Blog Lookup by Species

Common NameGenus speciesBlog TitleBlog Date
14-spot ladybird beetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctataLadybugsAug 6, 2021
Adder’s tongue fernOphioglossum pusillumFern FunJun 25, 2021
Adonis blue butterflyLysandra bellargusButterfly DefenseJul 29, 2022
African elephantLoxodonta atlanticaBeat The HeatAug 25, 2023
AlderflySialas sp.Aquatic InsectsFeb 24, 2023
Allen’s HummingbirdSelasphorus sasinHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Aloe veraAloe veraSucculentsJul 15, 2022
Amazon weaselNeogale africanaWeaselsMar 10, 2023
AmelanchierAmelanchier sppSummer BerriesJun 14, 2023
American alligatorAlligator mississippiensisCrocodilians, pt.1Apr 1, 2022
American alligatorAlligator mississippiensisCrocodilians, pt.2Apr 8, 2022
American alligatorAlligator mississippiensisCrocodilians, pt.3Apr 15, 2022
American asterSymphyotrichum sppAmerican astersOct 10, 2025
American badgerTaxidea taxusOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
American beech treeFagus grandifolaBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
American beech treeFagus grandifolaBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
American black bearUrsus americanusBearing Up In WinterNov 22, 2024
American black bearUrsus americanusBear BonesJan 10, 2025
American cootFulica americanaCattailsJul 2, 2021
American crocodileCrocodylus acutusCrocodilians, pt.1Apr 1, 2022
American crocodileCrocodylus acutusCrocodilians, pt.3Apr 15, 2022
American crocodileCrocodylus acutusSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
American dog tick; Wood tickDermacentor variabilisThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
American elm treeUlmus americanaBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
American goldfinchSpinus tristisSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
American goldfinchSpinus tristisBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
American goldfinchSpinus tristisBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
American goldfinchSpinus tristisAmerican GoldfinchJul 1, 2022
American goldfinchSpinus tristisAmerican astersOct 10, 2025
American goldfinchSpinus tristisHappy Thanksgiving 2022Nov 25, 2022
American greater flamingoPhoenicopterus ruberFlamingosFeb 10, 2023
American lindenTilia americanaTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
American oystercatcherHaematopus americanusBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
American painted ladyVanessa virginiensisPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
American painted ladyVanessa virginiensisSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
American painted ladyVanessa virginiensisAmerican astersOct 10, 2025
American robinTurdus migratoriusBird NestsMar 12, 2021
American robinTurdus migratoriuSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
American robinTurdus migratoriuBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
American sycamore treePlatanus occidentalisBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
American sycamore seedPlatanus occidentalisSeedsOct 1, 2021
American toadAnaxyrus americanusAmerican ToadMay 22, 2020
American toadAnaxyrus americanusMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
American toadAnaxyrus americanusSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
American toadAnaxyrus americanusHeat EffectsJul 11, 2025
American tree sparrowSpizelloides arboreaSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
American tree sparrowSpizelloides arboreaAmerican astersOct 10, 2025
American white pelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosBird SongFeb 28, 2025
American woodcockScolopax minorSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Amur honeysuckleLonicera mackiiExotic InvasivesApr 30, 2021
AnglerfishMelanocetidae sppThe Deep OceanApr 14, 2023
Anise hyssopAgastache spp.American astersOct 10, 2025
Anna’s hummingbirdCalypte annaHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Antarctic krillEuphausia superbaBaleen WhalesOct 25, 2024
Antelope jackrabbitLepus alleniDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Apollo swallowtail butterflyParnassius apolloPamir WildlifeMar 14, 2025
Apple seedMalus spSeedsOct 1, 2021
Arctic foxVulpes lagopusArctic AdaptationsDec 9, 2022
Arctic foxVulpes lagopusBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
ArrowheadSagittaria sppDuck Potato SaladJan 20, 2023
Aspen treePopulus sppBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaPuffinsSep 22, 2023
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusUrban WildSep 18, 2020
Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusEaglesJan 8, 2021
Baltimore checkerspotEuphydryas phaetonSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Baltimore orioleIcterus galbulaNeighborhood NestsMay 28, 2021
Baltimore orioleIcterus galbullaBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Bark scorpionCentruroides exilicaudaDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
BarleyHordeum spHappy Thanksgiving 2022Nov 25, 2022
Barn OwlTyto albaIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Barn OwlTyto albaIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Barn OwlTyto albaGreat Horned OwlApr 11, 2025
Barred OwlStrix variaIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Basil Christian’s aloeAloe christianiiHerbariaOct 14, 2022
Bay-breasted warblerSetophaga castaneaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
BeaverCastor canadensisBeaversJul 9, 2021
Bee balmMonarda spHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Big sagebrushArtimesia tridentataDesert Habitats, pt.2Nov 11, 2022
Big bluestemAndropogon gerardiiAutumn GrassSep 17, 2021
Big bluestemAndropogon gerardiiIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Big bluestemAndropogon gerardiiAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Big bluestemAndropogon gerardiiMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Big dipper fireflyPhotinus pyralisFirefliesJul 16, 2021
Bighorn sheepOvis canadensisAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Bird’s foot trefoilLotus corniculatusBee FascinatedFeb 26, 2021
BisonBison bisonAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformusWinter Tree ID, Pt.2Feb 19, 2021
Bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformusOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Black & white warblerMniotilta variaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Black & yellow garden spiderArgiope aurantiaOrb WeaversNov 4, 2021
Black ash treeFraxinus nigraAsh TreesAug 11, 2023
Blackburnian warblerSetophaga fuscaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Black-capped chickadeePoecile atracapillusBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
Black-capped chickadeePoecile atracapillusHibernationOct 23, 2020
Black-capped chickadeePoecile atracapillusBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Black-capped chickadeePoecile atracapillusWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Black cherryPrunus serotinaBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
Black cherryPrunus serotinaOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Black-chinned hummingbirdArchilobus alexandriHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Black-crowned night heronNycticorax nycticoraxHeronsMay 1, 2020
Black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirtaSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirtaAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Black-eyed susanRudbeckia hirtaAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Black fireflyLucidota atraFirefliesJun 26, 2020
Black fireflyLucidota atraFirefliesJul 16, 2021
Black-footed ferretMustela nigripesExtinct & Endangered – pt.3Mar 8, 2024
Black kiteMilvus migransIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Black leaf fungusSeptoria spiculosaEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Black-legged tick; Deer tickIxodes scapularisThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Black maple treeAcer nigrumSap & SyrupJan 29, 2021
Black maple treeAcer nigrumMaple TreesApr 7, 2023
Black maple seedAcer nigrumSeedsOct 1, 2021
Black oak treeQuercus velutinaOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Black raspberryRubus occidentalisGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Black skimmerRynchops nigerBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Black swallowtail butterflyPapilio polyxenesBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Black swallowtail butterflyPapilio polyxenesCommon Milkweed PollinatorsJul 8, 2022
