{"id":730,"date":"2019-09-04T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwardoconnor.ca\/?p=730"},"modified":"2019-09-04T16:23:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T16:23:18","slug":"summer-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwardoconnor.ca\/summer-sightings\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Sightings or Random Thoughts on the Sacred Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every summer, I stop birding and turn my attention to butterflies and dragonflies. Now, as the season draws to a close, I feel an urge to summarize it somehow, to list its highlights and express its character. Was there anything strange or unique about this particular summer, any surprising development, that set it apart from all the rest?<\/p>\n

I should note that all my outings take place in the city of Toronto. I don\u2019t own a car. When I go to a park or other type of natural area, I usually get there by foot or by bike. There are advantages and drawbacks to searching for insect life in an urban area such as Toronto. The advantages include a rich diversity of habitats\u2014parks, ravines, beaches\u2014many of which either contain or lie adjacent to a water feature. The drawbacks consist of what I refer to as \u201cthe three P\u2019s\u201d: pollution, pesticides, and people (by which I mean crowds of people in their hundreds and thousands), all of which take a terrible toll on insect life.<\/p>\n

In spite of the negative factors, I still see a good number of butterflies and dragonflies every summer and usually a good diversity of species as well. What distinguished this summer from its predecessors? As often, the season was defined by its weather. An unusually frigid and wet spring persisted into the middle of June. Perhaps as a result, the summer was a season of surprises. In the end, we saw some species we don\u2019t usually see at all, and some that usually appear in small numbers turned out to be abundant.<\/p>\n

For purposes of this summary, I\u2019ll simply list my top three sightings in each category and provide a brief account of miscellaneous sightings for both. You might ask: What makes a sighting good, better, or best? In a word, rarity. Finding something rare seems to satisfy a fundamental human need, one with archetypal significance. It answers the desire we all feel to participate in a sacred quest, to discover the Holy Grail or the Pearl of Great Price. For the amateur naturalist, nothing can compare with the satisfaction you feel on finding something unusual. Certain people might call this childish, but I consider it profound. Anything that runs so deep and provides such a pure pleasure must answer to one of our more imperious needs.<\/p>\n

Butterflies<\/strong>
\nHere are my top three butterfly sightings for the summer of 2019.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Funereal Duskywing<\/em>.<\/a> Seen in a weedy patch of wildflowers off the bike trail near Corktown Commons on July 24th. One of the larger Skippers, this Duskywing is distinguished by the bleached-white skirt that runs along the bottom of the hindwing. What a treat to find a butterfly that the Royal Ontario Museum\u2019s Field Guide to the Butterflies of Ontario\u00a0<\/em>(the ROM Guide<\/em>) lists as a \u201cvery rare, non-breeding migrant.\u201d I\u2019d seen this species once in Mexico but never before in Ontario.<\/p>\n

\"Funereal
Funereal Duskywing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0American Snout<\/em>. This butterfly, with its weird profile thanks to the extended palpi<\/em> or lips, is usually a \u201crare-to-uncommon breeding migrant\u201d according to the ROM Guide<\/em>. I\u2019d only seen one before in Toronto, and that was two years ago. When the annual Toronto Butterfly Count turned up 13 Snouts in the middle of July, everyone knew something strange was taking place. Soon reports came in from all over the Toronto area of Snout sightings in good numbers. Over the next few weeks, I saw several of them at the Leslie Street garden allotments. The only explanation I\u2019ve heard for their presence here this year is that an unusually warm spring in the American southwest, coupled with strong southerly winds, may have pushed the Snouts up and across Lake Ontario.<\/p>\n

\"American
American Snout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Snowberry Clearwing Moth<\/em>. Listed as \u201ccommon\u201d in the Peterson Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America, this moth can still be difficult to find and even harder to photograph. It has a bizarre, hybrid look, as if it might be the bastard offspring of some midnight coupling between a bumblebee and hummingbird. Another example of a winged creature that I never tire of looking at no matter how often I see it.<\/p>\n

