Great numbers and great variety.

Those annoying to humans (but appreciated by insectivores) are mostly gone at this point in the summer. This includes black flies, mosquitoes, and deer flies. Now, it’s mostly what I would call the good guys—dragonflies and butterflies. And pollen/nectar bees.

So far, however, and this is odd, almost no shadflies. Gulls are working the shoreline, but no big eruption. Hope they’re okay.