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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01D1CAD9.3B789FD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Susan, yes to more butterflies (I am seeing Starlings grabbing Tiger = Swallowtails from the air and and way fewer insects over all. We have = swallows trying to bring their youngsters food and they are flying and = flying, with no rest periods. Earlier there was little flying at all and = I feared they would starve. I hope these young are getting a good = start.=20 There seems to be a large number of caterpillars about. I watched last = evening as I waited for Steve to get off work, at Milton DNR office they = are everywhere. From what I could see most were tent but many of a = second variety as well.=20 Marg White Point, Queens.=20 .............................................. Also notable were a good showing of butterflies and a lack of other = flying insects - no black flies, and the only mosquitoes that bothered = us were at a salt marsh in the early morning, where we went to hear = Sora. Although the day became windy, there was no wind felt down at = ground level in the woods. Are other birders noting this absence of = insects? Cheers, Susann Myers ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01D1CAD9.3B789FD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">Susan, yes to=20 more butterflies (I am seeing Starlings grabbing Tiger Swallowtails from = the air=20 and and way fewer insects over all. We have swallows trying to bring = their=20 youngsters food and they are flying and flying, with no rest periods. = Earlier=20 there was little flying at all and I feared they would starve. I = hope=20 these young are getting a good start. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">There = seems to be=20 a large number of caterpillars about. I watched last evening as I waited = for=20 Steve to get off work, at Milton DNR office they are everywhere. From = what I=20 could see most were tent but many of a second variety as well.=20 </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Marg = White Point,=20 Queens. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">..............................................</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Also = notable were=20 a good showing of butterflies and a lack of other flying insects - no = black=20 flies, and the only mosquitoes that bothered us were at a salt marsh in = the=20 early morning, where we went to hear Sora. Although the day became = windy,=20 there was no wind felt down at ground level in the woods. Are = other=20 birders noting this absence of insects?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"></FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Cheers,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style=3D"face: calibri"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: = 12pt">Susann=20 Myers</FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01D1CAD9.3B789FD0--
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