August 28, 2026 | Survey session of the day at Hatches Harbor
As usual, I documented the phenology of target species, including oaks, birches, Prunus species, and many local herbaceous plants, while also recording arthropod plant interactions. Here are a few lovely field highlights.
I found a couple more of those fantastic caterpillars on sweet goldenrod, beautifully dressed in goldenrod flowers: Wavy-lined Emeralds, along with a plethora of spiders waiting in ambush.
That crab spider, perched in the flower head of a hyssop-leaved thoroughwort, was already in position when I passed by in the morning. Three hours later, on my way back, it was still in exactly the same spot. It had barely moved. Now that’s patience!
It was peeping time too. I lost count of the number of ambush bugs (Phymata) I saw mating on both goldenrod (Solidago species) and goldentop (Euthamia species). One pair was particularly glorious, with the female feeding on a fly while the male was doing his business. ๐
Fowler’s Toads were on the move, a multitude of fruits, including these shining sumac fruits, were ripening, with some already dispersing their seeds, and coppers were flickering low over the ground.
Such a beautiful day to be out, fully in the moment, looking with intention. ๐ฟ
๐ท © Claire O'Neill, please credit accordingly | For the session list of species recorded at that location see here, Pheno Lite records here, and Buggy records here.
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