Black swallowtail butterflyPapilio polyxenesConeflowerJul 22, 2022
Black swallowtail butterflyPapilio polyxenesButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Black-tailed jackrabbitLepus californicusBeat The HeatAug 25, 2023
Black-throated green warblerSetophaga virensWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Black walnut treeJuglans nigraWinter Tree ID, Pt.2Feb 19, 2021
Black walnut treeJuglans nigraOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
BloodrootSanguinaria canadensisSpring WildflowersApr 10, 2020
BloodrootSanguinaria canadensisOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
BloodrootSanguinaria canadensisNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
BlowflyCalliphoridae spBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Blue asterSymphyotrichum laeveAstersOct 15, 2021
Blue cohoshCaulophyllum thalictoridesEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Blue-headed vireoVireo solitariusSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Blue jayCyanocitta cristataIrruptionsDec 18, 2020
Blue jayCyanocitta cristataNeighborhood NestsMay 28, 2021
Blue jayCyanocitta cristataMigrationOct 28, 2022
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Blue morpho butterflyMorpho peleidesButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Blue salviaSalvia azureaHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Blue-fruited dogwood treeCornus obliquaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
BluegillLepomis macrochirusIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
Blue-joint grassCalamagrostis canadensisSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Blue-spotted salamanderAmbystoma lateraleSalamandersMar 4, 2022
Blue-spotted salamanderAmbystoma lateraleSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Blue-throated hummingbirdLampornis clemenciaeHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Blue-winged tealAnas discorsSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Blue-winged tealAnas discorsBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Bohemian waxwingBombycilla garrulusIrruptionsDec 18, 2020
Bolete mushroomBoletus spp.Forest LitterSep 16, 2022
BorageBorago officinalisBee FascinatedFeb 26, 2021
Boreal chorus frogPseudacris maculataA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Boreal chorus frogPseudacris maculataFrog CallingMar 24, 2023
Boreal chorus frogPseudacris maculataSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Boston fernNephrolepsis exaltataFernsMay 26, 2023
Box elder treeAcer negundoMaple TreesApr 7, 2023
Bristly asterSymphyotrichum puniceumAstersOct 15, 2021
Broad-billed hummingbirdCynanthus latirostrisHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Broad-leaved cattailTypha latifoliaCattailsJul 2, 2021
Broad-leaved cattailTypha latifoliaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Broad-shouldered hawkButeo platypterusHawksAug 28, 2020
Broad-shouldered hawkButeo platypterusIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Broad-tailed hummingbirdSelasphorus platycercusHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Brown-belted bumblebeeBombus griseocollisBee-ginning B’sJun 5, 2020
Brown clipper butterflyParthenos sylviaButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Brown-headed nuthatchSitta pusillaNuthatchesMar 17, 2023
Brown recluseLoxosceles reclusaSpidersOct 30, 2020
Brown recluseLoxosceles reclusaCreepy CrittersOct 21, 2022
Brown-throated slothBradypus variegatusSlothsDec 23, 2022
Buff-bellied hummingbirdAmazilia yucatanensisHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusBullfrogsJul 10, 2020
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusTurnoverMar 5, 2021
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
BullfrogLithobates catesbeianusHeat EffectsJul 11, 2025
BumblebeeBombus spSpring WildflowersApr 10, 2020
BumblebeeBombus spBee An Early PollinatorApr 28, 2023
Bur oak treeQuercus macrocarpaAcornsSep 24, 2021
Bur oak treeQuercus macrocarpaBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
Bur oak treeQuercus macrocarpaTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
Bur oak treeQuercus macrocarpaOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Bur oak treeQuercus macrocarpaOak Tree Habitat, pt.1Jun 28, 2024
Bushy asterSymphyotrichum dumosumAstersOct 15, 2021
Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosaAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalisButtonbushJul 28, 2023
Cabbage white butterflyPieris rapaeBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Cabbage white butterflyPieris rapaeButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Cactus deer mousePeromyscus eremicusDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Cactus wrenCampylorhynchus brunneicapillusDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Calico asterSymphyotrichum lateriflorumAstersOct 15, 2021
California condorGymnogyps californianusExtinct & Endangered – pt.3Mar 8, 2024
Calliope hummingbirdSelasphorus calliopeHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Canada geeseBranta canadensisMigrationOct 28, 2022
Candleflame lichenCandelaria concolorLichensJan 14, 2022
Canada lynxLynx canadensisBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Cape cobraNaja nivesSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaerisRodentsApr 26, 2024
Cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalisHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalisSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalisAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
CaribouRangifer spArctic AdaptationsDec 9, 2022
Carolina mantisStagmomantis carolinaPraying MantisNov 19, 2021
Carolina parakeetConuropsis carolinensisExtinct & EndangeredFeb 9, 2024
CatmintNepeta faasseniiBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Cave SalamanderEurycea lucifugaSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Cecropia mothHyalophora cecropiaInsects Over WinterNov 8, 2024
Cedar waxwingBombycilla cedrorumBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Celandine poppyStylophorum diphyllumWildflowers, pt.2May 7, 2021
Celandine poppyStylophorum diphyllumA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Celandine poppyStylophorum diphyllumNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
CentipedeMyriapoda spIt’s Got Legs!Jun 11, 2021
CentipedeMyriapoda spForest Litter, Critters To SeeSep 23, 2022
Central newtNotophthalmus viridescensSalamandersMar 4, 2022
Central newtNotophthalmus viridescensSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Century plantAgave americanaDesert Habitats, pt.2Nov 11, 2022
CephalopodPlacenticeras PlacentaFossils of Illinois – part 2Jan 26, 2024
Chanterell mushroomCantharellus spp.Forest LitterSep 16, 2022
Chinese mantisTenodera sinensisPraying MantisNov 19, 2021
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaChinookOct 8, 2021
Chipping sparrowSpizella passerinaSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Christmas cactusSchlumbergera spSucculentsJul 15, 2022
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoidesFern FunJun 25, 2021
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoidesFernsMay 26, 2023
CicadaCicadoidea spCicadas in SongJun 12, 2020
CicadaCicadoidea spNight BuzzersSep 6, 2023
ClematisClematis spPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Climbing prairie roseRosa setigeraGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Coast live oakQuercus agrifolaOak Tree Habitat, pt.1Jun 28, 2024
Coast sandalwoodSantalum ellipticumHerbariaOct 14, 2022
Cobra lilyDarlingtonia californicaCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
Colombian weaselNeogale felipeiWeaselsMar 10, 2023
ColumbineAquilegia spHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Common alderAlnus glutinosaBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Common beggar’s ticksBidens frondosaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Common buckeye butterflyJunonia coeniaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Common buckthornRhamnus catharticaExotic InvasivesApr 30, 2021
Common bur reedSparganium eurycarpumSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Common green bottle flyLucilia sericataBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Common ironweedVernonia fasciculataSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Common ironweedVernonia fasciculataAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Common loonGavia immerBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Common milkweedAsclepias syriacaCommon Milkweed PollinatorsJul 8, 2022
