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Last week, I drove down Highway 401 from where I reside in Hamilton to Ontario's Carolinian Zone in the far south of the province. Despite the extensive deforestation in this region, the small pockets of remaining forest, wetland and grassland contain some of the highest biodiversity in the province. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I have been starting to delve into the world of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and this trip would provide me with an opportunity to search for a handful of species that I had never seen before. I also had high hopes for a night of moth trapping somewhere in the Ojibway Prairie. The total length of my trip was just a bit longer than 24 hours, but I made the most of it and came away with some exciting discoveries.  Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) - Ojibway Prairie Complex, Essex County, Ontairo
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The months of May, June, and July are always the busiest for me, and 2024 was no exception. As someone who earns their living as a field biologist, it makes intuitive sense that field work is most readily available during these spring and summer months. Birds are nesting, frogs are calling, snakes are active, and a dizzying diversity of vascular plants and insects can be readily found. My work incorporates all of these taxa, and as such, I have had a very busy few months of fieldwork. At one point I worked for 57 consecutive days, a personal best.  American Black Duck - Mount Uniacke, Hants County, Nova Scotia As the calendar flipped to August I was ready for a mini vacation. Don't get me wrong, I love the type of work that I do, but I was looking forward to a bit of a break as well as some naturalizing opportunities on my own time. Laura and I planned to do a quick five day trip at the start of August to Nova Scotia where her parents live. I used to visit Nova Scotia with Laura every summer and every Christmas season, but I haven't been out there during the summer months since 2017.  American Toad - Mount Uniacke Estate, Hants County, Nova Scotia |
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