On the other hand it could have been s very tiny low-flying plane. Linda
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 29, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > That's a great website for a neat project, Mike! On the discussion board, a > participant (whose name & email I have omitted here) asked Linda's question, > and the project leader replied: > In my June 1, 2014 report I reported an individual flying with three flashes > and reported it as orange because red was not an option. It looked RED to me. > Is that possible? > .:Don Salvatore - 6/16/2014 1:20 pm Firefly colors are listed as yellow, > yellow green, green, orange, amber and blue. I have never heard of a red > firefly. But that doesn't mean that there isn't one. Or that because of the > way people may see colors differently or environmental conditions, you won't > see a red firefly. > > * * * > I still have only seen what I'd describe as yellow-green fireflies, but a lot > of them. Maybe that's all there are at my house, or maybe I haven't learned > to discern the colors. I certainly haven't put in the disciplined time of a > Firefly Watch participant, but I'm considering it. Then maybe I'll have more > legitimate replies when people ask about red flashes in the night. > --Dave Nutter > > On Jun 29, 2014, at 12:24 AM, Mike Pitzrick <mpitzr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The Museum of Science in Boston has published some web pages with >> information about how to identify fireflies using their flash color and >> pattern. >> >> Types Of Fireflies >> >> Flash Chart >> >> Virtual Habitat (interactive tool to help you learn to identify firefly >> flashes) >> >> >> These web pages are part of a citizen science project called Firefly Watch, >> which is designed to find out more about the distribution of the various >> firefly species. >> >> -Mike >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 10:49 PM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Does anyone else notice that some of the flashes look like different colors. >> Reds and greens. Is this just like a Doppler shift type thing or are they >> really like that? >> >> Linda >> >> > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
