Saturday I joined ASCA for a field trip to this state park on the mountain. The temperatures were fine, the day sunny. Good birds and butterflies, plus a new life moth the Walnut Sphinx Moth.
Sunday Dragon Hunting
Sunday morning, before and after chores, I went dragon hunting. I wouldn’t turn down a good butterfly or bird but dragons were the target. I saw a few species, mainly the ubiquitous Common Pondhawk but also some less common species in particular a new life dragon – the Red Saddlebags. Talk about red, when I saw this thing I was reminded of a giant mosquito gorged on blood.
Bald Knob NWR May 25, 2013
Saturday morning Dottie & Doris Boyles allowed me to tag along as they went to Bald Knob NWR to see what there was to see. While there we saw 53 bird species including first of year (for me) Least Tern, Acadian Flycatcher, Snowy Egret, Black-bellied Plover, and American Avocet. The Avocets were a bit late and seeing 13 of them was out of the ordinary.
