Species By Month

Month: July

Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars: Feeding on Poke Milkweed (July 16, 2023, 3:25 p.m.)

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Species Seen in July:

Birds: 41 Species

Butterflies and Moths: 29 Species

Dragonflies and Damselflies: 20 Species

Bees, Wasps, and Flies: 15 Species

Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets: 1 Species

Other Insects, Spiders, and Bugs: 5 Species

Mammals: 1 Species

Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish: 6 Species

Forbs: 48 Species

Grasses and Sedges: 1 Species

Shrubs and Trees: 4 Species

Image Gallery for July

Sorted by Month and Day

Yellow Coneflower

Blooming in the backyard garden, with bee pollinator, maybe Megachile?

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 2:45 p.m.

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Visiting Wild Bergamot

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2024, 1:58 p.m.

Modest Masked Bee (right) and Bristle Sweat Bee (left)

Visiting Tall Bellflower

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2024, 1:47 p.m.

Red Admiral

Nectaring at Common Buttonbush

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 5:19 p.m.

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 10:06 a.m.

Butterfly Weed

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2019, 10:16 a.m.

Butterfly Weed

In the backyard gardens

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2019, 10:15 a.m.

Immature Northern Rough-winged Swallows

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 10:01 a.m.

Tall Bellflower

Blooming in the front yard, with pollinator

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 2:40 p.m.

Queen of the Prairie

Blooming in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 2:53 p.m.

Great Blue Heron

Perched on the observation deck railing

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2020, 7:47 a.m.

Tall Bellflower

Blooming in the front yard garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 2:40 p.m.

Early Sunflower

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 10:13 a.m.

Immature Northern Rough-winged Swallow

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 10:02 a.m.

Immature Tree Swallow

An Immature Rough-winged Swallow in the background

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 9:58 a.m.

American Bullfrog

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 1, 2021, 9:44 a.m.

American Crow Fledglings

In a tree in our yard

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 2, 2021, 4:06 p.m.

Staghorn Sumac

In bloom at the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 2, 2021, 9:38 a.m.

Yellow Coneflower

At the pond

Location: Ruth Macintyre Conservation Area
Shot Date: July 2, 2021, 9:29 a.m.

Sullivant's Milkweed

Blooming in the rain garden

Location: Backyard and Home
Shot Date: July 2, 2022, 3:29 p.m.