Another Discovery in South Bay
Timothy O'Connor of the South Bay Task Force reports another unusual discovery in South Bay: a Greater Angle-wing Katydid. This may be a northernmost for the insect, and O'Connor speculates that it may been carried here by Hurricane Irene.
Unlike the Magnificent Frigatebird which was seen from Hudson's South Bay during Hurricane Irene (the report of which is now before the New York State Avian Records Committee), the presence of the katydid in South Bay suggests how species spread their ranges.
ReplyDeleteWhile the frigatebird turned around and flew home, the katydid may have discovered an equally-marooned female. Or it might as easily have been a gravid female who was blown off course.
If you look closely just below the bend of either of his front legs, you can see his hearing organ, or "tympana," which distinguishes the male of the species.
I did see a Bald Eagle circling above the South Bay during the summer.
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