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| Category | Blog Title | Blog Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibians & Reptiles | A Drought of Amphibians | May 21, 2021 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | A Spring Walk | May 27, 2022 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Crocodilians, pt.1 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Crocodilians, pt.2 | Apr 8, 2022 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Crocodilians, pt.3 | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Extinct & Endangered – pt.3 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Hibernation | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Salamanders | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Salamanders | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Sea Turtles | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Amphibians & Reptiles | Wildlife Photographer | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | American Toad | May 22, 2020 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | Bullfrogs | Jul 10, 2020 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | Frog Calling | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | Frogs of Spring | Mar 18, 2022 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | Heat Effects | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | Sounds of Spring | May 9, 2025 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Frogs & Toads | Spring Peepers | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Snakes | Garter Snakes | Apr 17, 2020 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Snakes | Night Hunters | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Snakes | Snake Defense | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Snakes | Snake Monitoring | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Snakes | Venomous Reptiles Of Illinois | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Amphibians&Reptiles…Turtles | Turtles In Illinois | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Birds | A Spring Walk | May 27, 2022 |
| Birds | Bird Beaks | Nov 24, 2023 |
| Birds | Bird Beaks | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Birds | Bird Eggs | May 12, 2023 |
| Birds | Bird Migration | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Birds | Bird Nests | Mar 12, 2021 |
| Birds | Bird Song | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Birds | Cooper’s Hawk | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Birds | Eagles | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Birds | Extinct & Endangered | Feb 9, 2024 |
| Birds | Extinct & Endangered – pt.3 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Birds | Extinct & Endangered pt.2 | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Birds | Great Horned Owl | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Birds | Greene Valley Trail | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Birds | Hawks | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Birds | Hibernation | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Birds | Illinois Hawks | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Birds | Illinois Owls p.1 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Birds | Illinois Owls p.2 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Birds | Irruptions | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Birds | Night Hunters | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Birds | Nocturnal Animals | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Birds | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.2 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Birds | Ostrich | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Birds | Puffins | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Birds | Sandhill Cranes | Mar 19, 2021 |
| Birds | Sounds of Spring | May 9, 2025 |
| Birds | Spring Migration | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Birds | Why Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood? | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | American Goldfinch | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Backyard Birds | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Backyard Birds | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Feederwatch | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Heat Effects | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Hummingbirds | May 15, 2020 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Junco Winter Adaptations | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Neighborhood Nests | May 28, 2021 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Nuthatches | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Project Feederwatch 2021-22 | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Red winged Blackbird | Mar 11, 2022 |
| Birds…Backyard Birds | Woodpeckers | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Birds…Migrating Birds | Hummingbirds | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Birds…Migrating Birds | Spring Migration | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Birds…Wetland Birds | Flamingos | Feb 10, 2023 |
| Birds…Wetland Birds | Heronry | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Birds…Wetland Birds | Herons | May 1, 2020 |
| Birds…Wetland Birds | Red winged Blackbird | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Birds…Woodland Birds | Turkeys | Nov 27, 2020 |
| Birds…Woodland Birds | Wood Warblers | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Discoveries | Bird Beaks | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Discoveries | Citizen Science | Jan 22, 2021 |
| Discoveries | Dead trees | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Discoveries | Dinosaurs At The Museum | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Discoveries | Extinct & Endangered | Feb 9, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Extinct & Endangered – pt.3 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Extinct & Endangered pt.2 | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Feederwatch | Nov 20, 2020 |
| Discoveries | Fossils of Illinois | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Fossils of Illinois – part 2 | Jan 26, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Greene Valley Trail | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Discoveries | Herbaria | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Discoveries | Illinois State Symbols, pt.1 | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Discoveries | Illinois State Symbols, pt.2 | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Discoveries | Irruptions | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Discoveries | JSNM Updates | May 23, 2025 |
| Discoveries | Nature Journaling | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Night Hunters | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Discoveries | Night Light | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Discoveries | Phenology | Apr 2, 2021 |
| Discoveries | Project Feederwatch 2021-22 | Nov 11, 2021 |
