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--_ba9a892b-b743-4f18-aada-709b49ff5c6a_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One of the most interesting things that I observed was hundreds of painted = ladies. More than I've ever seen before. One spot was especially alive wi= th them. It was near the ocean at Ragged Harbour=2C but on a patch of part= ial lawn and mud. Thirty of these butterflies rose up which had been space= d about an inch apart. It was amazing. I did not take a photo=2C as the o= ther not so nice part about this experience was hords of mosquitos. More t= han I've seen in any place in years. At that particular point I could hard= ly see through the swarms of these little vipers about me. Needlessly to s= ay=2C I made a quicker than I wanted to exit from that area. The mosquitos= were bad all over Ragged Harbour. This is the only area in my travels tha= t day that they actually bothered me or that I was aware of them. =20 =20 The other plentiful butterfly for the day was cabbage whites. There was a = sulphur about as well=2C but I did not get any photos to determine which on= e. =20 =20 As per birds I had a merlin and whimbrels with other shorebirds at Ragged H= arbour. I'll send a detailed ebird posting once I get the chance. I saw a= northern harrier at East Berlin. Land birds were scarce=2C but I did find= one nice group of migrants near the start of Beach Meadows. I went from o= ne warbler species=2C the Common Yellowthroat to seven. So with the group = was a blue-headed vireo=2C a red-eyed vireo=2C four northern parulas=2C two= chestnut-sided warblers=2C two magnolia warblers=2C two yellow-rumped warb= lers=2C a palm warbler=2C one common yellowthroat=2C three black-capped chi= ckadees=2C a boreal chickadee=2C a red-breasted nuthatch=2C and a golden-cr= owned kinglet. There might have been more of each species=2C but it was ha= rd to tell. =20 I steared clear of Beach Meadows Beach as there were way to many people the= re for my liking. No parking at all as per cars. No signs of the kingbird= s that had been around earlier in the week. =20 =20 James R. Hirtle Bridgewater = --_ba9a892b-b743-4f18-aada-709b49ff5c6a_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'> One of the most interesting things that I observed was hundreds of painted = ladies. =3B More than I've ever seen before. =3B One spot was espec= ially alive with them. =3B It was near the ocean at Ragged Harbour=2C b= ut on a patch of partial lawn and mud. =3B Thirty of these butterflies = rose up which had been spaced about an inch apart. =3B It was amazing.&= nbsp=3B I did not take a photo=2C as the other not so nice part about this = experience was hords of mosquitos. =3B More than I've seen in any place= in years. =3B At that particular point I could hardly see through the = swarms of these little vipers about me. =3B Needlessly to say=2C I made= a quicker than I wanted to exit from that area. =3B The mosquitos were= bad all over Ragged Harbour. =3B This is the only area in my travels t= hat day that they actually bothered me or that I was aware of them. =3B= <BR>  =3B<BR> The other plentiful butterfly for the day was cabbage whites. =3B There= was a sulphur about as well=2C but I did not get any photos to determine w= hich one. =3B <BR>  =3B<BR> As per birds I had a merlin and whimbrels with other shorebirds at Ragged H= arbour. =3B I'll send a detailed ebird posting once I get the chance.&n= bsp=3B I saw a northern harrier at East Berlin. =3B Land birds were sca= rce=2C but I did find one nice group of migrants near the start of Beach Me= adows. =3B I went from one warbler species=2C the Common Yellowthroat t= o seven. =3B So with the group was a blue-headed vireo=2C a red-eyed vi= reo=2C four northern parulas=2C two chestnut-sided warblers=2C two magnolia= warblers=2C two yellow-rumped warblers=2C a palm warbler=2C one common yel= lowthroat=2C three black-capped chickadees=2C a boreal chickadee=2C a red-b= reasted nuthatch=2C and a golden-crowned kinglet. =3B There might have = been more of each species=2C but it was hard to tell.<BR>  =3B<BR> I steared clear of Beach Meadows Beach as there were way to many people the= re for my liking. =3B No parking at all as per cars. =3B No signs o= f the kingbirds that had been around earlier in the week. =3B =3B <= BR>  =3B<BR> James R. Hirtle<BR> Bridgewater<BR> </div></body> </html>= --_ba9a892b-b743-4f18-aada-709b49ff5c6a_--
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