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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:01:56 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: South Mountains Game Land - (Short visit) - 4/16/2025 |
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--0000000000007aa84c0632faaf4d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's always nice to see lists where the observer posts things other than just the raw species list and numbers; in this case, road conditions, hunter issues or not, weather, etc. That's why I added a lot of text to the CBS field trips this past weekend at the NC coast. Regarding the hunters and turkeys -- on Saturday, while most of the others were off walking a gated track looking for butterflies in the gloomy weather at Croatan, Dave Heavner and I were sitting in his truck resting our sore legs, when we saw a Turkey walk across the gravel road near us! I seldom see Turkeys in Longleaf Pine habitat anywhere, but they are around. About 15 minutes later, we saw a truck with a couple of hunters, presumably, driving slowly, probably looking for turkeys, as that is essentially the only game animal in season right now. Had they stopped to ask us -- "Have you seen or heard any turkeys?", I would have answered "No, I haven't." Heck, they wouldn't know that you did, and if you tell the truth about it, maybe that wonderful Turkey you saw alive a few minutes ago might be lying still in the back of their truck later in the day. My two cents worth of advice. Harry LeGrand Raleigh PS -- This also applies to anyone with a net, and if he or she asks you "Have you seen any [rare species of butterflies]?", you should respond "No, I haven't". Then, perhaps, respond back to them -- "But I have heard a lot of Black-throated Green Warblers." =F0=9F=98=84 On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 10:38=E2=80=AFAM willstuart2001 <carolinaleps@duke.= edu> wrote: > I could not find any discussion on the status of the South Mountains Game > Land post-Helene so on 4/16 I decided to make the 90-minute drive to see > for myself. I have had my best luck finding fresh Mottled Duskywings > around the third week of April. The downside is that turkey hunting seas= on > opens on April 12th and Old CC Road in these game lands attracts hunters = creating > traffic on the narrow, dead-end, 3.5 mile dirt road. I usually find any = Mottled > Duskywing in wetter areas along Old CC Road and I have found it much more > difficult when the bugs are disturbed by traffic. (By mid- to late-May I > can often have the road pretty much to myself.) > > As soon as I started up Old CC Road I began to see downed trees. Tree > damage increased as I climbed the hill and was heavy for the next mile or > so. There are many, many sawed-off tree trunks along the road that must > have required months of clean-up. The road itself is in very good shape. > > I did not get to the Game Land until 2:30 pm and I had to move quickly to > hit my more productive spots along Old CC Road. I had a few Duskywings > at each stop and photographed a couple of worn Dreamy Duskywings while > missing several smaller butterflies. I reached the parking lot at the > end of Old CC Road and thought I had dipped for the day on a Mottled > Duskywing but found a number of little brown bugs in a wet ditch at the > bottom of the parking area. Within 10 minutes I had found and photograph= ed > a fresh looking Mottled Duskywing and 2 fresh Dreamy Duskywings. > > With all the hunters, I did not venture into any of the fields so my > species list is pretty short. If you go, turkey hunters will ask you if > you have heard any turkeys. THIS IS A TRICK QUESTION. All the hunters h= ave > turkey calls so there is no way to know if your are hearing a man or a bi= rd. > Also If you tell turkey hunters you have heard lots of Black-throated > Green Warblers they are not impressed. > > Will Stuart > > Matthews, NC > > Spicebush Swallowtail 14 > Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3 > Pearl Crescent 5 > Azure sp. 4 > Eastern Tailed-blue 3 > Northern Cloudywing 1 > Juvenal's Duskywing 14 > DREAMY DUSKYWING FOY 4 > MOTTLED DUSKYWING FOY 1 I may have missed 1 or 2 more. > Too many turkey hunters. > Duskywing sp. 10+ Not as many as I expected > Silver-spotted Skipper 13 > --0000000000007aa84c0632faaf4d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>It's always nice to see lists where the observer = posts things other than just the raw species list and numbers; in this case= , road conditions, hunter issues or not, weather, etc.=C2=A0 That's why= I added a lot of text to the CBS field trips this past weekend at the NC c= oast.</div><div><br></div><div>Regarding the hunters and turkeys -- on Satu= rday, while most of the others were off walking a gated track looking for b= utterflies in the gloomy weather at Croatan, Dave Heavner and I were sittin= g in his truck resting our sore legs, when we saw a Turkey walk across the = gravel road near us!=C2=A0 I seldom see Turkeys in Longleaf Pine habitat an= ywhere, but they are around.=C2=A0 About 15 minutes later, we saw a truck w= ith a couple of hunters, presumably, driving slowly, probably looking for t= urkeys, as that is essentially the only game animal in season right now.=C2= =A0 Had they stopped to ask us -- "Have you seen or heard any turkeys?= ", I would have answered "No, I haven't."=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0 Heck, they wouldn't know that you did, and if you tell the truth ab= out it, maybe that wonderful Turkey you saw alive a few minutes ago might b= e lying still in the back of their truck later in the day.=C2=A0=C2=A0 My t= wo cents worth of advice.</div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>= Raleigh</div><div><br></div><div>PS -- This also applies to anyone with a n= et, and if he or she asks you "Have you seen any [rare species of butt= erflies]?", you should respond "No, I haven't".=C2=A0 Th= en, perhaps, respond back to them -- "But I have heard a lot of Black-= throated Green Warblers."=C2=A0 =F0=9F=98=84<br></div></div><br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_= attr">On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 10:38=E2=80=AFAM willstuart2001 <<a href= =3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>"><carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:<br><= /div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo= rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div> <p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">I</font></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">could</font></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> not</font></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></spa= n><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">find</font></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">any</font></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span= lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">discussion</font></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">on the status of the</font></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">South Mountains Ga= me Land post-Helene</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face= =3D"Calibri">so</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-u= s"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Ca= libri"> on 4/1</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Cal= ibri">6 I</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></s= pan><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri= ">decided to make the 90-minute drive to see for myself</font></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.