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Bombus fervidus - female

Bombus fervidus - Female
Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 22, 2019
4 individuals observed on blazingstar (Liatris) in a pollinator garden. All other flowers ignored. Few records of this species exist in current decades in New Hampshire, namely a single specimen collected by Tucker and Rehan (2017), and according to UNH collection records has declined over 96% in relative abundance in the last century and a half in New Hampshire. This species is listed as 'Special Concern' by NH Fish & Game.
Very excited and surprised to find this bee! I am not exactly sure what to do with this sighting, where and how it should be properly recorded. I have also posted this sighting on BumblebeeWatch.
Beaver Brook Association has over 2,000 acres of protected land and their pollinator gardens attract a wide variety of pollinators. They were overjoyed to hear that this bee was found on their property.

I cannot be certain that all photos are of the same individual, I tried to follow it but as mentioned there were others on the same flowers.

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Bombus fervidus - female Bombus fervidus Bombus fervidus

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