It’s Swarm Sunday! Another good week of dragonfly swarms, though things slowed down a bit compared to the last few weeks. More swarms popped up in southern states this week and there were a few more migratory swarms reported, but the dragonflies still seem to be mostly staying put. I expect I’ll start to get a lot more migratory swarm reports in the next few weeks as they start to move south for the winter, but I guess I’ll have to wait and see.
Swarms occurred in the following locations over the last week:
USA:
Rose Hill, KS
Little Hocking, OH
Peaster, TX
Lawrence, KS (5 swarms)
McArthur, OH
Baldwin City, KS
Stilwell, KS
Goldsboro, NC
Soldier, KS
Terre Haute, IN
Indianapolis, IN (2 swarms)
Paoli, IN
Waverly, OH
Cannelville, OH
Portsmouth, OH
Shippensburg, PA
Joplin, MO
Gettsyburg, PA (4 swarms)
Stillwater, OK
Harrison, OH
Naples, FL
Luray, VA (5 swarms)
Clinton, AR
Norris, TN
Eatonton, GA
Emmitsburg, MD
Fayetteville, NC
Martinsburg, WV
Pitcairn, PA
Cincinnati, OH (5 swarms)
Parkersburg, WV
Clarksburg, WV
Gibsonia, PA
Huntington, WV
Bellevue, KY
McClure, IL
Reading, OH
Romney, WV
Indianapolis, IN
Athens, GA
Greenville, OH
Sandy Springs, GA
Eldorado, OH
Louisville, KY (2 swarms)
Guysville, OH
Pikesville, MD
New Castle, DE
Lerona, WV
Altoona, PA
Littlestown, PA
Champion, PA
Biltmore Forest, NC
Selinsgrove, PA
Reading, PA
Bellefonte, PA
Orange, PA
Keisterville, PA
Indiana, PA
Hanover, PA
Marion, NC
Oberlin, PA
York, PA
Ranson, WV
Chambersburg, PA
Adolphus, KY
McCoole, MD/Keyser, WV/ Rawlings, WV area
Boyertown, PA
Lexington, GA
Weaverville, NC
Lewisburg, PA
Lexington, KY (2 swarms)
Chambersburg, PA
Mulvane, KS
Hanover, PA (2 swarms)
Sparks, MD
Boswell, PA
Fallston, MD
Parkersburg, WV
Cumberland, MD
Whitefish Bay, WI
Easley, SC
Inwood, WV
Crozet, WV
Bowling Green, KY
Liverpool, OH
Pittstown, NJ
Cottontown, TN
Winchester, VA
Sandersville, GA
Goose Creek, SC
Wilmington, NC
Sand Springs, OK
Keyser, WV
Reading, PA
Fayetteville, NC
Malta, OH
Vineland, NJ
Mamaroneck, NY
Danville, VA
Newark, NE
North Wales, PA
Baltimore, MD (2 swarms)
Annapolis, MD
Crestview, FL
Pottsville, PA
Charlottesville, VA
Lansdale, PA
State College, PA
Canada:
Hamilton, ON
France:
La Ciotat
This is an important time of year for dragonfly migrations, so I hope you’ll all keep submitting reports!
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Thought you’d be interested in this article:
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2011/09/sun_life_stadium_swarmed_by_th.php
I saw it a few days ago, but thanks for the link! It’s a really fun little article, so I’m happy to have the link available for others to see.
BRILLIANT!! I just saw a swarm this evening (9/27/11) in my neighborhood in Asheville NC. I didn’t know what I was seeing until I looked it up and found your site. Magical is the only word. Oh and above the dragonflies were birds – swifts maybe? Thank you for your site – I can’t wait to tell others.
You sound about as excited about seeing your swarm as I was when I saw my first one! So happy that you enjoyed it so much.