[tn-dragonflies] migrants, etc.
- From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-dragonflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:36:27 -0400 (EDT)
10/21/2013 Dickson County
I checked out a few spots at Montgomery Bell SP Monday afternoon. In a
grassy area behind one of the dams there I noticed a few Common Green Darners
feeding over the field. As I walked thru the waist-high grass more rose up
from roosting/resting sites. The air warmed while I was there and eventually
quite a few were in the air flying and feeding. I could see maybe a dozen
as I looked from one end of the dam to the other. A couple of Wandering
Gliders and Black Saddlebags were in the mix also, but mostly Green Darners.
This was not a huge flight like one might see along the coast or further
south, but obviously they're migrants.
One Com. Green Darner photo attached, not great photo, but shows purple
color replacing blue on abdomen as reaction to cooler temps.
A few other odes were still about:
Dusky Dancer 2
Orange Bluet 8
Vesper Bluet 2 (only ones I've seen this year)
Com. Green Darner 12+
Wandering Glider 2
Black Saddlebags 2
Autumn Meadowhawk 1
Blue-faced Mh. 1
Richard Connors
Nashville
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