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With Don Fraser; a visit to see what was around. There was a lot of water around! The weather at the start was sunny and 88 degrees, with a light breeze (I had no cell phone reception, so I got the temperature from Don's SUV; the "feels like" temperature was probably 88-90 degrees), We drove North Grade Road, spent some time at the (graffiti-laden!) wooden bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River, then turned "left" onto River Road. We took River Road to County Road 471, then drove south back to North Grade Road, which we drove again to the bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River. We left around 1400, when the weather was sunny and hot (probably with a "feels like" temperature >100 degrees), with a light breeze. On the way back, we stopped at the Richloam General Store for refreshments.

These are my camera photographs, which lack a GPS location. Instead, I divided these images into 5 groups by location, drew a generic circle to encompass them, and then listed the arrival time at each.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 0910-0928.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 0947-1001.

River Road from North Grade Road to County Road 471: 1015-1217.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 1241-1326.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 1330-1346.

With Don Fraser; a visit to see what was around. There was a lot of water around! The weather at the start was sunny and 88 degrees, with a light breeze (I had no cell phone reception, so I got the temperature from Don's SUV; the "feels like" temperature was probably 88-90 degrees), We drove North Grade Road, spent some time at the (graffiti-laden!) wooden bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River, then turned "left" onto River Road. We took River Road to County Road 471, then drove south back to North Grade Road, which we drove again to the bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River. We left around 1400, when the weather was sunny and hot (probably with a "feels like" temperature >100 degrees), with a light breeze. On the way back, we stopped at the Richloam General Store for refreshments.

These are my camera photographs, which lack a GPS location. Instead, I divided these images into 5 groups by location, drew a generic circle to encompass them, and then listed the arrival time at each.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 0910-0928.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 0947-1001.

River Road from North Grade Road to County Road 471: 1015-1217.

North Grade Road from the fish hatchery to southwest of the Little Withlacoochee River: 1241-1326.

The North Grade Road bridge over the Little Withlacoochee River: 1330-1346.

cf. Nick_Godfrey: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235218070

There were very high numbers of this species flying throughout Prince Edward County as we drove from the north central part of the county end to Prince Edward Point.

At Prince Edward Point specifically, several were feeding on a large patch of Swamp Milkweed close to the lighthouse, with many coming and going over a period of about 20 minutes. The number given here is a rough estimate.

With Don Fraser and Alice Mary Herden; we drove Rattlesnake Camp Road -- obviously! -- but never drove north of it. I separated these sightings into several locations, but these photographs were taken 23 days ago, so I had better post them now using a generic circle, rather than risking them getting lost in the matrix.