April Showers Bring May . . .

Hoverflies!

Yesterday, with slush falling from the sky, felt like a warm day in February. Today, the skies cleared and the temperature rebounded to near normal for this time of year, reaching sixty degrees late in the afternoon.

Posted on May 3, 2017 03:58 AM by scottking scottking

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis stipator)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 04:09 PM CDT

Description

Drone Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis stipator)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 04:01 PM CDT

Description

Drone Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Long-tailed Aphideater Complex (Complex Eupeodes americanus)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:53 PM CDT

Description

Flower Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Black-and-yellow Nomad Bee (Nomada luteoloides)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:52 PM CDT

Description

Nomad Bee
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Black-shouldered Drone Fly (Eristalis dimidiata)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:37 PM CDT

Description

Drone Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:36 PM CDT

Description

Narrow-headed Sun Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:25 PM CDT

Description

Andrena Bee
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:24 PM CDT

Description

Andrena Bee
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:19 PM CDT

Description

Narrow-headed Sun Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Calyptrate Flies (Zoosubsection Calyptratae)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:17 PM CDT

Description

Blow Fly
on Whitetail Deer droppings
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:11 PM CDT

Description

Andrena Bee
on Large-flowered Bellwort
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

Photos / Sounds

What

Orange-spotted Drone Fly (Eristalis anthophorina)

Observer

scottking

Date

May 2, 2017 03:03 PM CDT

Description

Orange-spotted Drone Fly
St Olaf Natural Lands
Northfield, Minnesota

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