[NatureNS] Monarchs and other leps

Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:55:05 -0300
From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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I don't know if the person keeping track of Monarch sightings is still doing 
so but Wendy and I spent the last 3 days on the South Shore and, at several 
locations, Monarchs were the most abundant large lep observed.

On Cape Sable Island, we saw a total of about a dozen split roughly equally 
between Daniels Head and The Hawk.  Other leps noted were White Admiral, Red 
Admiral (still lots of these around) and American Lady (Id'ed using the 
feature "American Ladys have big eyes"). (24 July)

In Liverpool, 3 Monarchs were observed at the end of the gravel road past 
the Hank Snow Museum and the Sewage Ponds (25 July).

At Port Medway, 2 Monarchs were seen (25 July).

On CSI, shorebird viewing was made more complicated by the never-ending 
fog!!  However, we did manage to see one of the adult Am. Oystercatchers, a 
few H. Godwits and Black-crowned Night-heron.  We made no attempt to 
estimate numbers of SB Dowitchers!!

Cheers,

Bob McDonald
Halifax
bobathome@eastlink.ca

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