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Canadian Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)Observer
alexgraeffDescription
epiphytic!
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Twisted Yellow-eyed Grass (Xyris torta)Observer
wernerehlDescription
In an acidic graminoid fen.
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Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis)Observer
nathangrantDescription
Dead on road
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Blueleaf Willow (Salix myricoides)Observer
dziomberDescription
Relatively large thicket in sandy wet prairie on a beach ridge
The pubescent leaf undersides and the glandular petioles are unusual for this species, but everything else seems like a good match
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Limestone Riverbank Violet (Viola viarum)Observer
gregory_hayesDescription
Idk the difference between V. palmata and V. triloba or if V. triloba is now a syn for viola palmata.
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Liriomyza violivoraObserver
jj_mcluckieDescription
First instance of a population that recurs yearly within a large patch of Viola
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Retrorse Sedge (Carex retrorsa)Observer
sedgeDescription
Wetland at Middlefork Savanna FP.
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Wild Quinine (Parthenium integrifolium)Observer
dziomberDescription
Area with Tom aur
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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
kalamurphykingDescription
Nighttime Drama Queen
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Playing Possum
While taking out recyclables at night, I heard something in my backyard. Got my camera, turned on the flash and discovered a small possum foraging in the leaves. I said hello as I took this shot & it promptly fell over and played dead. Complete with the mouth held open in a "death rictus"
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Is She Buying It?
I stayed still & quiet and soon the possum cut its eyes over at me like it was checking to see if I was buying its act.
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Cautiously Getting Up
Very slowly the possum started to get back on its feet.
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Still Showing My Teeth Just In Case
As it began to sit up, the possum kept the death grin going, just in case there was still a threat out there.
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And....I'm Dead Again!
I made the mistake of saying "it's ok baby, I'm not going to hurt you" & the possum promptly flopped over and froze. "Dead" once again. I was chuckling as I went back inside so the little drama queen could go about its business.
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Great Lakes Coyote (Canis latrans ssp. thamnos)Observer
sanguinaria33Description
yawwwn
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American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens)Observer
joelmcDescription
Robust vine. I think this is the native W. frutescens rather than W. sinensis or W. floribunda. I found a source suggesting that sinensis and floribunda have fuzzy/velvety seed pods while frutescens is smooth. Observations on iNat seem to bear out this distinction. Also, the seeds on this specimen look bean-like, while most of the photos I saw of seeds for the other two are flatter and rounder.
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Foxtail Sedge (Carex alopecoidea)Observer
birds_bugs_botanyDescription
Small group of clumps in meadow, right beside C. stipata for comparison (in spike and sheath photos, stipata on left, alopecoidea on right)
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Loosestrifes (Genus Lysimachia)Observer
dziomberDescription
Poor fen on edge of floating mat, near minerotrophic moat
The galls on the leaves are distinct and common. I have seen what are likely the same galls on the same plant species in a sandy sedge meadows in Cook County, IL.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
dziomberDescription
Low prairie. Potentially a higher swale
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Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
FINALLY! Been trying to see this Cook County mammal for 3 years now. Thanks to a little help from my birding friends in high places, I was able to visit the yard that hosts this community of these little gems almost nightly.
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
dankasbergerDescription
interesting coloration...hybrid or low-bred or cross? inquiring minds - go! Be your Best!!
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American Waterslaters (Genus Caecidotea)Observer
skrentnyjeffPlace
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve, West Fork North Branch Chicago River, Cook County, IL, USA (Google, OSM)Description
on inside of empty shell of a Giant Floater Mussel
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Frank's Sedge (Carex frankii)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
take two... thanks for pointing out my earlier mistake guys
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Eastern Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum)Observer
sanguinaria33Description
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Ichneumonid Wasps (Family Ichneumonidae)Observer
martinlucasDescription
In a damp woodland edge near sand prairie and a marsh. Maybe something close to a male Spilopteron occiputale?
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Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa)Observer
martinlucasDescription
A large and robust tiger beetle in a small sand dune blowout. ID based primarily on the uninterrupted tawny marking, but also on the robust form.
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Groundhog (Marmota monax)Observer
katiemiller9094Description
Assuming muskrat? Not in water but on floodplain
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Toadshade (Trillium sessile)Observer
elfaulknerDescription
Not sure. Those leaves make this an overall suspect character
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American Mink (Neogale vison)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
American Mink (Neovison vison) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL November 2015 Week #44 Jeff Skrentny IMG_8117
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Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
@dziomber, these were your lifer Bonaparte's Gulls at Midewin
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American Mink (Neogale vison)Observer
paulrootsDescription
This mink was in the tree the entire time I observed it, about 15 minutes. It came out only to pee down the side of the tree, then returned inside the hole. This is the only time I've seen a mink in a tree.
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Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL June 2019 Week #23 Jeff Skrentny IMG_8445
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL June 2019 Week #23 Jeff Skrentny IMG_8444
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Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela richardsonii)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine (Mustela erminea) Palos Cook County IL May 2013 Jeff Skrentny FB0504 IMG_1468
