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Crook Street Wetlands - 2004

This is a brief tour through the wetlands as the season changed in 2004. It is best viewed with a good screen and the large settings. Any addition or correction to the identification is welcome.
Thanks to the Lorain County Metroparks
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Early Spring views of some of the wetlands. Very little green. 04/11/04
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Early Spring views of some of the wetlands. Very little green. 04/11/04

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  • Early Spring views of some of the wetlands. Very little green. 04/11/04
  • Early Spring view over the meadow. A little green coming through. 04/11/04
  • Another early spring view over the wetlands. 04/11/04
  • Snipe foraging. 04/11/04
  • A pair of mallards taking off. 04/11/04
  • The wooded area had many ephemeral wildflowers.<br /> Trout lilies. 04/19/04
  • Canada Geese were very abundant in the Spring, and nested on mounds all over the wetlands. 04/18/04
  • The catchbasins were loaded with Tadpoles in April. I never figured out what they ate. 04/19/04
  • A closeup showing the density of the tadpoles. 04//18/2004
  • Spring Cress. Cardamine rhomboidea. 04/24/04
  • Spring Beauties. Claytonia virginica 04/24/2004
  • Anax junius, Common Green Darner, ovipositing. They were the 1st species observed in the Spring, and the 1st observed breeding. 04/24/04
  • Trillium among the fallen leaves in the woods. 04/24/04
  • Cut Leaved Toothwort. Cardamine Concatanata. 04/24/04
  • Some violets in May. 05/01/04
  • Another early ode, Ishnura verticalis, The Eastern Forktail. This is a male and an orange phase female. 05/01/04
  • Bullfrogs, and some other frogs, are abundant and vocal. 05/16/04
  • Dot Tail Whiteface. Looks recently emerged. This is an early season Dragonfly. 5/16/04
  • May view of meadow and wetlands toward the back of the area. The dead tree is a favorite roost for buzzards and egrets. 05/16/04
  • Mature Dot Tail Whiteface, Leucorrhinia intacta. 5/22/04
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