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Found on my siding on the back side of my house. Saw another one a few hours later on my front deck but left it alone.

The pointy furrow in the epigyne seems to be a way to differentiate this from other female S canadensis. Can't find any good pictures of either to compare, mostly just drawings.

Sources used:

https://www.americanarachnology.org/journal-joa/joa-all-volumes/detail/article/download/JoA_v15_p321.pdf/?no_cache=1

https://www.jumping-spiders.com/php/tax_drawings.php?id=4562

https://bugguide.net/node/view/156277

Wasn't sure if I'd see another one ever again after finding one back in April. Seeing how small they are, I can understand how they are often overlooked. (~2mm)

In well-drained grassy area near clifftop on treeless island. Saw bees actively excavating burrows, but shy and very difficult to photograph. Appeared to be mostly yellow above. Some burrows were single, others in clusters.