[tn-dragonflies] Re: Phipps Bend, Hawkins County
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:01:27 -0400
Thanks, Doug. I thought it was a Meadowhawk, but I had only seen Ruby
Meadowhawk and I just couldn't account for the banding on the wings
.Band-winged makes sense.
Rick
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Doug Bruce <s137@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Band-winged Meadowhawk (*Sympetrum semicinctum*), I think.
>
> In Tennessee they’re limited mainly to the northeast corner of the state.
> Harold Howell and I found them flying in Johnson County a couple of years
> ago.
>
> ~ Doug
> *From:* Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 26, 2013 4:21 PM
> *To:* tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [tn-dragonflies] Phipps Bend, Hawkins County
>
> I spent a couple of hours this afternoon working some wet ditches
> around the industrial park at Phipps Bend in Hawkins County. The habitat is
> a mix of rushes, sedges, grasses and cattails. Here is a list of the
> dragonflies I saw that I could id. I also had a pretty little red dragonfly
> that I could not Id. It was a small dragonfly and behaved much like an
> Eastern Amberwing, but i haven't seen any photos of an Eastern Amberwing
> this red. I had two of these. I'll attach a photo in case anyone wants to
> id this for me. Here is a list:
>
> Common Whitetail (3)
> Spangled Skimmer (counted 45, many, many of these around)
> Halloween Pennant (2)
> Eastern Pondhawk (12)
>
> not a single Blue Dasher or Slaty Skimmer although both are very common on
> the trail around the lake there.
>
> Rick
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
> --
> Rick Phillips
> Kingsport, Tennessee
>
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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