In the News: "Finding Flora and Fauna" in American Libraries (19 June 2019)

BHL was featured in The Bookend feature of American Libraries in the 3 June 2019 issue. It took a couple of photo shoots to get the picture. Special thanks to (then) Smithsonian Libraries rare book librarian, Allie Alvis (aka Bookhistoria) for helping set up the photoshoot in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History at the Smithsonian.

Find the full issue here: "Bookend: Finding Flora and Fauna" by George M. Eberhart. American Libraries | June 3, 2019.

iNaturalist Observations: In and Around the Netherlands (30 May - 7 June 2026)

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

This trip to the Netherlands was quite productive from an observation standpoint. I was able to visit Leiden (great observations in the Hortus Botanicus), Delft (again, the visit to the TU Delft Hortus Botanicus was great), Amsterdam, Den Haag, and Scheveningen (mollusks!).

Total: 30 May - 7 June (as of 7 June 2026)

• Observations: 242

• Species: 110

• Netherlands: My Observations (All Time)

Notables

• Top Species: Eurasian Coot (19)

• Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

• Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus)

• Hollyhock Weevil

• Azure Damselfly

iNaturalist Observations: In and Around Helsinki (26-30 May 2026)

Mordellochroa abdominalis

Total: 25-30 May 2026 (as of 7 June 2026)

• Observations: 158

• Species: 72

• Finland: All My Observations (All Time)

Here are my iNaturalist observations on a trip to the Helsinki area, 26-30 May 2026.

Notables

• Top Species: Barnacle Goose (15 observations)

• Mordellochroa abdominalis

• Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

• Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)

• Subgenus Nabis

New to the Merlin Life List

1. Willo Warbler

2. Barnacle Goose

3. Eurasian Oystercatcher

4. Red Crossbill

5. Common Eider