=C2=A0</font></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></spa= n><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">I have had my best luck find= ing fre</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></spa= n><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">s= h</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">Mottle= d Duskywings</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us">= </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Cali= bri">around</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calib= ri">the third week</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"e= n-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face= =3D"Calibri">of</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-u= s"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Ca= libri"> Apri</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us">= </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calib= ri">l</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span>= <span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.= =C2=A0 The downside is that</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <fo= nt face=3D"Calibri">turkey hunting seas</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D= "en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">on opens o</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">n</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></spa= n><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-= us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> April 12</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"><sup><font face=3D"Calibri">th</font></sup></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> and Old CC Road in the</font></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">se</font></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> game land</font></span><span la= ng=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span= ><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">s</font></span><span lang=3D"e= n-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> attracts hunters c</font></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">reating traffic on the</fo= nt></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lan= g=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">narrow</fon= t></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">,</font></spa= n><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-= us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> de</font></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">a</font></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">d-en</font></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span= lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">d</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us">= </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">,</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></spa= n><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-= us"><font face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <fo= nt face=3D"Calibri">3.5 mile</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span= lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <f= ont face=3D"Calibri">dirt</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span la= ng=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font= face=3D"Calibri">road.=C2=A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <= font face=3D"Calibri">I</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font f= ace=3D"Calibri">usually find any</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= > <font face=3D"Calibri">Mottled Duskywing in</font></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">wetter areas along Old CC Road and</f= ont></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span la= ng=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">I have fou= nd it much more difficult</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span la= ng=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font= face=3D"Calibri">when the</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font= face=3D"Calibri"> bugs</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font f= ace=3D"Calibri">are disturbed by traffic.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span= ><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-u= s"> <font face=3D"Calibri">(By</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> = <font face=3D"Calibri">mid- to late-May I can often have the road pretty mu= ch to myself.)</font></span></p> <p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">As soon as I</fo= nt></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lan= g=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">started up = Old CC Road I</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Cal= ibri">began to</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Ca= libri">see downed trees.=C2=A0 Tree damage increased</font></span><span lan= g=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span>= <span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">as I climbed the hill</font></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">and was h</font>= </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">eavy for the = next mile or so.=C2=A0 There are many, many=C2=A0 sawed-off tree trunks</fo= nt></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lan= g=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">along the r= oad</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><s= pan lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">that= </font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span= lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">must ha= ve required months of clean-up. The road itself is in very good shape</font= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.</font></spa= n></p> <p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">I did not get to= the Game Land until 2:30 pm and I had to move quickly to hit my mo</font><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D= "en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">re</font></span>= <span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"> prod</font></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">uctive spots along Old CC= Road.