Species By Month

Month: August

Sandhill Crane: At Horizon Farm (Aug. 24, 2025, 11:36 a.m.)

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Species Seen in August:

Birds: 61 Species

Butterflies and Moths: 17 Species

Dragonflies and Damselflies: 19 Species

Bees, Wasps, and Flies: 7 Species

Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets: 4 Species

Other Insects, Spiders, and Bugs: 7 Species

Mammals: 5 Species

Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish: 4 Species

Forbs: 42 Species

Grasses and Sedges: 1 Species

Shrubs and Trees: 3 Species

Image Gallery for August

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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hunting insects near the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:15 a.m.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hunting insects near the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:15 a.m.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hunting insects near the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:14 a.m.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hunting insects near the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:14 a.m.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron

At the creek in the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2022, 10:15 a.m.

Halbard-leaved Swamp Rose Mallow

And Blue Vervain

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2025, 8:08 a.m.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hunting insects near the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:14 a.m.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron

At the creek in the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2022, 10:14 a.m.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron

At the creek in the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2022, 10:12 a.m.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Hunting insects near the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:13 a.m.

Double-crested Cormorant

Fishing in the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 8:55 a.m.

Muskrat

Out for a swim in the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2020, 9:21 a.m.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron

At the creek in the conservation area

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 1, 2022, 10:15 a.m.

Swamp Milkweed

At Oak Hollow Park

Location: Oak Hollow Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2022, 9:35 a.m.

Bumble Bee

Visiting Butterfly Weed

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2023, 9:45 a.m.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2021, 9:55 a.m.

American Goldfinch

Eating sunflower seeds

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2020, 4:54 p.m.

Eastern Pondhawk Female

Ovipositing in pond vegetation

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2020, 10:12 a.m.

Slender Bluet and Familiar Bluet

Sharing a perch at the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2020, 10:35 a.m.

Eastern Pondhawk Male

Resting on leaves floating in the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: Aug. 2, 2020, 10:10 a.m.