June 2022

Three out of four of these Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae) don’t have common names, suggesting they are sadly under-known. The one that does is an introduced species that’s been in North America for at least 60 years. Potter wasps build free-standing nests out of mud. Mason wasps use mud to line and seal wooden…

Double-plus platinum jubilee edition….

Just hearing about the comment period for the East and West Pond Stewardship Plan at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Comments accepted until the 7th. Yikes! Unlike the typical National Wildlife Refuge, run by U.S.Fish and Wildlife, JBWR is a National Parks Service operation, part of the Jamaica Bay National Recreation Area. (That’s right, it’s not…

Other Odonates seen so far in NYC: Common Green Darner, Fragile Forktail, Black Saddlebags, Eastern Forktail, Blue Dasher, Familiar Forktail (tentative ID), Painted Skimmer, and one of the Pantala gliders.