Peaking in late August (week 35)
Species whose records cluster in the three weeks around late August in Door County, Wisconsin, measured against how much the county records in the same window. This ranks reports, not organisms — it says when people found something worth photographing.
Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale of its 21 records
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Closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii of its 27 records
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White turtlehead Chelone glabra of its 96 records
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata of its 24 records
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Sphinx ladies’ tresses Spiranthes incurva of its 84 records
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Flanged Smartweed Persicaria amphibia stipulacea of its 20 records
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Coral tooth fungus Hericium coralloides of its 29 records
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Rough cocklebur Xanthium strumarium of its 27 records
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Banded Tussock Moth Halysidota tessellaris of its 49 records
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Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea of its 29 records
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Virginian Tiger Moth Spilosoma virginica of its 22 records
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Ranked by the share of a species' own record that falls in this week and the two around it, divided by the share of all county records in the same window. 286 species were considered.