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Index of Subjects --_7c5d1868-e62b-4107-9f10-f4843b295b00_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Some excellent butterflies=2C Ken. I'm envious!! Angus =20 From: kenmcken@eastlink.ca To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Roadside and Pepper and Salt Skippers and other Butterf= lies in Central Nova area Date: Mon=2C 24 Jun 2013 13:45:48 -0300 =20 Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Last week (June 20 &21) after doing early morning bird surveys on some prop= erties along the St Mary's River (Guys) for the NS Nature Trust=2C I spent = a few hours looking for butterflies in the area. Common species were Can. T= iger Swallowtail=2C Clouded Sulphur=2C Hobomoks and Arctic Skippers=2C Nort= hern Spring Azure=2C and a few Northern Crescent=2C Common Ringlet and Silv= er-bordered Fritillary. I was able to photograph a Pepper and Salt Skipper= on the Bill Ned L. Rd. off the Waternish Rd.on the 20th in 2 places. On the 21th=2C I again documented Pepper and Salt Skipper this time at Smit= hfield. Later on a trail through mixed woods with pine and a stream in the = Battery L. square near Sunny Brae =2C I discovered and photographed Roadsid= e Skipper. This is my first encounter with this species. Nice to see both i= t and Pepper and Salt the same day to note the differences.=20 =20 On June 19 in the Maple L area of Pictou Co.=2C Charlie Kendell and I had N= orthern Cloudywing and Dreamy Duskywing in addition to some of the more com= mon species =20 On PEI early yesterday morning (23rd)=2C I only had a short walk on the Tr= ansCanada Trail near Cardigan Head=2C but had Long Dash Skipper=2C Viceroy= =2C Clouded Sulphur and Northern Crescent. There were Tiger Swallowtails wh= ich did not pose for a photo.=20 =20 So there are finally a few butterflies=2C but they are not overly abundant.= =20 =20 cheers Ken =20 = --_7c5d1868-e62b-4107-9f10-f4843b295b00_ 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: 12pt=3B font-family:Calibri } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Some excellent butterflies=2C&nb= sp=3BKen. I'm envious!!<BR> Angus<BR> =3B<BR> <DIV> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> From: kenmcken@eastlink.ca<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Subject: [Natu= reNS] Roadside and Pepper and Salt Skippers and other Butterflies in Centra= l Nova area<BR>Date: Mon=2C 24 Jun 2013 13:45:48 -0300<BR><BR> <STYLE><!-- --></STYLE> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton NS<BR>B0= K 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Last week (June 20 &=3B21) after doing = early morning bird surveys on some properties along the St Mary's River (Gu= ys) for the NS Nature Trust=2C I spent a few hours looking for butterflies = in the area. Common species were <STRONG>Can. Tiger Swallowtail</STRONG>=2C= <STRONG>Clouded Sulphur</STRONG>=2C <STRONG>Hobomoks</STRONG> and <STRONG>= Arctic</STRONG> =3B<STRONG>Skippers</STRONG>=2C <STRONG>Northern Spring= Azure</STRONG>=2C and a few <STRONG>Northern</STRONG> <STRONG>Crescent=2C = Common Ringlet =3B</STRONG>and <STRONG>Silver-bordered Fritillary</STRO= NG>. =3B I was able to photograph a <STRONG>Pepper and Salt Skipper</ST= RONG> on the Bill Ned L. Rd. off the Waternish Rd.on the 20th in 2 places.<= /FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On the 21th=2C I again documented <STRONG>= Pepper and Salt Skipper</STRONG> =3Bthis time at =3BSmithfield. Lat= er on a trail through mixed woods with pine and a stream in the Battery L. = square near =3BSunny Brae =3B=2C I discovered and photographed <STR= ONG>Roadside Skipper</STRONG>. This is my first encounter with this species= . Nice to see both it and Pepper and Salt the same day to note the differen= ces. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> =3B</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On June 19 in the Maple L area of Pictou C= o.=2C Charlie Kendell and I had <STRONG>Northern Cloudywing</STRONG> and<ST= RONG> Dreamy Duskywing</STRONG> in addition to some of the more common spec= ies</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On PEI =3B early yesterday morning (23= rd)=2C I only had a short walk on the TransCanada Trail near Cardigan Head= =2C but had <STRONG>Long Dash Skipper</STRONG>=2C <STRONG>Viceroy</STRONG>= =2C <STRONG>Clouded Sulphur</STRONG> and <STRONG>Northern Crescent</STRONG>= . There were <STRONG>Tiger Swallowtails</STRONG> =3Bwhich did not pose = for a photo. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>So there are finally a few butterflies=2C = but they are not overly abundant. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> =3B</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> =3B</DIV></FONT></DIV> </d= iv></body> </html>= --_7c5d1868-e62b-4107-9f10-f4843b295b00_--
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