General Observation Information
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Observed By
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Tom Reed
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Submitted By
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Tom Reed
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Collection Date
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August 10, 2018
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Observer Arrival Time
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6:00 AM
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Observer Departure Time
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9:00 AM
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Vouchers
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Observation Notes
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Locality
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Name
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South Cape May Meadows (dune)
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Notes
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East path dune crossover at The Nature Conservancy's South Cape May Meadows Preserve
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Latitude
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38.93309 N
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Longitude
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74.94142 W
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Elevation
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5 meters
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Weather
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Precipitation
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Clear
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Cloud Cover
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0 %
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Wind Speed
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Calm
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Wind Direction
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Temperature
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23 °C
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Flight Behavior
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Minimum Height
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3 m
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Maximum Height
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50 m
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Behavior Description
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Dragonflies moving west along dunes/beach in calm conditions. Some quite high during first hour of daylight.
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Proportion Observed
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Some
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Flight Type
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Directed
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Flight Direction
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East by Northeast
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Observed Behaviors
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Observed Taxa
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Species
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Identification Confidence
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Percentage of Flight
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Common Green Darner
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High
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5 %
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Coincident Taxa
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Description of Coincident Taxa
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Carolina Saddlebags (1, hunting); Halloween Pennant (2); Four-spotted Pennant (1)
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Point Counts
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Point counts were not provided
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