- Reach 1000 species here on iNaturalist (started the year at 476, am now at 483...need another 517)
- Learn my new DSLR camera--especially maximizing macro photography
- Visit three local areas I have not yet visited in Spring/Summer (Maidstone Conservation Area, Ojibway Park's Spring Garden area, and Devonwood Conservation Area)
- Find 10 new spider species
- Get spider IDs that henceforth have seemed impossible--perhaps some microscopy (grass spiders, crab spiders, wolf spiders, etc.)
- Find a fox snake and massasauga rattlesnake with @dwakefield in June
- Find a spotted turtle
- Find more leaf litter invertebrates (possibly through sifting or a berlese funnel)
- Contribute some more "firsts" on the country, province, and state level to BugGuide
- Get and use a sweep net
- Learn to identify birds of prey and add 2 new species
- 3 new Odonata (dragonfly/damselfly) species
- 10 to Lepidoptera (moth/butterfly) species
Pie-In-The-Sky Goals
- Find a Snowy Owl
- Find a Piebald Deer at Ojibway Park
- Prove that Cherry-Faced Meadowhawks exist in Essex County
- Prove that Smooth Green Snakes still exist in Essex County
- Get out to the South and/or West and find some animals!
Find all the spiders on Gerry Blagoev's Ojibway Checklist
- Find all the dragonflies on Paul Pratt's Odonata of Essex County Checklist
Publicado el
febrero 18, 2016 09:28 MAÑANA
por
marknenadov
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