[TN-Butterflies] Re: Lower Hatchie Count Report (and FOY for Lauderdale Co)
- From: Rita Venable <ritavenable@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 16:08:05 -0500
Wow. I can only imagine what the fall migration season would bring to that
area. High numbers for only four counters, amazing.
Rita
On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Bart Jones <bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Folks,
> Here is the report from Saturday's count along the Lower Hatchie. It was
> an amazing butterfly day, with dozens and hundreds of several species seen.
> The fields around the meeting place (Woodard's Store) and around Sunk Lake
> State Natural Area produced an abundance of Sulphur species, including an
> incredible 212 Dainty Sulphurs. Little Yellows (127) and Southern Dogfaces
> (62) also appeared in notable numbers. Additionally, 62 Common Sootywings
> were observed. When we got to Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area
> the numbers changed to favor species such as the Emperors, Anglewings, and
> Red-spotted Purples. The density was so great that it was very difficult to
> count in some areas and forced us to skip several areas that we normally
> visit due to lack of time. Hackberry Emperors (699) and Tawny Emperors
> (296) almost became pests at times. On one occasion, 16 were spotted on
> me! Red-spotted Purples were also superabundant with 211 seen. If given
> more observers and time to have covered the area of the WMA that we normally
> do, we would have gotten thousands of Emperors as the counts reported are
> conservative numbers. And for the third time this count season, a Funereal
> Duskywing was seen along the banks of Cane Creek under the Hwy. 87 bridge.
> Looks like we can now consider Funereals to be resident. Final tallies: 43
> species and 3012 individuals.
>
> Bart Jones
> Memphis, Shelby County
>
> PS - As far as I know, all species listed are FOY for Lauderdale County
>
>
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> From: naba-count@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:06:38 -0700
> Subject: NABA BUTTERFLYCOUNTS.ORG Submitted Count Report
>
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> Here's the count report that you have submitted on 8/1/2010.
>
>
> *Region 13
> Appalachians (KY, TN, WV)*
> *William Haley, Regional Editor*
> *1. Lower Hatchie, TN.* Yr. 3, 35.65°, -89.7667°, center at jct. of
> Peters Rd. and State Hwy. 87, 9 miles W of Henning, Lauderdale Co. *31
> July 2010;* 0930-1730 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 87-93°F; wind 0-5
> mi/hr. 4 observers in 1 party. *Total party-hours* 8; *total party-miles
> on foot* 3. *Observers: *K. Branum, Bart Jones (2047 Higbee Ave., Memphis,
> TN, 38104; bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx), C. Justis, A. Trently.
> Pipevine Swallowtail 6, Zebra Sw. 11, Black Sw. 2, E. Tiger Sw. 76,
> Spicebush Sw. 65, Checkered White 1, Cabbage Wh. 3, Orange Sulphur 16, S.
> Dogface 62, Cloudless Su. 118, Little Yellow 127, Sleepy Orange 68, *1Dainty
> Su. 212*, Gray Hairstreak 5, E. Tailed-Blue 358, 'Summer' Spring Azure 9,
> Am. Snout 106, Gulf Fritillary 1, Variegated Fr. 4, Silvery Checkerspot 15,
> Pearl Crescent 106, Question Mark 69, E. Comma 17, Painted Lady 1, Red
> Admiral 4, Com. Buckeye 67, *2Red-spotted Purple 211*, Viceroy 34, *3Hackberry
> Emperor 699*, *4Tawny Em. 296*, Creole Pearly-eye 5, Carolina Satyr 1,
> Monarch 1, Silver-spotted Skipper 58, Horace's Duskywing 6, *5Funereal Du.
> 1*, Com. Checkered-Sk. 22, Com. Sootywing 62, Clouded Sk. 2, Least Sk. 16,
> Fiery Sk. 33, Sachem 1, Dun Sk. 2. *Unidentified:* Swallowtail sp. 8,
> Hairstreak sp. 1, Anglewing sp. 21, Fritillary sp. 1, Satyr sp. 1,
> Pearly-eye sp. 1. *Total* 43 species, 3012 individuals. *Field Notes:
> *Butterfly
> density was so great that several sites normally visited had to be skipped
> due to lack of time.*1*High number for an uncommon species in this area *2
> *High number *3*High number *4*High number *5*5th confirmed state record,
> 3rd in 2010.
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