Common milkweedAsclepias syriacaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Common milkweedAsclepias syriacaAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Common milkweedAsclepias syriacaGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Common mudpuppyNecturus maculosusSalamandersMar 4, 2022
Common ostrichStruthio camelusOstrichOct 11, 2024
Common pill-bugArmadillidium vulgareInsects Over WinterNov 8, 2024
Common redpollAcanthis flammeaSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Common reedPhragmites australisSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Common snowdrops; White-throated snowdropsGalanthus nivalisEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Common starlingSturnus vulgarisWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Common stoneflyParagnetina mediaAquatic InsectsFeb 24, 2023
Common yellowthroatGeothlypis trichasGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Compass plantSilphium laciniatumSilphiumSep 3, 2021
ConeflowerEchinaceaAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Connecticut warblerOporornis agilisWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Convergent lady-beetleHippodamia convergensLadybugsAug 6, 2021
Cooper’s hawkAccipiter cooperiiHawksAug 28, 2020
Cooper’s hawkAccipiter cooperiiBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Cooper’s hawkAccipiter cooperiiIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Cooper’s hawkAccipiter cooperiiCooper’s HawkDec 10, 2021
Coral bellsHeuchera spHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Coral mushroomRamaria spp.Forest LitterSep 16, 2022
CornIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Costa’s hummingbirdCalypte costaeHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
CoyoteCanis latransNocturnal AnimalsJul 24, 2020
CoyoteCanis latransSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
CoyoteCanis latransGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Crab (fossil)Zanthopsis vulgarisFossils of Illinois – part 2Jan 26, 2024
Crane flyTipulidae spBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Crane flyTipuladea spAquatic InsectsFeb 24, 2023
Creosote bushLarrea tridentataDesert Habitats, pt.2Nov 11, 2022
Crickets spOrthopteraCricketsSep 10, 2021
CrinoidDichocrinus inornatusFossils of IllinoisJan 12, 2024
CrocusCrocus vernusEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Cuban sandhill craneAntigone canadensis nesiotesSandhill CranesMar 19, 2021
Cup fungusPeziza domicilianaMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Cup fungusPeziza domicilianaForest LitterSep 16, 2022
Cup plantSilphium perfoliatumSilphiumSep 3, 2021
Cup plantSilphium perfoliatumGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Cutleaf toothwortDentaria laciniataWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Cutleaf toothwortCardamine concatenataNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
DaffodilNarcissus spEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Dandelion seedTaraxacum officinaleSeedsOct 1, 2021
Dandelion seedTaraxacum officinaleHerbariaOct 14, 2022
Dark-eyed juncoJunco hyemalisAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Dark-sided salamanderEurycea longicauda meanopleuraSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Deadly nightshadeAtropa belladonnaDangerous PlantsAug 13, 2021
DecapodAcanthochirus longipesFossils of IllinoisJan 12, 2024
DecapodPaneus sp.Fossils of IllinoisJan 12, 2024
Declined trilliumTrillium flexipesTrilliumMay 14, 2021
Deer tick; Black-legged tickIxodes scapularisThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Desert globemallowSphaeralcea ambiguaDesert Habitats, pt.1Nov 4, 2022
Desert woollystarEriastrum eremicumDesert Habitats, pt.1Nov 4, 2022
Differential grasshopperMelanoplus differntialisGrasshoppersJul 23, 2021
DillAnethum graveolensBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
DillAnethum graveolensButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Dill seedsAnethum graveolensHerbariaOct 14, 2022
DinosaurDiplomystus dentatusDinosaurs At The MuseumOct 27, 2023
DinosaurDiplomystus analisDinosaurs At The MuseumOct 28, 2023
DinosaurEdmontosaurusDinosaurs At The MuseumOct 29, 2023
DinosaurKnightia altaDinosaurs At The MuseumOct 30, 2023
DinosaurMioplosusDinosaurs At The MuseumOct 31, 2023
DinosaurNotogonius oscuiusDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 1, 2023
DinosaurPerca obtusaDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 2, 2023
DinosaurPhareodus testisDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 3, 2023
DinosaurPriscacara liopsDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 4, 2023
DinosaurIcthyosaur StenopterygiusDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 5, 2023
DinosaurPterosaur PhyllurusDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 6, 2023
DinosaurTriceratopsDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 7, 2023
DinosaurTyrannosaurus rexDinosaurs At The MuseumNov 8, 2023
DinosaurDiplomystus dentatusFossils of IllinoisJan 12, 2024
DinosaurDiplomystus analisFossils of IllinoisJan 13, 2024
DinosaurKnightia altaFossils of IllinoisJan 14, 2024
DinosaurMioplosusFossils of IllinoisJan 15, 2024
DinosaurNotogonius oscuiusFossils of IllinoisJan 16, 2024
DinosaurPhareodus testisFossils of IllinoisJan 17, 2024
DinosaurRauna angustaFossils of IllinoisJan 18, 2024
DinosaurIcthyosaurFossils of Illinois – part 2Jan 26, 2024
DinosaurNothosaurusFossils of Illinois – part 3Jan 27, 2024
DinosaurPecopterisd miltoni Perca obtusaFossils of Illinois – part 4Jan 28, 2024
DinosaurPriscacara liopsFossils of Illinois – part 5Jan 29, 2024
DinosaurPterosaur PhyllurusFossils of Illinois – part 6Jan 30, 2024
DolostoneIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Downy woodpeckerDryobates pubescensWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Downy woodpeckerDryobates pubescensBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Downy woodpeckerDryobates pubescensBird NestsMar 12, 2021
Downy woodpeckerDryobates pubescensWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Dragon fishEurypegasus sppThe Deep OceanApr 14, 2023
Drummer silty clay loamIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Drummond’s asterSymphyotrichum drummondiiAstersOct 15, 2021
DuckweedLemna spSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
DuckweedLemna spDuck Potato SaladJan 20, 2023
DuckweedNuphar spSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
DuckweedNymphaea spSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Dusky salamanderDesmognathus fuscus conantiSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Dutchman’s breechesDicentra cucullariaSpring WildflowersApr 10, 2020
Dutchman’s breechesDicentra cucullariaNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Dwarf caimanPaleosuchus palpebrosusCrocodilians, pt.1Apr 1, 2022
Dwarf caimanPaleosuchus palpebrosusCrocodilians, pt.2Apr 8, 2022
Dwarf caimanPaleosuchus palpebrosusCrocodilians, pt.3Apr 15, 2022
Eastern black walnutJuglans nigraGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Eastern bluebirdSialia sialisSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Eastern bluebirdSialia sialisBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Eastern bumblebeeBombus impatiensPumpkinsSep 25, 2020
Eastern chipmunkTamias striatusHibernationOct 23, 2020
Eastern chipmunkTamias striatusChipmunksJun 18, 2021
Eastern chipmunkTamias striatusBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Eastern chipmunkTamias striatusHappy Thanksgiving 2022Nov 25, 2022
Eastern copperheadAgkistrodon contortrixSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Eastern copperheadAgkistrodon contortrixVenomous Reptiles Of IllinoisJul 25, 2025
Eastern coral snakeMicrurus fulviusSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Eastern cottontailSylvilagus floridanusGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoidesBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
Eastern fox squirrelSciurus nigerSquirrelsNov 6, 2020
Eastern Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalisGarter SnakesApr 17, 2020
Eastern Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalisA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Eastern grey squirrelSciurus carolinensisSquirrelsNov 6, 2020
Eastern grey squirrelSciurus carolinensisHappy Thanksgiving 2022Nov 25, 2022
Eastern grey squirrelSciurus carolinensisRodentsApr 26, 2024
Eastern grey squirrelSciurus carolinensisOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
Eastern grey squirrelSciurus carolinensisSquirrels of IllinoisAug 8, 2025
Eastern KingbirdTyrannus carolinensisMigrationOct 28, 2022
