Here is one of my best photos of one of the bronze coppers.
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Subject: Lower Hatchie Count Results
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:03:30 -0500
Hello Folks,
Yesterday's Lower Hatchie Count was quite successful with 36 species seen and
1777 individuals counted. The MAJOR highlight was an amazing 8 Bronze Coppers
sighted around the pond at the Lower Hatchie NWR office. They were all males,
most of them quite fresh, and perching on Smartweed which lined the edges of
the pond. There were also big numbers of E. Tailed-Blues and American Snouts,
and good showings by Southern Dogfaces, Question Marks, and Hackberry Emperors.
There are two more fall seasonal counts to come; Clifton Bend on Sept. 7 and
Meeman-Shelby Forest on Sept. 14. Details will be provided closer to the dates.
Bart Jones
Memphis, Shelby Co.
Region 13
Appalachians (KY, TN, WV)
William Haley, Regional Editor
1. Lower Hatchie, TN. Yr. 6, 35.6525°, -89.7774°, center at jct. of Peters Rd.
and State Hwy. 87, 9 miles W of Henning, Lauderdale Co. See 2008 report for
habitats. 27 July 2013; 0930-1730 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 75-83°F;
wind 0-5 mi/hr. 3 observers in 1 party. Total party-hours 8; total party-miles
on foot 3. Observers: K. Branum, Bart Jones (2047 Higbee Ave., Memphis, TN,
38104; bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx), A. Trently.
Pipevine Swallowtail 1, Zebra Sw. 14, E. Tiger Sw. 38, Spicebush Sw. 24,
Checkered White 1, Cabbage Wh. 3, Clouded Sulphur 3, Orange Su. 56, S. Dogface
67, Cloudless Su. 40, Little Yellow 8, Sleepy Orange 2, 1Bronze Copper 8, 2E.
Tailed-Blue 537, 3Am. Snout 533, Variegated Fritillary 12, Silvery Checkerspot
15, Phaon Crescent 3, Pearl Cr. 44, Question Mark 30, E. Comma 10, Painted Lady
7, Red Admiral 9, Com. Buckeye 9, Red-spotted Purple 3, Viceroy 18, Hackberry
Emperor 173, Tawny Em. 3, Monarch 1, Silver-spotted Skipper 55, Horace's
Duskywing 6, Com. Checkered-Sk. 5, Com. Sootywing 1, Clouded Sk. 3, Least Sk.
14, Fiery Sk. 4. Unidentified: Swallowtail sp. 4, White sp. 1, Sulphur sp.
white form female 1, Grass-Skipper sp. 1, Duskywing sp. 2, Anglewing sp. 8.
Total 36 species, 1777 individuals. Field Notes: 1Very high number for this
rare TN species. Three individuals previous one-day high. 2Although usually
very common, this represents a high number. 3High number.
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