Eastern moles spend nearly all their lives underground, so Nebraska’s record for the species leans toward GBIF specimen data (101 records) over iNaturalist (36), since actually seeing a mole above ground is uncommon even where they’re well established. NatureServe rates the state population S5, secure, and the Platte River’s single logged sighting fits the river-bottom soils moles favor across eastern Nebraska.
Records peak in May and June (20 and 26 sightings, more than 40 percent of the year’s total combined), likely tracking spring soil-moisture conditions that push moles closer to the surface and make their raised tunnels more visible after snowmelt and rain.
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