| Discoveries | Sap & Syrup | Jan 29, 2021 |
| Discoveries | Smoke Gets In Your Lungs | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Discoveries | Snake Monitoring | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Discoveries | What’s New at JSNM | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Discoveries | Wildlife Photographer | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Astronomy | Moon Phases | Oct 2, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Astronomy | Sun-Earth Relations | Dec 4, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Astronomy | The Hunter’s Moon | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Discoveries…Astronomy | Winter Night Sky | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Discoveries…Bones | Bear bones | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Discoveries…Books | Books and Blogs | Dec 26, 2025 |
| Discoveries…Books | Books, Blogs, and Pods | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Discoveries…Books | Field Guides | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Discoveries…Books | Last Minute Gifts | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Discoveries…Books | My Nature Bookshelf | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Books | Natural History Reading | May 24, 2024 |
| Discoveries…Tracks | Tracks In The Snow | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Discoveries…Tracks | Tracks In The Snow, pt.2 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Discoveries…Weather | A Drought of Amphibians | May 21, 2021 |
| Discoveries…Weather | A Spring Walk | May 27, 2022 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Beat The Heat | Aug 25, 2023 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Boreal Forest in Winter | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Couds | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Weather | DewDew Dew-Dah | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Hibernation | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Spring Rains | May 13, 2022 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Tornado | Apr 9, 2021 |
| Discoveries…Weather | Tornado | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Fish | Chinook Salmon | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Fish | The Ocean Deep | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Habitat…Desert | Desert Habitats, pt.1 | Nov 4, 2022 |
| Habitat…Desert | Desert Habitats, pt.2 | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Habitat…Desert | Desert Habitats, pt.3 | Nov 18, 2022 |
| Habitat…Mountain | Pamir Wildlife | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Habitat…Mountain | The High Life | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Habitat…Mountain | The High Life Animal Species | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Habitat…Prairie | Greene Valley Trail | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Habitat…Prairie | Midwestern Prairie | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Habitat…Prairie | Summer Pollinator Bloom | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Habitat…Urban | Backyard Sounds | Jun 24, 2022 |
| Habitat…Urban | Urban Wild | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Habitat…Wetland | Carnivorous Plants | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Habitat…Wetland | Lakes & Ponds | May 20, 2022 |
| Habitat…Wetland | Seaside | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Habitat…Wetland | Turnover | Mar 5, 2021 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Autumn Foods | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Boreal Forest in Winter | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Forest Floor | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Forest Litter | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Forest Litter, Critters To See | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.3 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Habitat…Woodland | Oak-hickory Forest | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Insects | A Spring Walk | May 27, 2022 |
| Insects | Aquatic Insects | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Insects | Backyard Activites | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Insects | Carnivorous Plants | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Insects | Cicadas | May 10, 2024 |
| Insects | Cicadas in Song | Jun 12, 2020 |
| Insects | Crickets | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Insects | Fireflies | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Insects | Fireflies | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Insects | Forest Litter, Hand Lens Views | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Insects | Grasshoppers | Jul 23, 2021 |
| Insects | Heat Effects | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Insects | Hibernation | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Insects | Insects Over Winter | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Insects | Ladybugs | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Insects | Night Buzzers | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Insects | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.3 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Insects | Praying Mantis | Nov 19, 2021 |
| Insects | The Itch! | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Insects…Bees Wasps & Flies | Bee An Early Pollinator | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Insects…Bees Wasps & Flies | Bee Fascinated | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Insects…Bees Wasps & Flies | Bee-ginning B’s | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Insects…Bees Wasps & Flies | Common Milkweed Pollinators | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Insects…Butterflies & Dragonflis & Damselflies | Butterflies | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Insects…Butterflies & Dragonflis & Damselflies | Butterflies & Flowers | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Insects…Butterflies & Dragonflis & Damselflies | Butterfly Defense | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Insects…Butterflies & Dragonflis & Damselflies | Naiad | Apr 24, 2020 |
| Invertebrates | Creepy Critters | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Invertebrates | Forest Litter, Critters To See | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Invertebrates | Forest Litter, Hand Lens Views | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Invertebrates | It’s Got Legs! | Jun 11, 2021 |
| Invertebrates | Moon Jellies | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Invertebrates | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.2 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Invertebrates | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.3 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Invertebrates | Orb Weavers | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Invertebrates | Spiders | Oct 30, 2020 |
