I've observed a long tailed skipper twice on my butterfly bush in Kingsport in the last month. Also, clear -winged butterflies... -----Original Message----- From: bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bristol-birds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 7:38 PM To: butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; valeps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; se-odonata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Cbslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bristol-birds] bugs of Rankin Bottoms, TN et al Hey folks, While birding Rankin Bottoms in Cocke Co. and the Walmart Distribution Center in Greene Co., TN with Wallace Coffey and Larry McDaniel, I saw a few butterflies and dragonflies, not many, but they were pretty nice ones. I've listed them below. At Rankin Bottoms it was fun watching the large numbers of Eastern Kingbirds trying to eat them! Wallace Coffey, a serious birder (serious, not solemn), reported no shorebirds of note; but this neophyte shorebirder was thrilled to be a fly on the wall while he and Larry McDaniel casually compared their observations of species present. For me, seeing Least and Western Sandpipers side by side, with relevant details verbally highlighted, was an unparalleled learning opportunity. Stilt and Pectoral Sandpipers and Greater Yellowlegs may be among the usual shorebirds, but for a ridgerunner like me no shorebird is common. Rankin Bottoms is an awesome phenomenon. Thank you, Wallace and Larry, for doing what you love to do and sharing it with others. Rankin Bottoms, Cocke Co., TN LEPS Zebra Swallowtail Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Spicebush Swallowtail Cloudless Sulphur Gulf Fritillary Viceroy Silver-spotted Skipper Least Skipper Sachem ODES Blue-fronted Dancer Common Whitetail Eastern Amberwings Wandering Glider Walmart Distribution Center, Greene Co., TN ODES Common Green Darner Common Whitetail Widow Skimmer Black Saddlebags Blue Dasher Eastern Pondhawk Calico Pennant Halloween Pennant* *You really ought to see the Halloween Pennants, there are lots of them perched on some of the slightly higher stem tips in the emergent vegetation. They have orange and black banded wings and are quite beautiful. Don Holt 910 Smalling Rd. Johnson City, TN 37601 (423) 926-0865 ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. It serves the Russell County Bird Club, Herndon Chapter TOS, Greeneville TOS Chapter, Blue Ridge Birders Club, Butternut Nature Club, Buchanan County Bird Club, Bristol Bird Club, Clinch Valley Bird Club and Cumberland Nature Club. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423)764-3958 ************************************************* BRISTOL BIRDS NET LIST This is a regional birding list sponsored by the Bristol Bird Club to facilitate communications between birders and bird clubs of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. It serves the Russell County Bird Club, Herndon Chapter TOS, Greeneville TOS Chapter, Blue Ridge Birders Club, Butternut Nature Club, Buchanan County Bird Club, Bristol Bird Club, Clinch Valley Bird Club and Cumberland Nature Club. -------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to Bristol-Birds. To post to this mailing list, simply send an email to: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe, send an email to bristol-birds-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the one word 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. -------------------------------------------------- Wallace Coffey, Moderator jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423)764-3958