=C2=A0 I had a few Duskywings at each stop</font></span><span lang=3D= "en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us">= </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">and</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">p</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ><font face=3D"Calibri">hotograph</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span>= <span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "><font face=3D"Calibri">ed</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us">=C2=A0<font = face=3D"Calibri"> a couple of</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <= font face=3D"Calibri">worn</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <fon= t face=3D"Calibri">Dreamy Duskywings</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"><font face=3D"Calibri"></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span= lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <f= ont face=3D"Calibri">while</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <fon= t face=3D"Calibri">miss</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font fa= ce=3D"Calibri">ing</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"e= n-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face= =3D"Calibri">several smalle</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><fon= t face=3D"Calibri">r butterflies</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ><font face=3D"Calibri">.=C2=A0 I reached the parking lot at the end of Old= CC Road</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri"= >and thought I had dipped</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span la= ng=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font= face=3D"Calibri">for the</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span la= ng=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font = face=3D"Calibri"> day</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font f= ace=3D"Calibri">on</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"e= n-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face= =3D"Calibri">a</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Cal= ibri"> Mottled Duskywing b</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span l= ang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font= face=3D"Calibri">ut</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D= "en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face= =3D"Calibri">f</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Cal= ibri">ound</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri= "></font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us">=C2=A0<font face=3D"Calibri">= a n</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">umbe= r of little brown bugs in a wet ditch</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></s= pan><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"e= n-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">at the bottom of the parking area.=C2=A0 With= in 10 minutes I had found and photographed a fresh looking Mottled</font></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">Duskywing and 2 = fresh Dreamy Duskywings.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lan= g=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span>= </p> <p dir=3D"LTR"><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">With all the hun= </font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span= lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">ters, I = did not venture into any of the fields so my species list is pretty short.<= /font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span = lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">=C2=A0 If= you go, turkey hunters will ask you if you have heard any turkeys</font></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Calibri">.=C2=A0 THIS IS A= TRICK QUESTION.=C2=A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font f= ace=3D"Calibri">A</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"= Calibri">ll</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"Calib= ri">the hunters</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-u= s"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font face=3D"C= alibri">have turkey calls so there is no way to know if your are hearing a = man or a bird</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"= ></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font face=3D"Cali= bri">.=C2=A0 Also If you tell</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><spa= n lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <= font face=3D"Calibri">turkey hunters</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"> <font face=3D"Calibri">you have heard lots of Black-throated Green Wa= rblers they are not impressed.</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span></p> <p dir=3D"LTR"><span 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color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">3=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><= span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D= "en-us"><br> </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font co= lor=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">Northern Cloudywing=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><s= pan lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us">= <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">1=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></span><span lang= 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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0</span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span>= <span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "><br> </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font co= lor=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">DREAMY DUSKYWING FOY=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</fo= nt></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lan= g=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">4=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us= "></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0=C2=A0</span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= br> </span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang= =3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><font co= lor=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">MOTTLED DUSKYWING FOY=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></= span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"= en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font color= =3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">1=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></sp= an><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en= -us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"> <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Calibri">= I may have missed 1 or 2 more.=C2=A0 Too many turkey hunters.=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</font></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><sp= an lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"></span><span lang=3D"en-us"><= /span><span lang=3D"en-us"><br> 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