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We visited Chebucto Head today looking for Northern Blues, and weren't disappointed. We counted about 20 over a space of one hour, on the barrens north of the light. It was slightly foggy and cool, and perhaps that encouraged them to open their wings more when they rested. Other than the blues, we saw a single Monarch and several Northern Crescents. At the Macintosh Run trail, we saw more Crescents and an American Lady. It's strange about the knapweed this year. We've seen hardly anything on it. I wonder if the dry weather has somehow reduced the amount of nectar being produced. Speaking of seeing hardly anything, we've seen almost no fritillaries this summer. Weird. Peter Payzant Waverley p.s. you can see photos of these and other butterflies we've seen this summer on ebutterfly.ca. It's also a great place to browse for photos of practically any species in Canada. I encourage anyone with an interest in butterflies to report your sightings there. If accompanied by a photo, the record automatically gets submitted to the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas as well.
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