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The heat may be uncomfortable for us Montanans, but not so much for the little fliers in the woods and grasslands. The dragonflies only fly when the sun is out and the temperatures seem to be quite fine with them.
Bob Danley of the Bitterroot Outdoor Journal has been keeping his nose to the ground to see the first Meadowhawk dragonflies of the season. And the larger (2-inch long) 12-spotted Skimmers are pretty common in the valley s wetlands. They have a large bulky brown body and their four wings each have 3 large dark spots (photo above). Also in the air are the Spreadwing Damselflies. They perch with the wings held at a 45-degree angle to their body, like the Emerald Spreadwing (photo below). You can find them in temporary ponds, like oxbows, that lack fish.
The sudden switch from our recent winter blast to a pre-spring weather week might bring out a butterfly or two in the Bitterroot Valley. So says Bob Danley of the KLYQ Bitterroot Outdoor Journal this week. The Milbert s Tortoiseshell butterfly (pictured above) has been seen as early as March 15th in some years. Bob said the butterfly winters over as an adult and can be out and about if there s sunshine and temperature in the 60s. You can find them near those nasty sticky nettles in the valley.
There s a migration going on - but it s to the North. The Common Redpoll (photo below) is a little 5-inch long bird that is nomadic in the winter, usually found around birch trees. But in the spring, they head to their preferred nesting areas in boreal forests to the north. If you have Niger seeds in your bird feeder, you might see some of the little birds stoking up for the northward flight.
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