\"A
Snowberry Clearwing moth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miscellaneous sightings.<\/strong><\/em> Every July, I go to the Glendon Forest to see the Baltimore Checkerspots<\/em> that breed in the marshy areas along the trail there. They\u2019re usually in place early in the month, but this year, perhaps as a result of the cold spring, they didn\u2019t show up till near the end.<\/p>\n

\"Baltimore
Baltimore Checkerspot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Giant Swallowtail<\/em> was another late arrival, but once it did appear it became abundant. I saw several on the Leslie Street Spit. They can be tricky to photograph because they seldom hold still and their wings vibrate even when they\u2019re nectaring.<\/p>\n

\"Giant
Giant Swallowtail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dragonflies<\/strong>
\nHere are my top three dragonfly sightings for the year. Note that all three are in the Darner family. Darners are among the largest dragonflies in North America, and they are all strikingly colored. The can also be a challenge to photograph. As the Stokes Beginner Guide to Dragonflies<\/em> notes, \u201cdarners are typically on the wing when encountered, sometimes high overhead, and rarely afford the eager observer much of a view. Even when perched, they are often high in a tree.\u201d This eager observer considers himself lucky to have photographed the three darners below, all of which he recorded for the first time this summer.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Swamp Darner<\/em><\/a>. Flew right across my field of vision while I was biking down a dirt path on the Leslie Street Spit on the afternoon of the summer solstice, June 21st. Against all accepted darner practice, it came to rest immediately in a bush on the side of the path. A huge dragonfly\u2014well more than three inches long\u2014and with mesmerizing sky-blue eyes.<\/p>\n

\"Swamp
Swamp Darner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Black-tipped Darner<\/em>. On August 31st, I spent the whole day on the Spit searching for dragonflies, hoping to photograph one of the \u201cblue\u201d or \u201cmosaic\u201d darners. I saw several in flight, but none would stop long enough for a photo. Finally, after seven hours, one flew across the same path where I\u2019d seen the Swamp Darner two months before and draped itself on a weed stem. Admittedly, I\u2019d put in the work, but I couldn\u2019t help feeling privileged, blessed. A strikingly beautiful dragonfly.<\/p>\n

\"Black-tipped
Black-tipped Darner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Variable Darner<\/em>. Two days later, I was by a small pond in Taylor Creek Park. After a mere two-and-a-half hours of watching darners patrolling the shoreline, I was delighted to see this Variable Darner fly out of the pond and light on a nearby tree trunk. It allowed me to approach within a few feet and take as many pictures as I pleased. Another stunning beauty, another gift and cause for celebration.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Variable Darner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miscellaneous sightings.<\/strong><\/em> The Painted Skimmer<\/em> is listed as \u201cuncommon\u201d and \u201crather wary\u201d in Dunkle\u2019s Dragonflies through Binoculars<\/em>. Also recorded on the summer solstice, which was something of a signal that this year was shaping up to be exceptionally good for dragonflies. The abdomen of the Painted Skimmer is such a vivid orange color that the artist in question might have been Van Gogh.<\/p>\n

\"Painted
Painted Skimmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Variegated Meadowhawk<\/em> is native to western North America and only occasionally ventures into Ontario. This year, perhaps again because of the unsettled weather patterns, it was semi-abundant in the Toronto area. I saw a male at Ashbridges Bay on July 20th and a female on the Leslie Street Spit a month later. Hard to say which color combination I prefer, but the scarlet rings on the male\u2019s abdomen may just win out in the end.<\/p>\n

\"A
A male Variegated Meadowhawk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Female
A female Variegated Meadowhawk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In summary, if I had to characterize this passing summer in a word or phrase, I\u2019d call it a season of surprises, of unexpected sightings. A season that impressed me again with the richness of Toronto’s wildlife, a wealth of creatures I might never have suspected existed if I hadn\u2019t gone out to look for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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