Ecological survey for Arlington Heights Illinois. All images taken off wikipedia.
\nArlington Heights
\nTemperature:
\n| | °C | °F | Date\n| :----------- | :--- | :--- | :----\n| Low | 1.5 | 34.7 | May 27\n| High | 36.67 | 98.01 | Aug 10\n| Mean | 21.69 | 70.88 |
\n\nCoordinates: 42.13120/-87.97922 (OpenStreetMap)
\nAnimals
\n| Species | Count\n| :---------- | :-----\n| Red-winged blackbird | some\n| Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit | some\n| Monarch Butterfly | some\n| Crayfish | 1\n| Unknown Frog | 3\n| Unknown Tadpole | 5+\n| Unknown Wasp | some\n| Unknown blue dragonfly | some
\nCoordinates: 42.12794/-87.96206 (OpenStreetMap)
\nAnimals
\n| Species | Count\n| :---------- | :-----\n| Red-winged blackbird | many\n| Blue dasher | many\n| Mallard | 24+\n| Great blue heron | 1\n| Sleepy Orange Butterfly | 1\n| Pond skipper turtle | 4\n| Unknown Fish | some\n| Unknown snail | some
\n| Species | Count\n| :---------- | :-----\n| Blue jay | 2
\nBeautiful little floating flower. Member of the swallowtail family, or Papilionidae. Identified as a black swallowtail, but could also be a spicebush swallowtail.
\n\nsightings | \nsex | \ncount | \n
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2020-09-02 | \nF | \n1 | \n
Half-inch to one inch long. Fuzzy bee.
\n\n\n\nBig black rump, no stripes on it.
\n\n\n\nA fuzzy-buzzy. Seen playing in the flowers, polinating and eating nectar. Smaller than honeybees;\nabout a half-inch in length
\n\n\n\nBuilds nests in upsided down overhangs. Eats wood from tables, chairs, trees, to make their nests.
\n\n\n\nAggressive and constructs paper nests. Can sting many times without losing its stinger.
\n\n\n\nFound a single crayfish in McDonald Creek near my house while cleaning up garbage and litter.
\nsightings | \ncount | \n
---|---|
2020-08-29 | \n1 | \n
Huge honker. Famalies starting to move south as the summer nears its end.
\n\nsightings | \ncount | \n
---|---|
2020-08-22 | \n8 | \n
Canada Goose Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nBig stinker, seen in the evenings and at night.
\nCommon bird with a great whistle.
\n\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nNorther Cardinal Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nVery common bird in the neighborhood in the spring and early summer. Not seen as much\naround now in August. Many different songs and calls.
\n\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nAmerican Robin Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nSeen mostly in the early evenings.
\n\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nAmerican Goldfinch Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\n(Female pictured) Similar looking to Viceroy)\nbutterflys, but can be distinguished by looking at the vein patterns. Notice here:
\n\nWith the monarch on the left, and the viceroy on the right, one can tell the difference by looking\nat the vein parallel to the edge of the wing.
\nMales can be identified from females by looking for a spot on one\nof the veins.
\n| male | female\n| :--- | :----\n| |
On the bottom wings of the male, there are black spots, but there are no spots on the female.
\n| sightings | count | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-------\n| 2020-09-05 | 1 | Backyard\n| 2020-09-06 | 2 | Backyard\n| 2020-09-07 | 1 | Backyard
\n\n\n\nVibrant orange body with a striking black head and wings.\nMember of the Icterid family of blackbirds.
| sightings | count | sex | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-- | :-------\n| 2020-08-17 | 1 | M | Backyard\n| 2020-08-29 | 1 | M | Northbrook IL
\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nBaltimore Oriole Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nA common friend around the neighborhood. Inquisitive and often hungry.
\n\n\n\nA beautiful woodpecker with many black and white striped designs, and pearl speckled wings.\nMales have red feathers on the top of their heads, females do not.
\n\n| sightings | count | sex | location\n| :---------- | :---- | :-- | :-------\n| 2020-08-17 | 1 | F | Backyard
\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\n\n\nDowny Woodpecker Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nI\'ve seen some hawks fly through the neighborhood every now and then. Identified\nas a red-tailed hawk since they are the most common it seems, but I am not sure.
\n\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nRed-tailed Hawk Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nWades on the shallow end of the bog, feeds on small fish. Quiet and lonesome.
\n\n| sightings | count | location\n| :---------- | :---- | :-------\n| 2020-06-27 | 1 | Buffalo Creek\n| 2020-07-12 | 1 | Mallards Bog
\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nGreat Blue Heron Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\n| Male | Female\n| :--- | :------\n| |
Males are a jet black with striking orange and yellow shoulderblades. Females are brown with a grey and white head.\nIncredibly complicated tones, sounds like telephone bells. Members of the Icterid family
\n\n| sightings | count | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-------\n| 2020-06-27 | 5+ | Buffalo Creek\n| 2020-07-13 | 10+ | Mallards Bog\n| 2020-07-14 | 1+ | Peyton Hill
\nBy August, the birds seem to have left from Mallards Bog
\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nRed-winged Blackbird Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\n| Female (left) Male (right) | Juveniles\n| :------------------------- | :--------\n| |
These ducks maintain social structures at the bog. There are several\nfamilies living together
\n\n| location | count\n| :------- | :----\n| Mallards Bog | 24+
\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nMallard Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nSapphire blue bird. Mysterious and elusive in my neighborhood...
\n\n| sightings | count | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-------\n| 2020-07-06 | 1 | Golf Club
\neBird Abundance Map\n
\neBird Recording
\n\n\nBlue Jay Status & Trends - eBird.org
\n\n\nI\'m not sure if this is exactly the species but there was one that looked similar
\n\n| sightings | count | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-------\n| 2020-06-27 | 1 | Mallards Bog
\n\n\nVery vibrant, almost reflective like a saphire crystal.
\n\n| sightings | count | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-------\n| | some | Mallards Bog
\n\n\n| sightings | count | location\n| :--------- | :---- | :-------\n| 2020-07-14 | 1(+?) | Mallards Bog
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