Eastern milk snakeLampropeltis triangulum triangulumIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
Eastern redbudCercis canadensisNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Eastern screech owlMegascops asioNocturnal AnimalsJul 24, 2020
Eastern screech owlMegascops asioIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Eastern tiger salamanderAmbystoma tigrinumIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflyPapilio glaucusSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflyPapilio glaucusCommon Milkweed PollinatorsJul 8, 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflyPapilio glaucusButterfly DefenseJul 29, 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflyPapilio glaucusButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Eastern whippoorwillAntrostomus vociferusBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Eastern yellow fly agaricAmanita muscariaMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Eastern yellow jacket waspVespula maculifronsThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Ebony jewelwingCalopteryx maculataNaiadApr 24, 2020
EchidnaFamily: TachyglossidaeFancy HairMar 28, 2025
ElderberrySambucus spBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
ElderberrySambucus spGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
ElephantElaphas sp.A Big, Cool OneJan 27, 2023
ElephantElaphas sp.At The WaterholeFeb 3, 2023
ElkCervis elaphus canadensisAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Emerald ash borerAgrilus planipennisAsh TreesAug 11, 2023
Eskimo curlewNumenius borealisExtinct & Endangered pt.2Feb 23, 2024
Eurasian curlewNumenius arquataBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Expressway asterSymphyotrichum spAstersOct 15, 2021
Fall webwormHyphantria cuneaOak Tree Habitat, pt.3Jul 26, 2024
False blister beetleOedemeridae spSpring WildflowersApr 10, 2020
Fangtooth fishAnoplogaster cornutaThe Deep OceanApr 14, 2023
Fennec foxVulpes zerdaBeat The HeatAug 25, 2023
Field CricketGryllus sspNight BuzzersSep 6, 2023
Field sparrowSpizella pusillaGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Fir pinkSilene virginicaHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
FireflyLampyriae familyHeat EffectsJul 11, 2025
Flatback sea turtleNatator depressusSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
Florida sandhill craneGrus canadensis pratensisSandhill CranesMar 19, 2021
FluoriteIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Four-lined plant bugPoecilocapsus lineatusInsects Over WinterNov 8, 2024
Four-toed salamanderHemidactulium scutatumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Fox squirrelSciurus nigerSquirrels of IllinoisAug 8, 2025
Franklin’s ground squirrelSpermophilus frankliniiChipmunksJun 18, 2021
Freeman maple treeAcer fremaniiTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
Fur sealArctocephalus spArctic AdaptationsDec 9, 2022
Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolataWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolataExotic InvasivesApr 30, 2021
GharialGavialus gangeticusCrocodilians, pt.1Apr 1, 2022
GharialGavialus gangeticusCrocodilians, pt.2Apr 8, 2022
Giant hogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumDangerous PlantsAug 13, 2021
Giant millipedeArthropleuraFossils of Illinois – part 2Jan 26, 2024
Giant snowdrops; Green-throated snowdropsGalanthus elwesiiEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Giant swallowtail butterflyPapilio thoasButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Gila monsterHeloderma suspectumExtinct & Endangered – pt.3Mar 8, 2024
Gila monsterHeloderma suspectumDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Ginkgo treeGinkgo bilobaTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
GiraffeGiraffa camelopardalisGiraffesOct 29, 2021
GlowwormLampyris noctilucaFirefliesJun 26, 2020
GoatCapra hircusAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Golden AlexandersZizia aureaPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Golden AlexandersZizia aureaA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Golden AlexandersZizia aureaAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Golden eagleAquila chrysaetosEaglesJan 8, 2021
Golden eagleAquila chrysaetosMigrationOct 28, 2022
Golden eagleAquila chrysaetosIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Golden-crowned kingletRegulus satrapaSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Golden millipedeOrthoporus ornatusOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
GoldenrodSolidago spp.American AstersOct 10, 2025
Gold-rush appleIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Gray catbirdDumetella carolinensisGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Gray tree frogDryophytes versicolorA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Gray tree frogDryophytes versicolorFrog CallingMar 24, 2023
Gray-headed coneflower; Yellow coneflowerRatabida pinnataSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Gray-headed coneflower; Yellow coneflowerRatabida pinnataConeflowerJul 22, 2022
Gray-headed coneflower; Yellow coneflowerRatabida pinnataMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Gray-headed coneflower; Yellow coneflowerRatabida pinnataGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Great blue heronArdea herodiasHeronsMay 1, 2020
Great blue heronArdea herodiasBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Great blue heronArdea herodiasSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Great egretArdea albaHeronsMay 1, 2020
Great-horned owlBubo virginianusIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Great-horned owlBubo virginianusIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Great-horned owlBubo virginianusGreat Horned OwlApr 11, 2025
Great spangled fritillarySpeyeria cybeleSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Greater flamingoPhoenicopterus roseusFlamingosFeb 10, 2023
Greater roadrunnerGeococcyx californianusDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Greater sandhill craneAntigone canadensis tabidaSandhill CranesMar 19, 2021
Green ash treeFraxinus pennsylvanicaOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Green ash treeFraxinus pennsylvanicaAsh TreesAug 11, 2023
Green algaeChlorophyta spDuck Potato SaladJan 20, 2023
Green dragonArisaema dracontiumWildflowers, pt.2May 7, 2021
Green dragonArisaema dracontiumA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Green dragonArisaema dracontiumAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Green frogRana clamitansNocturnal AnimalsJul 24, 2020
Green heronButorides virescensHeronsMay 1, 2020
Green-throated snowdrops; Giant snowdropsGalanthus elwesiiEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Green sea turtleChelonia mydasSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
Grey poplarPopulus x canescensGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Grizzly bearUrsus arctosBear bonesJan 10, 2025
Groundhog; WoodchuckMarmota monaxHibernationOct 23, 2020
Groundhog; WoodchuckMarmota monaxChipmunksJun 18, 2021
Gulf coast tickAmblyomma maculatumThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Gulf fritillaryDione vanillaeAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Gulper eelEurypharynx pelecanoidesThe Ocean DeepApr 14, 2023
Hackberry treeCeltis occidentalisWinter Tree ID, Pt.2Feb 19, 2021
Hackberry treeCeltis occidentalisBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
Hair asterSymphyotrichum pilosumAstersOct 15, 2021
Hairy woodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Hairy woodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Hairy woodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusBird NestsMar 12, 2021
Hairy woodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
HarvestmenOpiliones spp.Forest Litter, Critters To SeeSep 23, 2022
Hawksbill sea turtleEretmochelys imbricataSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
Heart-leaved asterSymphyotrichum cordifoliumAstersOct 15, 2021
Heath asterSymphyotrichum ericoidesAstersOct 15, 2021
Heath henTympanuchus cupido cupidoExtinct & EndangeredFeb 9, 2024
HedgehogFamily: ErinaceideaFancy HairMar 28, 2025
Hedgehog cactusEchinocereus spDesert Habitats, pt.1Nov 4, 2022
HellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensisSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Hemp dogbaneApocynum cannabinumGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Himalayan vultureGyps himalayensisPamir WildlifeMar 14, 2025
Hoary batLasiurus cinereusDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Hoffman’s two-toed slothCholoepus hoffmanniSlothsDec 23, 2022
