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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01CF9497.DE3A9EF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all=20 Yesterday afternoon I spent atlassing for butterflies in some squares = with no data recorded to this point. I spent time in squares = 20PR04(South Merland), 20PR 03(North Intervale) and 20PR13( Boylston) in = Antigonish and Guysborough counties. This is back country and in 6 hrs I = only met 1 truck plus 3 ATV's. One of the ATV's was driven by 2 kids = prob. under 12 age and when we met on a road turn they tipped a little = before up-righting. I was creeping along at the time. I sure was glad = they did not tip. Two adults (likely parents) were in another ATV with = them. A few violations of the ATV act here I believe!=20 Anyway butterflies were around although some searching was required, I = tallied 12 species which I will summarize per square below. I found many = of the butterflies seemed to be fully charged especially the Canadian = Tiger Swallowtails; it took me quite a while to document one with a = photo as they seemed to be in constant flight and I had none puddling = unlike other days. My best find was a new NS butterfly for me and a stunning one at that- = the Baltimore Checkerspot. I found 2 along the power-line near = Donnelly's Lake. One was cooperative enough for a photo. I think this = may only be the third record for the atlas period for NS with one found = a couple of squares over (20NR83) July 7, 2012 by Richard Mash. Richard = is coming up with great butterflies in that square with more than 40 = species observed. =20 Areas which were good for butterflies were grassy areas near small road = culverts for Hobomoks and some chives in flower in an abandoned property = which had my Pecks, a couple of Hobomoks and a couple Can Tiger = Swallowtails. I searched a bog for late Elfins but found no butterflies = in the bog.There was however an unopened white orchid. Earlier in the = season almost every bog had either Brown or Hoary Elfin the latter = another first butterfly for me for NS. Most of the roadsides and = abandoned fields in North Intervale are full of a tall flowering = plant-Goutweed maybe??=20 Nothing too unusual for birds although there was a PB Grebe in Haley L. = and a Great Blue Heron along the edge of Donnelly L. -maybe breeding = nearby?? =20 cheers Ken 20PR04 Hobomok Skipper ~4 Tawny-edged Skipper 1 first for year Northern Spring Azure 6 Silvery Blue 2 Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 10 Northern Crescent 8 Silver-bordered Fritillary 1 Baltimore Checkerspot 2 first ever! Common Ringlet 4 20PR03 Hobomok Skipper 3 Dun Skipper 1 first for year Peck's Skipper 1 first for year Northern Spring Azure 4 Silvery Blue 1 Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 3 20PR13 Dreamy Duskywing 1 Spring Azure 2 Silver-bordered Fritillary 1 Common Ringlet 2 ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01CF9497.DE3A9EF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yesterday afternoon I spent atlassing = for=20 butterflies in some squares with no data recorded to this point. I spent = time in=20 squares 20PR04(South Merland), 20PR 03(North Intervale) and 20PR13( = Boylston) in=20 Antigonish and Guysborough counties. This is back country and in 6 = hrs I=20 only met 1 truck plus 3 ATV's. One of the ATV's was driven by 2 kids = prob. under=20 12 age and when we met on a road turn they tipped a little before = up-righting. I=20 was creeping along at the time. I sure was glad they did not tip. Two = adults=20 (likely parents) were in another ATV with them. A few violations of = the ATV=20 act here I believe! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Anyway butterflies were around = although some=20 searching was required, I tallied 12 species which I will summarize per = square=20 below. I found many of the butterflies seemed to be fully charged = especially the=20 Canadian Tiger Swallowtails; it took me quite a while to document one = with a=20 photo as they seemed to be in constant flight and I had none puddling = unlike=20 other days.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2> My best find was a new NS = butterfly for=20 me and a stunning one at that- the <STRONG>Baltimore = Checkerspot</STRONG>. I=20 found 2 along the power-line near Donnelly's Lake. One was cooperative = enough=20 for a photo. I think this may only be the third record for the atlas = period for=20 NS with one found a couple of squares over (20NR83) July 7, 2012 by = Richard=20 Mash. Richard is coming up with great butterflies in that square = with more=20 than 40 species observed. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Areas which were good for = butterflies were=20 grassy areas near small road culverts for Hobomoks and some chives in = flower in=20 an abandoned property which had my Pecks, a couple of Hobomoks and a = couple Can=20 Tiger Swallowtails. I searched a bog for late Elfins but found no = butterflies in=20 the bog.There was however an unopened white orchid. Earlier = in the=20 season almost every bog had either Brown or Hoary Elfin the latter = another first=20 butterfly for me for NS. Most of the roadsides and abandoned fields in = North=20 Intervale are full of a tall flowering = plant-<STRONG>Goutweed</STRONG>=20 maybe?? </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Nothing too unusual for birds although = there was a=20 <STRONG>PB Grebe</STRONG> in Haley L. and a <STRONG>Great Blue = Heron=20 a</STRONG>long the edge of Donnelly L. -maybe breeding = nearby??</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><F