Welcome to another Swarm Sunday!  The swarming continues to be extremely heavy in the Ohio/Pennsylvania/Virginia/West Virginia area this week with many swarms reported from each state.  Interesting, nearly every report I received this week also included information about flooding in the area.  Glad I added the field to the form!  I think it’s going to prove very useful.

Swarms occurred in the following locations over the last week:

USA:

Kirkwood, MO
Fairfield, OH
Morganton, NC
Moorefield, WV
Imperial, MO
Winchester, VA
Blacksburg, VA
Petersburg, WV
Bluemont, VA
Petersburg, WV
Lee’s Summit, MO
Middleburg, VA
Front Royal, VA
Hancock, MD (2 swarms)
York, PA
McLean, VA
Ephrata, PA
Cumberland, MD
Mercersburg, PA
Gainsville, VA
Frederick, MD (2 swarms)
Cheney, KS
Three Springs, PA (2 swarms)
Belton, MO
Wiley Ford, WV
Baker, WV (2 swarms)
Harrisburg, PA (2 swarms)
Wichita, KS
Oquossoc, ME
Blackwell, OK
Mantua, OH
Kittanning, PA
Benton, KS
Alexandria, VA (2 swarms)
Linden, VA
Wichita Falls, TX
Pleasantville, OH
Fairfield, PA
Millersburg, PA (2 swarms)
Paoli, IN
Strasburg, VA
Warfordsburg, PA
Elsmere, KY
Cincinnati, OH
Cumberland, MD (2 swarms)
Fortescue, NJ
Fredericksburg, VA
Orrtanna, PA
Westminster, MD
Marshall, VA
Brooklyn, MD
Tall Timbers, MD
Parkers Lake, KY
Logansport, IN
New Concord, OH
Washington DC
Burtonsville, MD
Riley, KS
Kansas City, MO
Connellsville, PA
State College, PA
Richmond, VA
Union, NJ
Saltillo, MI
Poca, WV
Gettysburg, PA
Annandale, VA
Delray, WV
Clarington, OH
Warrenton, VA (3 swarms)
Saint Paris, OH
Manassas, VA
Union Bridge, MD
Wakeman, OH
Greenville, SC
Arcanum, OH
Rockville, MD
Hodges, SC
New Castle, IN
Lincoln, AR
Ashland, OH
Crosslanes, WV
Marysville, OH
Jones, OK
Wallingford, PA
Black Mountain, NC
Paola, KS
Maurertown, VA
Albemarle County, VA
Rixeyville, VA
Independence, MO
St. Marys, WV
Saltillo, PA
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA
Shelbyville, IN
Springfield, IL
Easton, PA
Richmond, IN
Winchester, IN
Pittsburgh, PA
South Coventry Township, PA
Washington, PA
Johnstown, PA
Bedford, PA
Flint Hill, VA
Lititz, PA
Crooksville, OH
Harrisville, WV
Delta, PA
East of Muncie, IN
Bens Run, WV
Coolville, OH
Boalsburg, PA
Ironton, OH
Athens, OH (5 swarms)
Marietta, OH
Big Island, VA
Orwigsburg, PA
Raleigh, NC
The Plains, OH
Belle Vernon, PA
Johnson City, TN
Newport, PA
Kline, WV
Wrightsville Beach, NC
Williamsburg, PA
Barlow, OH
Bedford, VA
Beaver, OH
Stockport, OH
Huntingdon, PA
Ironton, OH (2 swarms)
Philadelphia, PA
Athens, OH
Greenwood, SC
Emmaus, PA
St. Marys, WV
Proctorville, OH
Queens, New York City, NY (2 swarms)
Stone Harbor, NJ
Saltaire, NY
Narragansett, RI
Alexander City, AL
Seven Springs, NC
Lake Stevens, WA
Glenmmore, PA
Sistersville, WV
Narragansett, RI (2 swarms)
The Plains, OH (2 swarms)
Glouster, OH
Plymouth, IN
Monroe, VA
Stewart, OH
Tarboro, NC
White Pine, TN
Huntington, WV
Dresden, NY

I came across an article at the beginning of the week that discussed how the monarch migration is happening late this year, possibly because of the strange weather that’s occurred across the US.  The dragonflies seem to be doing the same thing.  In the past two weeks I’ve only gotten a handful of migratory swarm reports, and one of them was a report for an event in 2010.  The dragonflies seem to be staying put for now and it will be interesting to see what happens with the migration this year!  I hope they don’t wait too long and end up running into the winter…

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