[tn-bird] bugs of Rankin Bottoms, TN et al
- From: Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx
- To: butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, valeps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,se-odonata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Cbslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:38:03 EDT
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
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