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--Apple-Mail-39D4026B-F88C-4D0A-966C-F42516393685 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all=20 After doing a bird survey this morning in McLellans Brook , I noticed it was= warm enough for butterflies to be about and grabbed my camera for a few sho= ts. There are still a few Canadian Tiger Swallowtails and some of the silver= y Blues are getting quite worn. I also was able to photograph Northern Cresc= ent, and a few shots of the six Northern Cloudywing. This is a species that h= as a more northern distribution in NS as shown in the atlas map http://www.= ontarioinsects.org/maritimesbutterflyatlas/draw_map_MBA.html?spIndex=3D3&dis= play=3Dsquares&view=3Ddefault The distribution is odd in that there is a gap between sightings in NB and N= S of several hundred kilometres with no reports from eastern NB and Cumberla= nd Co. it was only recorded in about a dozen NS squares. Most of the sightin= gs are from the north eastern mainland but I seem to remember that I saw one= in a Cape Breton gravel pit which is the only one from CBI.=20 Other butterflies seen but not documented were Hobomok's Skipper and Common R= inglet. Yesterday I also photographed a Harris's Checkerspot in Egerton also= in Pictou co. =20 Cheers=20 Ken=20 Ken McKenna Plymouth, Pict=20 Sent from my iPad --Apple-Mail-39D4026B-F88C-4D0A-966C-F42516393685 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Hi all </div><div>After doing a b= ird survey this morning in McLellans Brook , I noticed it was warm enough fo= r butterflies to be about and grabbed my camera for a few shots. There are s= till a few Canadian Tiger Swallowtails and some of the silvery Blues are get= ting quite worn. I also was able to photograph Northern Crescent, and a few s= hots of the six Northern Cloudywing. This is a species that has a more north= ern distribution in NS as shown in the atlas map <a href=3D"http:= //www.ontarioinsects.org/maritimesbutterflyatlas/draw_map_MBA.html?spIndex=3D= 3&display=3Dsquares&view=3Ddefault">http://www.ontarioinsects.org/ma= ritimesbutterflyatlas/draw_map_MBA.html?spIndex=3D3&display=3Dsquares&am= p;view=3Ddefault</a></div><div><br></div><div>The distribution is odd in tha= t there is a gap between sightings in NB and NS of several hundred kilometre= s with no reports from eastern NB and Cumberland Co. it was only recorded in= about a dozen NS squares. Most of the sightings are from the north eastern m= ainland but I seem to remember that I saw one in a Cape Breton gravel pit wh= ich is the only one from CBI. </div><div><br></div><div>Other butterfli= es seen but not documented were Hobomok's Skipper and Common Ringlet. Yester= day I also photographed a Harris's Checkerspot in Egerton also in Pictou co.= </div><div>Cheers </div><div>Ken </div><div>Ken McKenna</di= v><div>Plymouth, Pict <br><br><div>Sent from my iPad<div><br></div></di= v></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-39D4026B-F88C-4D0A-966C-F42516393685--
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