[TN-Butterflies] Meeman-Shelby Forest Count
- From: Bart Jones <bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:09:13 -0500
Hi all,
Here are the results from today's Meeman-Shelby Forest count in Shelby County.
We had thunderstorms in the morning before the count and for almost the entire
count we had very heavy cloud cover and sprinkles. It got so dark at one
point, there were actually fireflies flashing! It finally opened up a
gully-washer around 3:30 and put a stop to the count. So considering the
weather, it was a very good count.
Bart Jones
Memphis, Shelby County
Region 13
Appalachians (KY, TN, WV)
Rita Venable and William Haley, Regional Editors
1. Meeman-Shelby Forest, TN. Yr. 4, 35°21'N, 90°01'W, center at Meeman-Shelby
S.P. Visitor Center, 910 Riddick Rd., Millington. See 2006 report for habitats.
Imminent threats to habitat: Heavy mowing to wet field at Eagle Lake WMA
reducing the amount of fogfruit. 05 July 2009; 0930-1530 hrs; sun AM 10%, PM
10%; 78-80°F; wind 5-10 mi/hr. 5 observers in 1 party. Total party-hours 6;
total party-miles on foot 2. Observers: M. Baker, K. Branum, C. Frechette, Bart
Jones (2047 Higbee Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104; bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx), A.
Trently.
Zebra Swallowtail 2, E. Tiger Sw. 31, Spicebush Sw. 61, Orange Sulphur 4,
Cloudless Su. 4, Harvester 1, E. Tailed-Blue 65, 'Summer' Spring Azure 2, Am.
Snout 1, Am. Lady 2, Red Admiral 2, Com. Buckeye 11, Hackberry Emperor 7,
Carolina Satyr 16, Monarch 1, Silver-spotted Skipper 22, Horace's Duskywing 2,
Wild Indigo Du. 1, Least Sk. 9, Fiery Sk. 3, Tawny-edged Sk. 3, N. Broken-Dash
7, Sachem 39, Zabulon Sk. 21, Dun Sk. 2. Unidentified: Anglewing sp. 3, Satyr
sp. 3. Total 26 species, 325 individuals. Field Notes: Thunderstorms in the
morning before the count and heavy cloud cover reduced butterfly numbers
significantly. Rain finally ended the count at 3:30pm.
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