HoneybeeApis melliferaBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
HoneybeeApis melliferaBee An Early PollinatorApr 28, 2023
HoneybeeApis melliferaInsects Over WinterNov 8, 2024
Hooded sunburst lichenXanthomendoza fallaxLichensJan 14, 2022
Horned puffinFratercula corniculataPuffinsSep 22, 2023
Horned ToadPhrynosoma spDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
House finchHaemorhouse mexicanusBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
House sparrowPasser domesticusBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
House sparrowPasser domesticusBird NestsMar 12, 2021
House sparrowPasser domesticusBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
HoustoniaHoustonia spPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
HoverflyToxomerus spCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
HumanHomo SapienBeat The HeatAug 25, 2023
Hummingbird mothHemaris thysbeCommon Milkweed PollinatorsJul 8, 2022
Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeBaleen WhalesOct 25, 2024
Indian grassSorghastrum nutansAutumn GrassSep 17, 2021
Indian grassSorghastrum nutansMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Indiana batMyotis sodalisBatsMay 8, 2020
Indiana batMyotis sodalisNocturnal AnimalsJul 24, 2020
Indigo buntingPasserina cyaneaAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Interrupted fernOsmunda claytonianaFern FunJun 25, 2021
Isopod; woodlice; pillbugIsopoda spp.Forest Litter, Critters To SeeSep 23, 2022
Jack-In-The-PulpitArisaema triphyllumWildflowers, pt.2May 7, 2021
Jack-in-the-PulpitArisaema triphyllumA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Jack-in-the-PulpitArisaema triphyllumAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Jack-in-the-PulpitArisaema triphyllumOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Jack-In-The-Pulpit seedArisaema triphyllumSeedsOct 1, 2021
Jacob’s ladderPolemonium caeruleumPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Jade plantCrassula ovataSucculentsJul 15, 2022
Japanese beetlePopillia japonicaBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Japanese giant spider crabMacrocheira kaempferiThe Ocean DeepApr 14, 2023
JavelinaTayassu tajacuDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Jelly fungusAgaricomycotina spp.Forest LitterSep 16, 2022
Joe Pye weedEutrochium spGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Joshua treeYucca brevifoliaDesert Habitats, pt.2Nov 11, 2022
Julia butterflyDryas juliaButterfliesSep 27, 2024
JuncoJunco hyemalisBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
JuncoJunco hyemalisMigrationOct 28, 2022
JuncoJunco hyemalisJunco Winter AdaptationsJan 3, 2023
Kangaroo ratDipodomys spRodentsApr 26, 2024
KatydidTettigonlidae spNight BuzzersSep 6, 2023
Kemp’s ridley sea turtleLepidochelys kempiiSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
KilldeerCharadrius vociferusSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Kodiak bearUrsus arctos middendorffiBear BonesJan 10, 2025
LanternfishSymbolophorus sppThe Ocean DeepApr 14, 2023
Large-flowered trilliumTrillium grandiflorumTrilliumMay 14, 2021
Large-flowered trilliumTrillium grandiflorumNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Leaf-cutter beeMegachile spp.American AstersOct 10, 2025
Least shrewCryptotis parvaOh To Be So Shrew-dJun 4, 2021
Least weaselMustela nivalisWeaselsMar 10, 2023
Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriaceaSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
Lesser sandhill craneAntigone canadensis canadensisSandhill CranesMar 19, 2021
Linden looper caterpillarErannis tillariaOak Tree Habitat, pt.3Jul 26, 2024
Linnaeus’s two-toed slothCholoepus didactylusSlothsDec 23, 2022
Little bluestemSchizachyrium scopariumAutumn GrassSep 17, 2021
Little brown batMyotis lucifugusBatsMay 8, 2020
Live oakQuercus virginianaOak Tree Habitat, pt.1Jun 28, 2024
Loggerhead sea turtleCaretta carettaSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
Loggerhead shrikeLanus ludovicianusBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Lone star tickAmblyomma americanumThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Long-billed curlewNumenius americanusBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Long-eared owlAsio otusIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Long-tailed salamanderEurycea longicauda longicaudaSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Long-tailed weaselMustela frenataWeaselsMar 10, 2023
Lord Howe Island apple treeDysoxylum pachyphyllumHerbariaOct 14, 2022
Lucifer hummingbirdCalothorax luciferHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Magnolia warblerSetophaga magnoliaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Malachite butterflySiproeta stelenesButterfliesSep 27, 2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchosA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchosBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Marbled salamanderAmbystoma opacumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Marco Polo sheepOvis ammon poliiPamir WildlifeMar 14, 2025
Marsh smartweedPersicaria amphibiaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Marsh wrenCistothorus palustrisCattailsJul 2, 2021
Masked shrewSorex cinereusOh To Be So Shrew-dJun 4, 2021
Massasauga rattlesnakeSistrurus catenatusVenomous Reptiles Of IllinoisJul 25, 2025
MayapplePodophyllum peltatumWildflowers, pt.2May 7, 2021
MayapplePodophyllum peltatumNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
MayflyProsopistomaAquatic InsectsFeb 24, 2023
Metallic green beeAgapostemon spp.American AstersOct 10, 2025
Metallic green sweat flyAgapostemon sericeusCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
Midland brown snakeStoreria dekayiSnake MonitoringJun 19, 2020
MilkweedAesclepias sppIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Milkweed beetleOncopeltus fasciatusInsects Over WinterNov 8, 2024
MillipedeMyriapoda spIt’s Got Legs!Jun 11, 2021
MillipedeMyriapoda spForest Litter, Critters To SeeSep 23, 2022
Mining beeAndrena nigrihirtaCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
Mischievous bird grasshopperSchistocerca damnificaGrasshoppersJul 23, 2021
Mississippi sandhill craneAntigone canadensis pullaSandhill CranesMar 19, 2021
Miyabe maple treeAcer miyabeiTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
MulberryMolus appSummer BerriesJun 14, 2023
Red MulberryMolus rubraSummer BerriesJun 14, 2023
White MulberryMolus albaSummer BerriesJun 14, 2023
Mole salamanderAmbystoma talpoideumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusBackyard ActivitesJul 17, 2020
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippussSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusCommon Milkweed PollinatorsJul 8, 2022
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusButterfly DefenseJul 29, 2022
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusInsects Over WinterNov 8, 2024
Moon jellyAurelia auritaMoon JelliesDec 3, 2021
MooseAlces alcesAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
MooseAlces alcesArctic AdaptationsDec 9, 2022
MosquitoCulex pipiensThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Mourning doveZenaida macrouraBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
Mourning doveZenaida macrouraBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Mourning warblerGeothlypis philadelphiaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Mud puppyNecturus maculosus maculosusSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Mule deerOdocoileus hemionusAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Musk oxOvibus moschatusArctic AdaptationsDec 9, 2022
Naked mole-ratHeterocephalus glaberRodentsApr 26, 2024
Narrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifoliaCattailsJul 2, 2021
Narrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifoliaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Nashville warblerLeiothylpis ruficapillaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
NautilusNautilus spFossils of Illinois – part 2Jan 26, 2024
New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeAstersOct 15, 2021
New England asterSymphyotrichum nocae-angliaeAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
New Zealand gloxiniaNegria rhabdothamnoidesHerbariaOct 14, 2022
NigerGuizotia abyssinicaBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusCrocodilians, pt.1Apr 1, 2022
Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusCrocodilians, pt.2Apr 8, 2022
North American beaverCastor canadensisRodentsApr 26, 2024
