015. August always seems to come suddenly! There you are, enjoying the summer when suddenly you notice that the days are getting a little shorter and birds are on the move again. Returning to Wildwood we are still seeing Herons and Kingbirds, Swallows and Kingfishers. But nearby at Harrington, the shorebirds have been arriving along with Great Egrets. And tagged Great Blue Heron.
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The Road Home | Ducks and Birds
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A flock of geese leave their lake and take wing, turning to poems in the sky. Dr. SunWolf. August 12, 2015. I’m always amazed to see Great Blue Herons in trees even though I know they nest in trees, they just look a bit awkward to me! We did see a large nesting area of Herons just off the 401 heading to the Quebec border, but of course it wasn’t an ideal place to just stop and take a better look, which probably made it an ideal spot for them. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Enter your comment here.
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Ontario Field Biology: Cooling off at Pinehurst Lake CA
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Sunday, July 26, 2015. Cooling off at Pinehurst Lake CA. Today Alyssa and I went for a swim/hike at Pinehurst Lake CA. A nice GRCA-owned spot between Ayr and Glen Morris. Alyssa swam out toward the middle of the lake, I treaded water among the Ceratophyllum and Nuphar, fun! We went for a hike along the Morton Trail which passes through a mix of cool season grass meadow, regenerating thicket and a good chunk of dry-fresh forest with some impressive Red Oak, White Oak and White Pine. From the beach to the ...