Andrena milwaukeensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Andrena milwaukeensis, or the Milwaukee miner bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Milwaukee Mining Bee sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 66th most-seen of the 390 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Milwaukee Mining Bee in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in July to March, the lowest months. Those are among Edmonton's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Milwaukee Mining Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Milwaukee Mining Bee sightings, Edmonton ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Calgary (Canada, about 10%) and Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (United States, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Milwaukee Mining Bee that you can see in Edmonton (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Red-Belted Bumble Bee (about 20%), Perplexing Bumble Bee (about 20%) and Tricolored Bumble Bee (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Milwaukee Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (46 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
