#25 Winter Midge - Diamesa sp?
Observed: 11 Mar 23
Found on the front door between the main and storm door.<?p>
Found on the front door between the main and storm door.<?p>
In the water drained from a potted orchid. ~ 0.4 mm
On south-facing wall of house.
Found this little ground beetle (Carabidae) under a rock. 4 mm
Front porch 4 deg C ~2.5 mm
In bathroom. body length 10mm
Found under a piece of bark in front garden.
#27 Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)
#28 Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
In neighbor's tree - but seen from our yard (so it counts)
On spruce stump
#30 A biting Midge, no-see-um, or punkie (Ceratopogonidae)
I found this male on the side of the shed. (~ 2.5 mm)
It's the first I've seen of this family that I've seen in the yard
(#500 on the taxa list)
#31 Neoneides muticus (a stilt bug)
I netted this one while it was flying in the backyard. (10 mm)
A surprise visitor this morning below the feeders.