Northern black widowLactrodectus variolusCreepy CrittersOct 21, 2022
Northern cardinalCardinalis cardinalisBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
Northern cardinalCardinalis cardinalisBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Northern cardinalCardinalis cardinalisBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Northern cardinalCardinalis cardinalisIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
Northern cardinalCardinalis cardinalisGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Northern cottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorusVenomous Reptiles Of IllinoisJul 25, 2025
Northern flickerColaptes auratusWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Northern flickerColaptes auratusWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Northern goshawkAccipiter gentilisHawksAug 28, 2020
Northern goshawkAccipiter gentilisIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Northern harrierCircus hudsoniusHawksAug 28, 2020
Northern harrierCircus hudsoniusMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Northern leopard frogLithobates pipiensTurnoverMar 5, 2021
Northern leopard frogLithobates pipiensSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Northern long-eared batMyotis septentrionalisBatsMay 8, 2020
Northern parulaSetophaga americanaSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Northern pintailAnas acutaBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Northern red oak treeQuercus rubraTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
Northen red oak treeQuercus rubraOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Northern red oak treeQuercus rubraOak Tree Habitat, pt.1Jun 28, 2024
Northern red oak treeQuercus rubraGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Northern saw-whet owlAegolius acadicusIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Northern sea oatsChasmanthium latifoliumAutumn GrassSep 17, 2021
Northern short-tailed shrewBlarina brevicaudaOh To Be So Shrew-dJun 4, 2021
Northern short-tailed shrewBlarina brevicaudaGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Northern waterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Northern slimy salamanderPlethodon glutinosus glutinosusSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Northern widowLatrodectus variolusSpidersOct 30, 2020
Northern zig-zag salamanderPlethodon dorsalisSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Olive ridley sea turtleLepidochelys olivaceaSea TurtlesDec 8, 2023
Orange-peel fungusAleuria aurantiaForest LitterSep 16, 2022
Ord’s kangaroo ratDipodomys ordiiDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Owl butterflyCaligo eurilochusButterfly DefenseJul 29, 2022
Owl butterflyCaligo eurilochusButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Pacific asterSymphyotrichum chilenseAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Painted turtleChrysemys pictaTurnoverMar 5, 2021
Painted turtleChrysemys pictaIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
Pale purple coneflowerEchinacea pallidaSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Pale purple coneflowerEchinacea pallidaConeflowerJul 22, 2022
Pale purple coneflowerEchinacea pallidaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Pale-throated slothBradypus tridactylusSlothsDec 23, 2022
Palm warblerSetophaga palmarumWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Palm warblerSetophaga palmarumSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
PangolinFamily: ManidaeFancy HairMar 28, 2025
Panicled asterSymphyotrichum lanceolatumAstersOct 15, 2021
Paper birchBetula papyriferaBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
Passenger pigeonEctopistes migratoriusExtinct & EndangeredFeb 9, 2024
Pearl crescent butterflyPhyciodes tharosPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Pearl crescent butterflyPhyciodes tharosSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Peck’s skipperPolites peckiusAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
PenicillinPenicillium rubensIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Pennsylvania fireflyPhoturis pennsylvanicaFirefliesJul 16, 2021
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Piano key butterflyHeliconius melpomeneButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Pied-billed grebePodilymbus podicepsBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Pignut hickoryCarya glabraBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
Pileated woodpeckerDryocopus pileatusWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Pileated woodpeckerDryocopus pileatusBark, pt.3Feb 4, 2022
Pileated woodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Pileated woodpeckerDryocopus pileatusWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Pileated woodpeckerDryocopus pileatusOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
Pin oak treeQuercus palustrisBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
Pine siskinSpinus pinusIrruptionsDec 18, 2020
Pipevine swallowtail butterflyBattus philenorSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Pitch pine treePinus rigidaBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
Plains garter snakeThamnophis radixGarter SnakesApr 17, 2020
Plains garter snakeThamnophis radixSnake MonitoringJun 19, 2020
Plains garter snakeThamnophis radixA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Poison hemlockConium maculatumDangerous PlantsAug 13, 2021
Poison ivyToxicodendron radicansThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Polar bearUrsus maritimusArctic AdaptationsDec 9, 2022
Polar bearUrsus maritimusBear bonesJan 10, 2025
Polar bearUrsus matirimusWhite, Yellow, Green?Jul 13, 2025
Polyphemus moth caterpillarAntheraea polyphemusOak Tree Habitat, pt.3Jul 26, 2024
Poppy seedPapaver paeoniflorumSeedsOct 1, 2021
PorcupineOld world family: Hystricidae New world family: ErethizontidaeFancy HairMar 28, 2025
Prairie dockSilphium terebinthinaceumSilphiumSep 3, 2021
Prairie dockSilphium terebinthinaceumMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Prairie dropseedSporobolis heterolepisAutumn GrassSep 17, 2021
Prairie dropseedSporobolis heterolepisAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Prairie kingsnakeLampropeltis calligasterMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Prairie trilliumTrillium recurvatumTrilliumMay 14, 2021
Prairie trilliumTrillium recurvatumNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Prairie trout lilyEurythronium albidum mesochoreumWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Prickly pear cactusOpuntia basilarisDesert Habitats, pt.2Nov 11, 2022
Proboscis monkeyNasalis larvatusExtinct & Endangered pt.2Feb 23, 2024
PronghornAntilocapra americanaPronghornsDec 17, 2021
PuffballCalvatia gigantiaMushroomsMay 6, 2022
PuffballCalvatia gigantiaForest LitterSep 16, 2022
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaConeflowerJul 22, 2022
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Purple martinProgne subisSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Pygmy nuthatchSitta pygmaeaNuthatchesMar 17, 2023
Pygmy shrewSorex hoyiOh To Be So Shrew-dJun 4, 2021
Pygmy three-toed slothBradypus pygmaeusSlothsDec 23, 2022
Quaking aspen treePopulus tremuloidesBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
Queen Anne’s laceDaucus carota carotaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Question mark butterflyPolygonia interrogationisButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
RaccoonProcyon lotorUrban WildSep 18, 2020
RaccoonProcyon lotorMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Rattlesnake masterEryngium yuccifoliumMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Red admiral butterflyVanessa atalantaPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Red admiral butterflyVanessa atalantaSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Red admiral butterflyVanessa atalantaButterfly DefenseJul 29, 2022
Red admiral butterflyVanessa atalantaButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Red-backed salamanderPlethodon cinereus cinereusSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Red carpenter antCamponotus ferrugineusBark, pt.3Feb 4, 2022
Red carpenter antCamponotus ferrugineusMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Red foxVulpes vulpesUrban WildSep 18, 2020
Red maple treeAcer rubrumSap & SyrupJan 29, 2021
Red maple treeAcer rubrumMaple TreesApr 7, 2023
Red maple treeAcer rubrumOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgarisSquirrelsNov 6, 2020
Red squirrelSciurus vulgarisOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
