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Butterweed (Packera glabella)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a lawn near the lakeshore
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a riparian area along the Current River
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Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a riparian area along the Current River
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Crowpoison (Nothoscordum bivalve)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a campground beneath shade trees
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Foraging on several trees
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Greenshield Lichens (Genus Flavoparmelia)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Widespread; found on rocks
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Flowering Bluets (Genus Houstonia)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Widespread throughout much of the park
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Condensed Dicranum Moss (Dicranum condensatum)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Many cushions of various sizes on this rocky hillside
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Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
An abundant groundcover in this area.
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Duskywings (Genus Erynnis)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Besides this individual, a pair was interacting at 3:07 p.m.
Many duskywings of several species were basking and flying in the area.
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Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
One of several in the area. Also identified by its call.
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Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Probing a spruce tree
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North American Luna Moth (Actias luna)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Found on the ground beneath a grove of walnut trees.
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
First four Red Admirals of the season. Individuals were basking and perching in a sheltered valley, and one was migrating toward a direction between northeast and east-northeast (azimuth 57 degrees).
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Taken at night with a Bushnell trail camera.
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Probing dead wood near the top of a maple tree
