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Dragonflies counted flying north
past Miami Beach, Villas, Cape May Co., NJ, 16 August 2012.
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Species
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10:41 - 11:11
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11:15 - 11:45
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12:10 - 12:40
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Totals
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Common Green Darner
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4
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1
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5
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Swamp Darner
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363
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758
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666
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1787
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Great Blue Skimmer
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5
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3
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5
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13
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Spot-winged Glider
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1
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1
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8
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10
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Black Saddlebags
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4
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3
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7
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Carolina Saddlebags
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3
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14
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11
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28
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saddlebags sp.
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1
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1
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unidentified
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4
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4
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8
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Totals
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377
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784
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698
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1859
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Perhaps two things stand out as of particular interest here; firstly, the relatively low numbers of other dragonfly species compared with the high numbers of Swamp Darners - why so many of a single species? Secondly, the presence of Great Blue Skimmers, which are not normally thought to be migratory.
Swamp Darner - one of over 1700 counted heading north at Villas today [photo by Tony Leukering].