Red velvet soil miteTrombidium spp.Forest Litter, Hand Lens ViewsSep 30, 2022
Red-bellied woodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Red-bellied woodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
Red-bellied woodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Red-breasted nuthatchSitta canadensisIrruptionsDec 18, 2020
Red-breasted nuthatchSitta canadensisWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Red-breasted nuthatchSitta canadensisNuthatchesMar 17, 2023
Redhead duckAythya americanaSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Red-headed woodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Red-legged grasshopperMelanoplus femurrubrumGrasshoppersJul 23, 2021
Red-shouldered hawkButeo lineatusHawksAug 28, 2020
Red-shouldered hawkButeo lineatusIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Red-shouldered hawkButeo lineatusSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Red squirrelTamiasciurus hudsonicusSquirrels of IllinoisAug 8, 2025
Red-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensisHawksAug 28, 2020
Red-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensisBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Red-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensisIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Red-tailed hawkButeo jamaicensisIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusRed winged BlackbirdMar 26, 2021
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusCattailsJul 2, 2021
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusRed winged BlackbirdMar 11, 2022
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
Red-winged blackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Reed canary grassPhalaris arundinaceaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Reindeer; CaribouRangifer tarandusAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Rhinoceros aukletCerorhina monocerataPuffinsSep 22, 2023
Rice paper butterflyIdea leuconoeButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Riffle beetleElmidae spAquatic InsectsFeb 24, 2023
River birch treeBetula nigraBark, pt.1Jan 21, 2022
Rivoli’s hummingbirdEugenes fulgensHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Rock candy lichenIcmadophila ericetorumLichensJan 14, 2022
Rose-of-sharonHibiscus syriacusHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
RosinweedSilphium integrefoliumSilphiumSep 3, 2021
Rough coneflowerRudbeckia grandifloraConeflowerJul 22, 2022
Rough-legged hawkButeo lagopusHawksAug 28, 2020
Rough-legged hawkButeo lagopusIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Round tailed ground squirrelXerospermophilus tereticaudusDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Round-lobed hepaticaHepatica americanaWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Ruby-crowned kingletRegulus calendulaBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilochus colubrisHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilochus colubrisNeighborhood NestsMay 28, 2021
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilochus colubrisMigrationOct 28, 2022
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilobus colubrisBird BeaksNov 24, 2023
Ruby-throated hummingbirdArchilobus colubrisHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Rufous hummingbirdSelasphorus rufusHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Rush asterSymphyotrichum borealeAstersOct 15, 2021
Saguaro cactusCarnegiea giganteaDesert Habitats, pt.2Nov 11, 2022
Saltwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusCrocodilians, pt.1Apr 1, 2022
Saltwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusCrocodilians, pt.2Apr 8, 2022
Sandhill craneAntigone canadensisSandhill CranesMar 19, 2021
Sandhill craneAntigone canadensisSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Sandhill craneGrus canadensisBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Sara butterflyHeliconius saraButterfliesSep 27, 2024
SawflySymphyta spBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Scarlet elf cupSarcoscypha coccineaMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Scarlet kingsnakeLampropeltis elapsoidesSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Scarlet salviaSalvia splendensHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Scarlet swallowtail butterflyPapilio rumanzoviaButterfliesSep 27, 2024
Sea urchinHolectypus planatusFossils of IllinoisJan 12, 2024
Sedge wrenCistothorus platensisMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
SedumSedum spp.American AstersOct 10, 2025
Sei whaleBalaenoptera borealisSei WhaleFeb 17, 2023
Sei whaleBalaenoptera borealisBaleen WhalesOct 25, 2024
Serviceberry treeAmelanchier arboreaTree BudsFeb 25, 2022
Serviceberry treeAmelanchier arboreaBackyard SoundsJun 24, 2022
Serviceberry treeAmalanchier arboreaNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Shagbark hickory treeCarya ovataBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
Shagbark hickory treeCarya ovataOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
Sharp-lobed hepaticaHepatica acutilobaWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Sharp-lobed hepaticaHepatica acutilobaNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Sharp-shinned hawkAccipiter striatusHawksAug 28, 2020
Sharp-shinned hawkAccipiter striatusBackyard BirdsFeb 5, 2021
Sharp-shinned hawkAccipiter striatusIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Shining asterSymphyotrichum firmumAstersOct 15, 2021
Shooting starDodecatheon meadiaSpring WildflowersApr 10, 2020
Shooting starDodecatheon meadiaAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Shooting starDodecatheon meadiaNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Short’s asterSymphyotrichum shortiiAstersOct 15, 2021
Short’s asterSymphyotrichum shortiiButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Short-eared owlAsio flammeusIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Short-tailed weaselMustela ermineaBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Short-tailed weaselMustela ermineaWeaselsMar 10, 2023
Showy milkweedAsclepias speciosaHerbariaOct 14, 2022
Silver maple treeAcer saccharinumWinter Tree ID, Pt.2Feb 19, 2021
Silver maple treeAcer saccharinumSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Silver maple treeAcer saccharinumMaple TreesApr 7, 2023
Silver orb spiderLeucauge granulataOrb WeaversNov 4, 2021
Silver-haired batLasionycteris noctivagansBatsMay 8, 2020
Skunk cabbageSymplocarpus foetidusEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Small-mouthed salamanderAmbystoma texanumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Smooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeveAmerican AstersOct 10, 2025
Smooth solomon’s sealPolygonatum biflorumAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Snow leopardPanthera unciaSnow LeopardsAug 19, 2022
Snow leopardPanthera unciaPamir WildlifeMar 14, 2025
Snowshoe hareLepus americanaBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusSpring MigrationFeb 11, 2022
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusIllinois Owls p.2Dec 27, 2024
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusGreat Horned OwlApr 11, 2025
Song sparrowMelospiza melodiaGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Somali ostrichStruthio molybdophanesOstrichOct 11, 2024
Sonoran mud turtleKinosternon sonorienseDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Southern flying squirrelGlaucomys volansSquirrelsNov 6, 2020
Southern flying squirrelGlaucomys volansSquirrels of IllinoisAug 8, 2025
Southern live oak treeQuercus virginianaBark, pt.3Feb 4, 2022
Southern three-banded armadilloTolypeutes matacusFancy HairMar 28, 2025
Southern two-lined salamanderEurycea cirrigeraSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Spicebush swallowtail butterflyPapilio troilusButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
SpatterdockNuphar advenaDuck Potato SaladJan 20, 2023
Speckled wood caterpillarPararge aegeriaOak Tree Habitat, pt.3Jul 26, 2024
SpiderPhilodromus PraedatusOak Tree Habitat, pt.3Jul 26, 2024
Spot-tailed dasherMicrathyria aequalisSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Spotted salamanderAmbystoma maculatumSalamandersMar 4, 2022
Spotted salamanderAmbystoma maculatumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Spotted thyris mothThyris maculataPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Spring beautyClaytonia virginicaWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Spring beautyClaytonia virginicaNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Spring peeperPseudacris cruciferFrog CallingMar 24, 2023
