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Index of Subjects In all the birding excitement, I forgot all about a butterfly, Dad and I had a real good look at while it perched on the road from Back Cove. First when it caught my eye it just looked like a very faded American Lady but then it landed and we saw that on each forewing it had a wide cream colored band that came down from the leading edge and encircled a large eye with a vibrant purple center. Today it crossed my mind so I popped open my butterfly book and it is a dead ringer for a Common Buckeye. Kaufman’s guide states, “Most common in the southern regions but a familiar sight across much of the U.S.” “ In summer adults move forward sometimes reaching southern Canada. In fall southward movements can be conspicuous, especially along the east coast.” The first day of Earl I had seen another faded butterfly being whisked along above the waves at Hartlen which I didn’t see quite well enough to identify so perhaps given their propensity to move in numbers along the east coast to the south of us, perhaps there are a few more currently kicking around our coast. I would love to hear if anyone else spots one. - Cheers, Clarence
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