Two weeks ago I went on a five-day trip up north to central Wisconsin. Unfortunately, likely due to being at the tail-end of the season for most of my targets, I struck out on pretty much all of the birds I wanted to see. It didn't help that I had been fairly productive in the Chicagoland area earlier this summer, which took care of a number of nice species I did see again up there. Back in Champaign, however, I've had better success, just in time for my first semester of college to start.
Birds
Also seen at Dick Young Forest Preserve, Kane County, 22 July 2023, I guess I left just this one out of my previous post, seeing as this number was missing and everything else was correct
222. Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
Seen at Necedah NWR, Goose Pond, 8 Aug 2023
226. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
A group of very nice additions awaiting me five minutes from my house the day I got back, including the grosbeak, finally, which has to be the most common bird in the Midwest I was missing. The lifer shorebirds were all very nice, too. Moorman Ponds, 13 Aug 2023.
227. Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) (Lifer)
228. Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) (Lifer)
229. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) (Lifer)
230. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
231. Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) (Lifer)
My last fieldwork trip, as I switched gears for the upcoming semester, was back to DuPage County. Churchill Woods Forest Preserve and the adjacent power station yielded some very nice birds, including the flycatcher, which has to be the second most common bird that passes through the Midwest that I hadn't seen yet. It was also interesting see my second parakeet species this year. 15 Aug 2023
232. Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
233. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi) (Lifer)
234. Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
The rarities keep returning to Moorman, this one I visited right after my second day of classes. 22 Aug 2023
235. Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Mammals
Seen in White River Marsh SWA, Green Lake Co, Wisconsin, 10 Aug 2023
19. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Can I count this? Should I count this? At Shamba Safari in Marquette Co, WI ofc, 10 Aug 2023
20. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) (Lifer)
Reptiles
Orland Hills Boardwalk, Aug 14 2023
6. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
Amphibians
Two typical northern frogs, seen definitively at the International Crane Foundation, Sauk co WI, on 10 Aug 2023 and at Necedah NWR on the Lupine Loop, respectively.
4. Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
5. Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
Herptiles
9. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
10. Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)
11. Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
Fish
Pleasant Lake, Waushara Co Wisconsin
8. Northern pike (Esox lucius)
Insects/Inverts
210. Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
211. Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
212. Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
213. Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) (Lifer)
214. Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)
215. Plectilis pearl (Anania plectilis) (Lifer)
216. Goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)
217. Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) (Lifer)
218. Variegated lady beetle (Hippodamia variegata) (Lifer)
219. Filmy dome spider (Neriene radiata) (Lifer)
220. Strawberry root weevil (Otiorhynchus ovatus)
221. Lupine bug (Megalotomus quinquespinosus) (Lifer)
222. Wild indigo duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) (Lifer)
223. Punctured tiger beetle (Cicindela punctulata)
224. Downy yellowjacket (Vespula flavopilosa) (Lifer)
225. Springwater dancer (Argia funebris) (Lifer)
226. Common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) (Lifer)
227. Azure bluet (Enallagma aspersum) (Lifer)
228. Autumn meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)
229. Powdered dancer (Argia moesta)
230. Great spangled fritillary (Argynnis cybele)
231. White-faced meadowhawk (Sympetrum obtrusum)
232. Potter wasp (Zethus spinipes) (Lifer)
233. Arrowhead orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata) (Lifer)
234. Tule bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)
235. White-dotted prominent (Nadata gibbosa) (Lifer)
236. Orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
237. Four-banded stink wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus) (Lifer)
238. Familiar bluet (Enallagma civile)
239. Half-black bumble bee (Bombus vagans) (Lifer)
240. Dark paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus)
241. Mason Wasp (Euodynerus foraminatus) (Lifer)
242. Peck’s skipper (Polites peckius)
243. Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
244. Scentless plant bug (Brachycarenus tigrinus) (Lifer)
245. Banded long-horned caddisfly (Mystacides interjectus) (Lifer)
246. Net-spinning caddisfly (Potamyia flava)
247. Pure green sweat bee (Augochlora pura) (Lifer)
248. Striped horse fly (Tabanus lineola) (Lifer)
249. Black horse fly (Tabanus atratus) (Lifer)
250. Dark cixiid planthopper (Pintalia vibex) (Lifer)
251. Clear cixiid planthopper (Melanoliarus placitus) (Lifer)
I am looking forward to what fall migration continues to bring in. It has also been enjoyable to catch up on all the world travel and mouth-watering species others on the thread have posted

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