[TN-Butterflies] Sleepy Oranges in Marion County, TN. Fri., Dec. 30, 2011
- From: "Bill Haley" <wgh@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 08:37:07 -0500
While participating in the Nickajack Christmas Bird Count on Friday, Dec. 30,
we found 3 Sleepy Oranges. This was about ½ mile west of Nickajack Dam in
Marion County, TN. Air temperatures had warmed to 57 F and the sun was out. All
three butterflies were seen flying along a road through a brushy area composed
mostly of privet, which was dense enough to block off the 5-10 MPH winds that
afternoon. When they landed, their colors blended nicely with fallen leaves and
they were quite hard to pick out among the leaf litter.
In this same area hundreds of American Robins and Cedar Waxwings were gorging
on the privet berries.
Bill Haley
Chattanooga, TN
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