Flatbush Gardener 🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@colinpurrington" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>colinpurrington</span></a></span> <br>I don't *think* I have any rot holes in the three trees on my property (though the cherry is a possibility). NYC iNat obs only start in 2023; likely gone unobserved until then.<br><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=674&preferred_place_id=1&taxon_id=361289" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations?o</span><span class="invisible">rder=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=674&preferred_place_id=1&taxon_id=361289</span></a></p><p>Aside from being a new species record for my garden, my observation stands out:<br>* Earliest. No other May obs. FOY 2025.<br>* All other obs in green spaces: cemeteries, parks, natural areas.</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MasterNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bugs</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flies</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syrphidae</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brooklyn</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p>