[NatureNS] insect flying

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:35:01 -0400
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Dear All,                    Nov 21, 2013
    At about 1:00 pm in North Alton woods I saw a small insect (wingspan 
about 1cm) flying slowly and barely keeping aloft; wings a gray blur and 
body inconspicuous (~3oC I expect). I could likely have caught it in one 
hand had I not been wearing leather 3-finger mitts and carrying a saw and 
saw kit.
It did not resemble a Winter Cranefly, a beetle or a Lep. I suspect a 
Stonefly. There is no running water nearby but 100 paces or so away there is 
a swamp that has standing water 8 months and likely year round if you count 
chinks between rocks.
    The Squirrels are making a comeback after a lean 12/13 winter; lots of 
fresh cone scales and I have seen several recently.
Dave Webster, Kentville 

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