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Creek Heelsplitter (Lasmigona compressa)Observer
beewilliamsDescription
Here's another old, broken & worn shell. And, this one is little, too! It looks like the pseudocardinal teeth were deformed in life. The shell is thin and fragile. Beak cavity is very shallow. The beak sculpture leads me to L. compressa but I'm open to other suggestions.
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Wartyback (Cyclonaias nodulata)Observer
beewilliamsDescription
Very small. This seems a little too compressed for C. pustulosa but nothing else seems to fit better.
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Whooping Crane (Grus americana)Observer
beewilliamsDescription
Fly-by, following a small flock of Sandhill Cranes.
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Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee (Melissodes desponsus)Observer
beewilliamsDescription
Not sure of this ID.
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Common Sanddragon (Progomphus obscurus)Observer
isabelle3005Description
Rivière de l'Aigle
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Fawnsfoot (Truncilla donaciformis)Observer
beewilliamsDescription
single valve, found dead at river's edge.
I know I'm kind of out on limb here but I can't come up with anything that fits better. Unless it is a Fawnfoot.
Input welcome.
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Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)Observer
dtwilliamsDescription
dark morph
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Emerald-banded Skimmer (Cratilla lineata)Observer
suhelqDescription
Remarkable roosting group of dragonflies found early morning along the Nature Trail in the WII Campus.
