Daily observations of insects from the Toolik Naturalist Journal, Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 2006-2025

The Toolik Field Station - Naturalist Journal is a daily collection of observations of weather, wildlife, and phenological characteristics around the Toolik Lake region. The insect records are from as far south as Travis creek (50 kilometers (km) south of Toolik on the Dalton Highway) to as far north as Ice cut (~65 km north of Toolik on the Dalton Highway). Insects are recorded if they are seen or if in the daily comments there is a record of an insect being seen. Insects are not specifically searched for on a daily basis, all observations are happenstance. During the months of May-September observations are made daily along the Dalton Highway. From October to April, observations are most often limited to the area directly around Toolik Field Station out to Imnaviat Creek (~5 km from Toolik Field Station). Weather conditions greatly impacts sightings of insects, on a cold windy or rainy day there are frequently fewer sightings. However, best efforts are made to record the insects that are present.

图利克野外站-自然观测日志（Toolik Field Station - Naturalist Journal）是一套收录图利克湖（Toolik Lake）周边区域天气、野生动物与物候特征每日观测数据的数据集。其昆虫观测记录的覆盖范围南至特拉维斯溪（Travis Creek，位于道尔顿公路（Dalton Highway）沿线距图利克以南50公里处），北至冰峡（Ice Cut，位于道尔顿公路沿线距图利克以北约65公里处）。只要昆虫被直接目击，或是在每日观测备注中提及有昆虫被目击，均会被纳入记录。研究人员并不会每日专门搜寻昆虫，所有昆虫观测均为偶遇所得。每年5月至9月期间，观测人员每日沿道尔顿公路开展观测。每年10月至次年4月，观测范围通常仅限图利克野外站周边至伊姆纳维特溪（Imnaviat Creek，距图利克野外站约5公里）的区域。天气条件对昆虫目击记录影响显著，在寒冷、大风或降雨天气下，目击到昆虫的频次往往较低。但研究人员仍会尽最大努力记录现场出现的昆虫。