[tn-dragonflies] Re: Laurel Run Park and Phipps Bend, Hawkins County
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 19:51:26 -0400
Forgot to include a FOS Halloween Pennant at Phipps Bend Wildlife Preserve
in that last report.
On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 7:42 PM, Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Spent most of the day at Laurel Run Park and Phipps Bend Wildlife Preserve
> in Hawkins County. Had a good day, despite the fact that many of the areas
> I've been finding productive over the past few weeks are quickly drying up.
> Some areas at Phipps Bend that were very wet this time last year are so dry
> the vegetation crunches as you walk across it. Was lucky to get a lifer
> near a wet seep on a wooded hillside at Laurel Run Park, the Gray
> Petaltail. Impressive.
>
> Laurel Run Park
> Black Saddlebags
> Prince Baskettail
> Common Green Darner
> Twelve-spotted Skimmer
> Ruby Meadowhawk (over 100 individuals)
> Common Whitetail (many)
> Eastern Pondhawk
> Widow Skimmer
> Gray Petaltail (lifer and FOS)
> Powdered Dancer
> Unidentified Clubtail (Gomphus)
> Spangled Skimmer (many)
> Blue Dasher (many)
>
> Phipps Bend
> Eastern Pondhawk
> Spangled Skimmer
> Widow Skimmer
> Blue Dasher
> Slaty Skimmer
> Common Green Darner
> Common Whitetail
> Eastern Amberwing
> Wandering Glider
> Bluets
> Splendid Clubtail
> Prince Baskettail
>
> A few photos here:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksphotos0501/sets/72157634367439752/
>
> Newer photos should be near the end of the album.
>
> Rick
>
> --
> Rick Phillips
> Kingsport, Tennessee
>
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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