[NatureNS] Re: Monarch Sighting

Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:43:14 -0300
From: Brian Dalzell <aythya@nb.sympatico.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Cc: Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca>
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I saw my first MONARCH of the summer/fall in Nova Scotia on Thursday, Oct. 1st.  It flew south across the highway in front of my car on the 103 near Chester.

Brian Dalzell,
Tatamagouche, NS.

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---- Blake Maybank <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: 
> At 01:27 PM 03/10/2009, you wrote:
> >It hasn't been what I would call a great year for Painted Ladies, 
> >but we saw one in Waverley this morning, nectaring on those 
> >ubiquitous purple asters.
> 
> Gerd Rotzell and I had a fresh American Lady on the "Shag End" 
> peninsula in Shad Bay today, and also saw the first Monarch Butterfly 
> that I've seen this autumn.  There were several Painted Ladies as 
> well, somewhat more faded than the American Lady.  Also many Clouded 
> Sulphurs, some quite white.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Blake
> 
> 
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> Blake Maybank
> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca
> 902-852-2077
> 
> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds"
> http://nsbs.chebucto.org
> 
> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia"
> http://tinyurl.com/birdingns
> Downloadable Nova Scotia Maps for inside front and back covers:
> http://tinyurl.com/mr627d
> 
> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada  

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