Hello Iowa Naturalists, The Des Moines chapter of Audubon will have there monthly meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday). The meeting begins at 7:15 p.m. in the...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Mar 15, 2004 11:53 pm
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Hi all, Just a reminder that the Dragonfly Society of the America's annual collecting meeting is coming to Iowa in July. Plans are still evolving, but the...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Mar 16, 2004 9:47 pm
565
If you use the Butterflies of North America guide by Brock and Kaufman there is an update download page available at www.BowersPhoto.com/supplement.htm The...
dws1108@...
Mar 26, 2004 1:50 pm
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Hello Iowa Botanists and Entomologists, The Spring 2004 issue of Chicago Wilderness Magazine has an interesting story on the history of farm tile in northern...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Mar 26, 2004 4:00 pm
567
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zEEB/butterflies/techniques.html I know! Bubba's last words! Dennis...
dws1108@...
Mar 26, 2004 9:36 pm
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Hey Dennis, It worked this time. What collecting or observation dates do you have for the Baltimore checkerspot in Lee and Henry County? Thanks for your help....
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Mar 26, 2004 10:05 pm
569
I actually saw a dragonfly today. It was at Camp Dodge, flying over a "created wetland" site (a former borrow site). I only saw one. I am pretty sure it was...
Harlan -- I'm jealous! Probably Variegated Meadowhawk, Sympetrum corruptum. I'll be out looking manana... Ann Johnson Norwalk, IA 41°26.89N 93°34.71W ...
Harlan, Good find. I agree with Ann that it would be Sympetrum corruptum. With the early warmth, their migration must be starting earlier than ever. Like...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Mar 29, 2004 4:15 am
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Hi all, Yesterday (III-29-04) at Moorehead Park in Ida Co: 1) Anax junius (green darner) a new early date for Iowa, I believe. 2) Mourning Cloak 3) Comma (got...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Mar 31, 2004 3:37 am
573
I haven't seen a dragonfly yet, but I did see my first butterfly, a Mourning Cloak, on Monday. Chris Edwards North Liberty, IA credwards@......
Hi all, Yesterday morning I was hiking at Crawford Creek Recreation Area in SW Ida Co. While listening to some Chorus frogs in a marshy area along the lake...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Apr 2, 2004 1:22 pm
576
Hello, I will be giving a slide presentation on Iowa's native orchids for the Central Iowa Orchid Society in Des Moines this Sunday. This will take place at...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Apr 2, 2004 4:49 pm
577
Hi all, Yesterday (4/4/04) we (wife Marcia and myself) decided to take advantage of the warm, sunny, and windless day to go out and do some GeoCaching and look...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Apr 5, 2004 12:26 pm
578
Hello, Here are a few thoughts on the DNR non-game portion of Harlan's comments: The Wildlife Bureau has a larger non-game program than can be supported by...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Apr 6, 2004 12:04 am
579
Hello, This story was on ABC News' web page today. The "Iowa rainforest" is a significant portion of it. ...
nutrush
nutrush@...
Apr 8, 2004 6:50 am
580
Hello, The Iowa DNR has revised its jackrabbit brochure. I thought this would be of interest to some of you. I have seen jackrabbits less than 10 times in...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Apr 8, 2004 8:31 pm
581
Hello Iowa Botanists and Entomologists, The Palo Alto County Conservation Board is hosting a Wings and Wetlands weekend in mid-May. As part of this program, I...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Apr 13, 2004 3:56 pm
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Hello Iowa Botanists and Entomologists, I have attached the 2004 field trip schedule for the Iowa Native Plant Society. Mark J. Leoschke, Botanist Wildlife...
Mark Leoschke
Mark.Leoschke@...
Apr 13, 2004 4:06 pm
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I saw two common green darners (Anax junius) today and a black swallowtail butterfly. Lots of moths out there, but I don't have the ID's down for them. Harlan...
Hello Harlan and other Iowa entomolgists, Here are a few books that may help with moth identification: The Owlet Moths of Ohio by Roy W. Rings et al (Bulletin...
Hi all, This afternoon, while photographing wildflowers in Moorehead Park at Ida Grove, Ida Co., I observed 3 species of odonates. Two were not surprising,...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Apr 22, 2004 2:54 am
587
Hello Iowa Botanists and Entomologists, The Iowa Senate recently passed Senate File 2298, the Omnibus Appropiations bill. It contains an amendment (Senate...
nutrush
nutrush@...
Apr 23, 2004 4:12 am
588
Greetings bud watchers -- I was pretty excited to see this in my mailbox this morning. Aaron Brees and I had the pleasure of spending a day with Ed last...
Steve and others, We were interested in your post about the early Enallagma civile. They showed up on our pond in east central Nebraska (Dodge County) on...
Hi all, This afternoon (4/27/2004) I visited a pond in the Black Hawk Game Management Area south of Lake View. While there I observed and/or captured the...
Michael S. Hummel
mshummel@...
Apr 28, 2004 4:32 am
592
I just got my copy of Damselflies of the Northeast by Ed Lam. Very well done--looks like a keeper....
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