| Invertebrates | The Deep Ocean | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Mammals | A Big, Cool One | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Mammals | Antlers & Horns | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Mammals | Arctic Adaptations | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Mammals | At The Waterhole | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Mammals | Baleen Whales | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Mammals | Bats | May 8, 2020 |
| Mammals | Bearing Up In Winter | Nov 22, 2024 |
| Mammals | Beavers | Jul 9, 2021 |
| Mammals | Camels | May 8, 2026 |
| Mammals | Chipmunks | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Mammals | Egg-Laying Mammals | May 22, 2026 |
| Mammals | Extinct & Endangered – pt.3 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Mammals | Extinct & Endangered pt.2 | Feb 23, 2024 |
| Mammals | Fancy Hair | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Mammals | Giraffes | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Mammals | Greene Valley Trail | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mammals | Hibernation | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Mammals | Hippo! | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Mammals | Marsupial | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Mammals | Night Hunters | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Mammals | Nocturnal Animals | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Mammals | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.2 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Mammals | Oh To Be So Shrew-d | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Mammals | Opossum | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Mammals | Pronghorns | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Mammals | Red panda | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Mammals | Rodents | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Mammals | Sei Whale | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Mammals | Sloths | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Mammals | Snow Leopards | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Mammals | Sounds of Spring | May 9, 2025 |
| Mammals | Squirrels | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Mammals | Squirrels of Illinois | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Mammals | Weasels | Mar 10, 2023 |
| Mammals | White, Yellow, Green? | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Plants | American Asters | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Plants | Autumn Foods | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Plants | Buttonbush | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Plants | Dangerous Plants | Aug 13, 2021 |
| Plants | Exotic Invasives | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Plants | Fern Fun | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Plants | Ferns | May 26, 2023 |
| Plants | Greene Valley Trail | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Plants | Lichens | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Plants | Mushrooms | May 6, 2022 |
| Plants…Garden Plants | American Asters | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Plants…Garden Plants | Buttonbush | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Plants…Garden Plants | Pollinator Garden | May 29, 2020 |
| Plants…Garden Plants | Succulents | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Plants…Grass & Sedge & Rush | Autumn Grass | Sep 17, 2021 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Acorns | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Ash Trees | Aug 11, 2023 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Autumn Leaves | Oct 9, 2020 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Autumn Seed Collecting | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Bark, pt.1 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Bark, pt.2 | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Bark, pt.3 | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Buttonbush | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Pumpkins | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Sap & Syrup | Jan 29, 2021 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Seeds | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Tree Buds | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Underfoot | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Winter Tree ID, Pt.1 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Plants…Plant Parts | Winter Tree ID, Pt.2 | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Ash Trees | Aug 11, 2023 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Autumn Leaves | Oct 9, 2020 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Bark, pt.1 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Bark, pt.2 | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Bark, pt.3 | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Buttonbush | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Conifers | Dec 25, 2020 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Dead trees | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Maple Trees | Apr 7, 2023 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.1 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.2 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Oak Tree Habitat, pt.3 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Spring Wetland Vegetation | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Summer Berries | Jun 14, 2023 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Tree Buds | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Winter Tree ID, Pt.1 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Plants…Trees & Shrubs | Winter Tree ID, Pt.2 | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Plants…Wetland Plants | Carnivorous Plants | Sep 8, 2023 |
| Plants…Wetland Plants | Cattails | Jul 2, 2021 |
| Plants…Wetland Plants | Duck Potato Salad | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Plants…Wetland Plants | Spring Wetland Vegetation | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | A Spring Walk | May 27, 2022 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | American Asters | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Asters | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Common Milkweed | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Common Milkweed Pollinators | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Coneflower | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Early Spring Blooms | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Natives In Bloom | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Silphium | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Spring Wildflowers | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | The Itch! | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Trillium | May 14, 2021 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Wildflowers, pt. 1 | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Plants…Wildflowers | Wildflowers, pt.2 | May 7, 2021 |