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Date: 9/16/26 7:29 am From: Merle and Marsha Hall <mghall...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Dragonflies
Thanks, Ken! They came through Granger late afternoon of the 9th; appeared to be feasting on gnats or mosquitoes. Lots of nighthawks overhead at the same time. Merle Granger, Dallas County On 9/15/26 8:09 PM, Clayton Will wrote: > Two days ago we drove through blocks of dragonflies an hour before > sunset in Madrid. It was remarkable at ground level. I've seen > Nighthawks and Flycatchers feasting on swarms up high numerous times > as would be expected. Why they were at ground level I don't know for > sure but would suspect winds aloft or food source. > > Clayton Will > Madrid > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM Ken Wiggers <ken.wiggers...> wrote: > > Many birders have an interest in dragon flies. > > Several days ago I encountered a swarm of Common Green darner > dragonflies migrating. Others that I've met recently have seen > these swarms and were curious but did not realize what they were > seeing. A helpful link: > https://thedragonflywoman.com/2010/08/24/commonmigratorydragonflies/ > > Ken > * > * > "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only > what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been > taught" ---Baba Dioum** > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people > interested in the birds of Iowa. Join today at > https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "IA-BIRD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/CAF_wYCJr18%2BWjT7Q3OF5Ch0YqhftmKrf3BL%3D%<3DK-hCC1pWX5cJQ...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/CAF_wYCJr18%2BWjT7Q3OF5Ch0YqhftmKrf3BL%3D%<3DK-hCC1pWX5cJQ...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> > To search for an unfamiliar location, go to > https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx > This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - > https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested > in the birds of Iowa. Join today at > https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. > IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "IA-BIRD" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/CAHX11shYPb%3Drn0EETZ0pcnXCo5OKbcJ7hD4MC7e%<3D9x_CNebxeQ...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/CAHX11shYPb%3Drn0EETZ0pcnXCo5OKbcJ7hD4MC7e%<3D9x_CNebxeQ...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> To search for an unfamiliar location, go to https://iowabirds.org/Places/FindLocation.aspx This list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union - https://iowabirds.org/ - with membership open to all people interested in the birds of Iowa. Join today at https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Membership.aspx. IOU Code of Birding Ethics - https://iowabirds.org/Pages.aspx?pg=6 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IA-BIRD" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ia-bird+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ia-bird/<bbf7252b-0ffd-466b-be92-019fd49ef521...>

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