Peaking in late August (week 35)
Species whose records cluster in late August in Door County, Wisconsin, measured against how much the county records in the same weeks. This ranks reports, not organisms — it says when people found something worth photographing.
Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale of its 21 records
fall in these three weeks Plants
Closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii of its 27 records
fall in these three weeks Plants
White turtlehead Chelone glabra of its 95 records
fall in these three weeks Plants
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata of its 24 records
fall in these three weeks Insects
Sphinx ladies’ tresses Spiranthes incurva of its 84 records
fall in these three weeks Plants
Flanged Smartweed Persicaria amphibia stipulacea of its 20 records
fall in these three weeks Plants
Coral tooth fungus Hericium coralloides of its 29 records
fall in these three weeks Fungi
Rough cocklebur Xanthium strumarium of its 27 records
fall in these three weeks Plants- Closed Gentian Gentiana rubricaulis of its 27 records fall in these three weeks Plants
Banded Tussock Moth Halysidota tessellaris of its 49 records
fall in these three weeks Insects
Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea of its 29 records
fall in these three weeks Insects
Virginian Tiger Moth Spilosoma virginica of its 22 records
fall in these three weeks Insects
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.