Spring peeperPseudacris cruciferSpring PeepersApr 3, 2020
Spring peeperPseudacris cruciferSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
SpringtailIsotoma spp.Forest Litter, Hand Lens ViewsSep 30, 2022
SprucePicea sppBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Spruce grouseCanachites canadensisBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Spur-throated grasshopperMelanoplus ponderosusGrasshoppersJul 23, 2021
SquashCucurbita spPumpkinsSep 25, 2020
Squash beePeponapis pruinosaPumpkinsSep 25, 2020
Squirrel cornDicentra canadensisEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
Staghorn fernPlatycerium sp.FernsMay 26, 2023
Star rosette lichenPhyscia stellarisLichensJan 14, 2022
Stinkhorn mushroomPhallaceaeForest LitterSep 16, 2022
Striped skunkMephitis mephitisUrban WildSep 18, 2020
Striped skunkMephitis mephitisSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Sugar maple treeAcer saccharumSap & SyrupJan 29, 2021
Sugar maple treeAcer saccharumMaple TreesApr 7, 2023
Sugar maple treeAcer saccharumOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
SumacRhus spGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Summer tanagerPiranga rubraBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Swainson’s hawkButeo swainsoniIllinois HawksOct 22, 2021
Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnataCommon Milkweed PollinatorsJul 8, 2022
SwitchgrassPanicum virgatumAutumn GrassSep 17, 2021
TarantulaAphonopelma spDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Tarantula hawkPepsis spDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Texas longhorn cattleAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
Texas red oak treeQuercus buckleyiOak Tree Habitat, pt.1Jun 28, 2024
Thirteen-lined ground squirrelIctidomys tridecemlineatusChipminksJun 18, 2021
Thirteen-lined ground squirrelIctidomys tridecemlineatusMidwestern PrairieNov 10, 2023
Three-toed salamanderAmphiuma tridactylumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Ticktrefoil seedDesmodium spSeedsOct 1, 2021
Tiger mothArctiinae sp.Greene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Tiger salamanderAmbystoma tigrinumSalamandersMar 4, 2022
Tiger salamanderAmbystoma tigrinumSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
Timber rattlesnakeCrotalus horridusSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Timber rattlesnakeCrotalus horridusVenomous Reptiles Of IllinoisJul 25, 2025
Toad trilliumTrillium sessileTrilliumMay 14, 2021
Tracy’s sundewDrosera tracyiCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
Tree cricketOecanthinae spNight BuzzersSep 6, 2023
TrilobyteArmonia elongataFossils of IllinoisJan 12, 2024
TrilobyteFlexicalymene retorsaFossils of IllinoisJan 13, 2024
TrilobytePhacops ranaFossils of IllinoisJan 14, 2024
Tripod fishBathypterois grallatorThe Ocean DeepApr 14, 2023
Trumpet vineCampsis radicansHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020
Tufted puffinFratercula cirrhataPuffinsSep 22, 2023
Tully MonsterTullimonstrum gregariumFossils of Illinois – part 2Jan 26, 2024
Tully MonsterTullimonstrum gregariumIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoTurkeysNov 27, 2020
Turkey vultureCathartes auraIllinois Owls p.1Dec 13, 2024
Two-spotted bumblebeeBombus bimaculatusCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
Two-striped grasshopperMelanoplus bivittatusGrasshoppersJul 23, 2021
Upland sandpiperBartramia longicaudaBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Venus flytrapDionaea muscipulaCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
Viceroy butterflyLimenitis archippusButterfly DefenseJul 29, 2022
VioletViola sppIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
Violet-crowned hummingbirdAmazilia violicepsHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
Virginia bluebellsMertensia virginicaSpring WildflowersApr 10, 2020
Virginia bluebellsMertensia virginicaNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Virginia opossumDidelphis virginianaOpossumAug 20, 2021
Virginia waterleafHydrophyllum virginianumPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Walking fernAsplenium rhizophyllumFern FunJun 25, 2021
Walking fernAsplenium rhizophyllumFernsMay 26, 2023
Water marigoldCaltha palustrisDuck Potato SaladJan 20, 2023
Water pennyPsephenidaeAquatic InsectsFeb 24, 2023
Water skaterGerridae spLakes & PondsMay 20, 2022
Water willow treeJusticia americanaSpring Wetland VegetationApr 29, 2022
Water-cup mushroomPezizales spp.Forest LitterSep 16, 2022
Western coral snakeMicruroides euryxanthusDesert Habitats, pt.3Nov 18, 2022
Western lesser sirenSiren intermedia nettingiSalamandersFeb 14, 2025
White ash treeFraxinus americanaAsh TreesAug 11, 2023
White cabbage butterflyPieris rapaeGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
White cloverTrifolium repensButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
White-eared hummingbirdBasilinna leucatisHummingbirdsAug 23, 2024
White oak treeQuercus albaWinter Tree ID, Pt.2Feb 19, 2021
White oak treeQuercus albaAcornsSep 24, 2021
White oak treeQuercus albaBark, pt.2Jan 28, 2022
White oak treeQuercus albaIllinois State Symbols, pt.1Aug 26, 2022
White oak treeQuercus albaOak-hickory ForestJul 14, 2023
White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
White trout lilyEurythronium albidumWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
White trout lilyEurythronium albidumA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
White-breasted nuthatchSitta carolinensisBackyard BirdsOct 16, 2020
White-breasted nuthatchSitta carolinensisHappy Thanksgiving 2022Nov 25, 2022
White-breasted nuthatchSitta carolinensisWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
White-breasted nuthatchSitta carolinensisNuthatchesMar 17, 2023
White-topped pitcher plantSarracenia leucophyllaCarnivorous PlantsSep 8, 2023
White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusAntlers & HornsAug 12, 2022
White-tailed deerOdocoileus virginianusIllinois State Symbols, pt.2Sep 2, 2022
White-throated snowdrops; Common snowdropsGalanthus nivalisEarly Spring BloomsMar 25, 2022
White trout lilyErythronium albidumNatives In BloomApr 25, 2025
Whooping CraneGrus americanaExtinct & Endangered pt.2Feb 23, 2024
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosaGreene Valley TrailJul 11, 2025
Wild celeryVallisneria americanaDuck Potato SaladJan 20, 2023
Wild columbineAquilegia canadensisAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativaThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Wild yakBos mutusPamir WildlifeMar 14, 2025
Willow treeSalix sppBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Willow ptarmiganLagopus lagopusBoreal Forest in WinterJan 13, 2023
Wolf spiderRabidosa spp.Forest Litter, Critters To SeeSep 23, 2022
WolverineGulo guloSnake DefenseDec 30, 2022
Wood duckAix sponsaA Spring WalkMay 27, 2022
Wood frogLithobates sylvaticusHibernationOct 23, 2020
Wood mouseApodemus sylvaticusOak Tree Habitat, pt.2Jul 12, 2024
Wood tick; American dog tickDermacentor variabilisThe Itch!Aug 21, 2020
Woodchuck; GroundhogMarmota monaxHibernationOct 23, 2020
Woodchuck; GroundhogMarmota monaxChipmunksJun 18, 2021
Woodland phloxPhlox divaricataPollinator GardenMay 29, 2020
Wrinkled crust lichenPhlebia radiataLichensJan 14, 2022
Yellow-bellied sapsuckerSphyrapicus variusBird SongFeb 28, 2025
Yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflowerRatabida pinnataSummer Pollinator BloomAug 7, 2020
Yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflowerRatabida pinnataConeflowerJul 22, 2022
Yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflowerRatabida pinnataButterflies & FlowersAug 5, 2022
Yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflowerRatabida pinnataAutumn Seed CollectingSep 9, 2022
Yellow morelMorchella esculentaMushroomsMay 6, 2022
Yellow trout lilyEurythronium americanumWildflowers, pt. 1Apr 23, 2021
Yellow warblerSetophaga petechiaWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Yellow-bellied sapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWoodpeckersJul 31, 2020
Yellow-bellied sapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWhy Do Woodpeckers Peck Wood?Dec 2, 2022
Yellow-headed blackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalusCattailsJul 2, 2021
Yellow-rumped warblerSetophaga coronataWood WarblersApr 22, 2022
Yellow-rumped warblerSetophaga coronataSounds of SpringMay 9, 2025
YuccaYucca spSucculentsJul 15, 2022
Zebra longwing butterflyHaliconius charitoniaButterfliesSep 27, 2024
ZinniaZinnia spHummingbirdsMay 15, 2020