tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post4709236706845769893..comments2023-12-02T03:25:00.936-05:00Comments on beginning to bird: Migrant madness--UPDATED!dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-53777993480765071332011-09-13T12:54:29.262-04:002011-09-13T12:54:29.262-04:00Meadowhawks are a tough group, so I'm not conf...Meadowhawks are a tough group, so I'm not confident putting names on them, aside from a few special cases like Autumn Meadowhawk and Blue-faced Meadowhawk.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-4199299373467812972011-09-12T21:13:22.039-04:002011-09-12T21:13:22.039-04:00John--totally. Wish you'd been there to help w...John--totally. Wish you'd been there to help with the IDs! Thanks for the info on the other IDs -- will update accordingly. Oh--maybe Ruby Meadowhawk?dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-33699470131929087182011-09-12T11:16:58.033-04:002011-09-12T11:16:58.033-04:00It sounds like it was a fun walk! It's rained ...It sounds like it was a fun walk! It's rained almost every day for the past week or so here, which makes for bad birding and migration conditions.<br /><br />The damselfly is some sort of spreadwing.<br /><br />The photo below that is a stinkbug nymph (I'm not sure which one).<br /><br />The caterpillar might be a <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/41853" rel="nofollow">Purple-lined Sallow</a>. From what I've read, those are highly variable, but the orange lateral stripe is the most consistent feature. I found it in <i>Caterpillars of Eastern North America</i> by David Wagner.<br /><br />The dragonfly looks like a meadowhawk (not sure which one).John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.com