Tag Archives: Nebraska

Lucky 13

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

The last day in the field on an extended collecting trip is always bittersweet for me. Throughout the trip I keep a frenetic pace trying to see as much as possible – the more localities you visit, the greater your … Continue reading →

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Sand Hills Success

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

Having explored the Pine Ridge of northwestern Nebraska and the Black Hills of South Dakota, it was time to turn my attention to the vast central Nebraska Sand Hills. My original plan was to leave the Pine Ridge area early … Continue reading →

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Rattled in the Black Hills

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

My first day in the Black Hills of South Dakota was spent at McNenny State Fish Hatchery near Spearfish – on the north side of the Black Hills. I went to this place on the advice of my esteemed colleagues … Continue reading →

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Goin’ fishin’

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

For the past two days I’ve been in Sioux County, Nebraska – just east of Wyoming and just south of South Dakota. As I traveled up through the western panhandle to arrive at this spot, I was pleasantly surprised by … Continue reading →

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Digging tiger beetles

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

After driving almost 600 miles on Friday, I was ready for some tiger beetle action. A quick 2-hour drive this morning got me to the first set of localities in extreme southwestern Nebraska and just across the border into Colorado … Continue reading →

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A hunting we will go!

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Ted C. MacRae

Maps have been prepared. Relevant emails from my esteemed colleagues to the northwest have been read and re-read. Summary sheets on the distribution, biology, and biogeography of the many different species I hope to encounter are in hand. Google Earth … Continue reading →

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