[TN-Butterflies] BAMONA for Loudon Co. - Black Swallowtail

From: "Doug Bruce" <s137@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN Butterflies" <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:53:45 -0400

I took a short, late-afternoon trip to Loudon County today, and found a Black 
Swallowtail nectaring on thistle at Fort Loudon Dam, down by the water.  If 
approved, this would be a BAMONA record for Loudon County.

While I was kneeling in the waist-deep weeds photographing this butterfly, I 
could hear a voice speaking on a bullhorn somewhere out over the water.  I 
gradually became aware that the bullhorn-voice was saying reassuring things 
like, "we see you up there," and "stay where you are," and "we're sending 
someone to get you."

I never quite figured out what was going on.  There is a bridge across the dam, 
and those are the kinds of things that might be said to a suicidal jumper, but 
I couldn't see anyone in peril.  Traffic continued to cross the bridge in both 
directions.

Also seen:
Silver-spotted Skipper (~10)
American Snout (3)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Hackberry Emperor (1)
Eastern Tailed-blue (1)
Azure sp. (2)

Doug Bruce
Oak Ridge

[TN-Butterflies] BAMONA for Loudon Co. - Black Swallowtail

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